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tal of the country, where I stayed two days at the 
house of the Chevalier, and then left him with 
regret ; he is a very intelligent friendly man. 
The manners of this country reminded me of old 
English hospitality, which we know only by report; 
but cleanliness is not here considered as a first-rate 
virtue. At Geneva I saw Messrs. Bonnet, De Saus- 
sure, Senebier, De Luc, &c. &c. I scarcely ever met 
with so many scientific people together. Bonnet is 
a most interesting man, all complaisance and en- 
thusiasm,and very communicative ; but, alas, almost 
deaf and blind! He is not like the vulgar tra- 
ducers of Linneus, but allows him all his merit, 
and has his portrait in his own chamber, with a few 
other first-rate naturalists. De Saussure is a rough 
man, and at sword points with De Luc. Dr. Butini 
senior is one of the most pleasing and apparently 
ingenious physicians I ever saw; and his son, to 
whom Batt gave me a letter, is a very clever man, 
in whose company I was very happy during the 
week I spent at Geneva. . 
I visited the glaciers about Mont Blanc, had very 
fine weather, and another rich botanical harvest. . 
Passed by Martigny, Bex, &c. over the lake to Lau- 
sanne, which I need not describe, as it is the road 
you took. Tissot received me very civilly, and gave 
me his little publication on the Vapours. I was 
much pleased with Berne, and the Bears, to whom 
IT hope you paid your compliments. I visited the 
unmarked grave of Haller, and got acquainted with 
his son; but nobody at Berne pleased me so much 
as Wyttenbach the clergyman, whose acquaintance 
