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marriage we occasionally dined with him or went to his 

 evening receptions. These latter were very interesting, both 

 because they were not overcrowded and on account of the 

 number of scientific and other men of eminence to be met 

 there. Among these were Professor Tyndall, Sir Charles 

 Wheatstone, Sir Charles Bunbury, Mr. Lecky, and a great 

 many others. The Duke of Argyll was frequently there, and 

 although we criticized each other's theories rather strongly, 

 he was always very friendly, and we generally had some 

 minutes' conversation whenever I met him. Miss Buckley 

 (now Mrs. Fisher) was a very constant guest, and would point 

 out to me the various celebrities who happened to be present, 

 and thus began a cordial friendship which has continued 

 unbroken, and has been a mutual pleasure and advantage. 

 I therefore look back upon my friendship with Sir Charles 

 Lyell with unalloyed satisfaction as one of the most instruc- 

 tive and enjoyable episodes in my life-experience. 



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