236 Naturalist at Large 



Now heaven knows what I do — take the first job any- 

 where on the earth's surface at which I can earn 

 enough to keep her in comfort. 



Later he came to London to see Rosamond and me. I 

 am sorry to say I have not heard from him for a long time. 

 I know his section of England has been terribly bombed. 



Every member of our family missed him after he left 

 Florida to go on to Panama and South America, ducking 

 his way for months till he finally got back to England. 

 He never wrote up his observations, for John Phillips had 

 his monograph far advanced and Percy generously contrib- 

 uted many observations which enhanced the value of John's 

 book. His collection is now in the American Museum in 

 New York. He is a great gentleman, a gallant soldier, 

 and a true scientist at heart. 



