XXXV. VISITS OF FOREIGN WARSHIPS 208 XXXVI. IRVING’S LAST RECEPTION AT THE LYCEUM 211 The Queen’s Jubilee, 1887—The Diamond Jubilee, 1897— The King’s Coronation, 1902. XXXVII. THE VOICE OF ENGLAND 218 XXXVIII. RIVAL TOWNS 220 XXXIX. TWO STORIES 221 XL. SIR RICHARD BURTON 224 A face of steel—Some pleasant suppers—Lord Houghton— Searching for patriarchs—Edmund Henry Palmer— Desert law—The “Arabian Nights.” XLI. SIR HENRY MORTON STANLEY 232 An interesting dinner—“Doubting Thomases”—The lesson of exploration—“Through the Dark Continent”— Dinner—Du Chaillu—The price of fame. XLII. ARMINIUS VAMBÉRY 238 A Defence against torture—How to travel in Central Asia—An orator. XLIII. EARLY REMINISCENCE BY C. R. FORD 239 XLIV. IRVING’S PHILOSOPHY OF HIS ART 244 The key-stone—The scientific process—Character—The Play—Stage Perspective—Dual consciousness— Individuality—The true realism. XLV. THE RIGHT HON. WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE 260 Visits to the Lyceum—Intellectual stimulus and rest— An interesting post-card—His memory—“Mr. Gladstone’s seat”—Speaks of Parnell—Visit to “Becket”—Special knowledge; its application—Lord Randolph Churchill on Gladstone—Mrs. Gladstone. XLVI. THE EARL OF BEACONSFIELD 266 His advice to a Court chaplain—Sir George Elliott and picture-hanging—As a beauty—As a social fencer—“A striking physiognomy.” XLVII. SIR WILLIAM PEARCE, BART. 270 A night adventure—The courage of a mother—The Story of the “Livadia”—Nihilists after her—Her trial trip—How she saved the Czar’s life. XLVIII. STEPNIAK 276 A congeries of personalities—The “closed hand”—His appearance—“Free Russia”—The gentle criticism of a Nihilist—Prince Nicolas Galitzin—The dangers of big game. XLIX. E. ONSLOW FORD, R.A. 280 Fatherly advice—The design—The meeting—Sittings— Irving’s hands. L. SIR LAURENCE ALMA-TADEMA, R.A. 284