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be long delayed by strict attention to diet ; and following 

 closely the medical advice given him his efforts were so far 

 successful that he may be said to have enjoyed the quiet 

 life he led in the old family-house at Northrepps, near 

 Cromer. Though his bodily strength gradually failed, he 

 was only seriously ill for a few days before he calmly expired. 

 In the foregoing remarks the ornithological aspect of 

 G-urney's life has, as is here fitting, been chiefly dwelt upon. 

 It must be added that at one time Fishes were as favourite 

 an object of study with him as Birds, and in a general way 

 he had a great taste for every branch of Zoology. As an 

 antiquary also he was possessed of no inconsiderable know- 

 ledge. But more than this : it would be wrong to omit refer- 

 ence to his bountiful generosity, which not only showed an 

 extraordinary kindness of heart, but was bestowed with a 

 degree of discretion and retiring modesty that doubled its 

 utility to the recipients. The loss, through the failure of the 

 mercantile house in which he was concerned, of the vast 

 income that he once enjoyed, certainly made no difference in 

 the liberality of his disposition, though it lessened the amount 

 he had for distribution, and caused it to be administered with 

 even less ostentation. But among all the qualities that he 

 possessed, perhaps a placid temper was the most characteristic. 

 To it may possibly have been due some of his misfortunes, 

 but it certainly enabled him to preserve the mens aqua in 

 adversis. 



