JOHN JAMES AUDUBON 67 

 solved not to see them * a crazy way of 

 mine, your honour. 7 " 



Two days later Audubon again saw 

 Scott, and writes in his journal as fol- 

 lows : " January 24.. My second visit 

 to Sir Walter Scott was much more 

 agreeable than my first. My portfolio 

 and its contents were matters on which 

 I could speak substantially, and I found 

 him so willing to level himself with 

 me for awhile that the time spent at 

 his home was agreeable and valuable. 

 His daughter improved in looks the 

 moment she spoke, having both viva- 

 city and good sense. " 



Scott's impressions of the birds as 

 recorded in his journal, was that the 

 drawings were of the first order, but 

 he thought that the aim at extreme 

 correctness and accuracy made them 

 rather stiff. 



In February Audubon met Scott again 

 at the opening of the Exhibition at the 

 rooms of the Eoyal Institution. 



