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at the stern with, the rope in his hand, or emptying his 

 net into a wide-monthed collecting- jar, or it may be 

 examining his catch with a lens, as shown in the accom- 

 panying cut — it is unfortunately taken from a very poor 

 photograph (of 1892) but it is of interest as recalling to 

 some of us our friend at work. Another familiar and 

 favourite pursuit of his, tow-netting from our little 

 " shell-bend " punt in Port Erin Bay, may be recalled by 



this figure taken from a photograph by his son, Edwin 

 Thompson, in 1898. We had just landed on the flat sand 

 below the old Biological Station, and the tide had run 

 out and left us. 



On expeditions he was indefatigable as a collector, and 

 seized every opportunity when the steamer slowed down, 

 even temporarily, to get his net overboard, and secure at 

 least a dip ; he washed our dredged sand, mud and debris 



