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the new-ploughed ground for worms, a few Finches on the 

 budding hedges. On entering Cambridge I was struck 

 with its cleanliness, the regular shape of the colleges, and 

 the number of students with floating mantles, flat caps, 

 and long tassels of silk, hanging sideways. I had a letter 

 for a lodging house where I expected to stay, but no num- 

 bers are affixed to any doors in Cambridge. I do not 

 know if it is so in order to teach the students to better 

 remember things, but I found it very inconvenient; I 

 hunted and searched in vain, and as the students in their 

 gay moods have been in the habit of destroying all the 

 door-bells, I had to knock loudly at any door where I 

 wished to make inquiries, but not finding the good lady 

 to whom my letter was addressed, I am still at the inn. 



March Jj.. One of my travelling-companions, Mr. , 



an architect, offered to show me some of the Colleges, 

 and put me in the way of delivering some of my letters ; so 

 we walked through the different courts of Trinity, and I 

 was amazed at the exquisite arrangement of the buildings, 

 and when we arrived at the walks I was still more pleased. 

 I saw beautiful grass-plats, fine trees, around which the 

 evergreen, dark, creeping ivy, was entwined, and heard 

 among the birds that enlivened these the shrill notes of 

 the Variegated Woodpecker, quite enchanting. As I 

 passed under these trees I tried to recollect how many 

 illustrious learned men have studied within the compass 

 of their shade. A little confined, but pure streamlet, 

 called the Cam, moved slowly on, and the air was deli- 

 cious. We went to St. John's, where my companion was 

 engaged in some work, and here I left him, and contin- 

 ued on my way alone, to deliver my letters. I called on 

 the Rev. H. Greenwood, Professor Sedgwick,^ and Pro- 

 fessor Whewell ;2 all were most kind, as were the Rev. 



1 Adam Sedgwick, geologist. 1785-1S73. 



2 William Whewell, 1795-1866, Professor of Moral Philosophy, Mineral- 

 ogy, and other sciences. 



