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were his own. Moreover, as he had hitherto 

 nothing but his lodging with Stobseus, he 

 was now invited to take his meals at his table; 

 was often sent to visit patients, and in every 

 way treated with affectionate regard. 



When nearing the end of his year at Lund, 

 Linnaeus fell dangerously ill. At the beginning 

 of a slow convalescence they sent him to the 

 parental home, the parsonage at Stenbrohult. 

 Here his admiring first patron, Dr. Rothman 

 of Wexio, visited him. He was now ambitious 

 that his former pupil, instead of returning 

 to Lund, should enter the great university 

 at Upsala, where men of renown occupied 

 professional chairs, Roberg in medicine, and 

 Rudbeck the younger in botany. The parents, 

 in view of the quite marvellous successes of 

 their boy during the two years that they 

 had left him without financial aid, seem to 

 have relented, and partly forgiven his having 

 disappointed their wishes as to a vocation; 

 and he was given some money with which 

 to procure conveyance to Upsala and make 

 the beginnings of a career at that celebrated 

 seat of learning; this, however, with the 

 stern assurance that this was all they would 

 be able to do; that no remittances from home 

 would be forthcoming. Before the first year 



