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As the guests adjusted to the cramped quarters of the Iguanodon, Professor Owen delivered a poignant toast "to the memory of Mantell, the discoverer of the Iguanodon," setting a solemn yet convivial tone for the meal. What followed was a robust atmosphere filled with singing, toasting, and a great deal of revelry, as the New Year approached. News of the evening's merriment and its extraordinary setting captured public interest and filled newspapers of the time with tales of scientific curiosity and culinary splendor.