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open to me. After a few additional remarks of the 

 same kind, the subject was dropped. At that time 

 there resided in Scarborough an independent gentle- 

 man, Mr. John Bury, who had originally been a 

 merchant in Manchester. Having now no special 

 occupation, he took considerable interest in the 

 museum, and though making no pretence whatever 

 at being a scientific man, he was ever ready to accom- 

 pany us on our scientific excursions. 



A few weeks after the Ransome episode he one day 

 called at the surgery to tell me that an influential phy- 

 sician from Manchester was about to spend a few days 

 at his house, and that he wished me to join their dinner 

 circle on the following day. On arriving at Mr. Bury's 

 house, I found Dr. Chas. Phillips, one of the physicians 

 to the Manchester Infirmary, who also took consider- 

 able interest in geological and biological subjects. 

 In order to obtain some knowledge of the geology 

 of the Yorkshire coast, we arranged an excursion for 

 the following day among the Liassic rocks of the 

 Peak Hill and Robin Hood's Bay. During that day, 

 the inadequacy of Scarborough to supply me with a 

 future career was again urged by Dr. Phillips. 

 There had evidently been some communication 

 between him and my former visitors from Manchester; 

 but, so far as I was concerned, my views underwent 

 no change. I told him that two years remained 

 before my apprenticeship to Mr. Weddell would 

 expire, and I must complete my medical education, 

 in order to live. He then told me they wanted a 



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