Note 53 — THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO (continued 2)
Henry Yule translation
Lord Canning’s recommendation had been mislaid, and the India Office was disposed to ignore it. It was Lord Canning’s old friend and Eton chum, Lord Granville, who obtained this tardy justice for Yule, instigated thereto by that most faithful friend, Sir Roderick Murchison.