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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
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But
busy
as
Mr.
Field
was
through
all
these
years,
much
of
his
life
was
spent
abroad.
He
had
interests
on
both
sides
of
the
Atlantic,
but
stronger
than
his
interests
were
his
friendships
to
attract
him
across
the
sea.
He
had
come
to
feel
as
much
at
home
in
England
as
in
his
own
country:
and
his
visits
were
so
frequent
that
his
sudden
appearances
and
disappearances
were
a
subject
of
amused
comment
to
his
English
friends.
When
Dean
Stanley
was
in
America,
a
reception
was
given
to
him
at
the
Century
Club,
where
in
a
very
happy
address,
he
referred
to
the
ties
between
the
two
countries,
among
which
was
"the
wonderful
cable,
on
which
it
is
popularly
believed
in
England,
that
my
friend
and
host,
Mr.
Cyrus
Field,
passes
his
mysterious
existence,
appearing
and
reappearing
at
one
and
the
same
moment
in
London
and
in
New
York!"
As
Mr.
Field
was
thus
brought
near
to
his
English
friends,
they
in
turn
were
brought
near
to
him,
for
as
no
man
in
America
was
better
known
abroad,
no
house
received
more
foreign
guests,
many
of
whom
he
had
not
met
before,
but
who
brought
letters
to
him,
and
there
was
no
end
to
his
hospitality.
John
Bright
he
could
not
persuade
to
cross
the
sea;
but
he
had
the
pleasure
to
welcome
his
co-laborer
in
the
repeal
of
the
Corn-laws,
Richard
Cobden.
The
house
in
Gramercy
Park
became
famous
for
its
receptions.
Many
will
recall
that
given
to
the
Marquis
of
Ripon
and
the
other
High
Commissioners,
who
came
a
year
or
two
after
the
war,
as
representatives
of
the
British
government,
and
negotiated
at
Washington
the
treaty
which
settled
the
Alabama
claims;
and
those
to
Dean
Stanley
and
Archdeacon
Farrar;
and
to
many
others.
If
the
strangers
happened
to
arrive
in
the
summer
time,
they
were
entertained
at
his
beautiful
country
seat
on
the
Hudson,
to
which
he
had
given
the
name
of
"Ardsley,"
from
the
seat
of
John
Field
the
astronomer,
who
lived
in
the
West
Riding
of
Yorkshire
more
than
three
centuries
ago,
and
introduced
the
Copernican
astronomy
into
England,
and
from
whom
the
family
are
descended.
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