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day spent in that most laborious work ; and it has ever been 

 my opinion that on the 14th of October his nerves received 

 a shock of which he never got the better afterwards ; for on 

 that day (in particular) he had hardly dismissed his troop 

 of men, when visitors assembled, and from the time it was 

 dark till past midnight he was on the grass-plot surrounded 

 by between fifty and sixty persons, without having had time 

 for putting on proper clothing, or for the least nourishment 

 passing his lips. Among the company I remember were 

 the Duke of Sussex, Prince Galitzin, Lord Damley, a num- 

 ber of officers, Admiral Boston, and some ladies. 



Nov. 3rd. I came home to Upton (Mrs. H. returned from 

 Brighton), but went most days to assist my brother in the 

 polishing-rooni or library, and from the 10th December to 

 the 22nd I was entirely at Slough going on as above unin- 

 terruptedly, Mrs. Herschel being with my nephew, and Miss 

 Baldwin at Newbury with the Miss Whites. 



Jan. Many days at work in the library and workrooms 

 assisting my brother. 



Feb. 3rd. When at work in the library the Duke of 

 Cambridge came in. We were obliged to a storm for his 

 visit, as he came in for the shelter. 



Feb. 6th. When I came to Slough to assist my brother 

 in polishing the forty-foot mirror, I found my nephew very 

 ill with an inflammatory sore throat and fever. 



Feb. 9th. Still very ill ; and my brother obliged to go 

 on with the polishing of the great mirror, as every arrange- 

 ment had been made for that purpose. Mem. I believe my 

 brother had reason for choosing the cold season for this 

 laborious work, the exertion of which alone must put any 

 man into a fever if he were ever so strong. 



Feb. IQth. From this day my nephew's health kept on 

 mending. 



