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sandy beach, the meadows, the cultivated fields, the 

 whinny knowes, the woods ; the running brooks, the 

 stagnant pools, the muddy and unsavoury ditches, 

 the marshy flats ; old walls, ruined towers, and heath- 

 clad hills, have all been visited and anxiously searched 

 in order to procure the objects which compose the 

 Collection." 



Such was Edward's appeal to the people of Aber- 

 deen to come and see his Collection. The terms were 

 very moderate, " Ladies and Gentlemen, 6d ; Trades- 

 people, 3d. ; Children, half-price." The Aberdeen 

 Journal thus noticed the Collection " We have been 

 particularly struck with the very natural attitudes in 

 which the beasts and birds of prey are placed ; some 

 being represented as tearing their victims, others feed- 

 ing their young, and some looking sideward or back- 

 ward, with an expression of the eye which indicates 

 the fear of interruption. The birds are very beautiful, 

 and the entomological specimens will be found ex- 

 ceedingly interesting." 



On the Thursday following his arrival in Aber- 

 deen, Edward opened his collection. He was in hopes 

 that there would be a rush to see the objects which 

 he had collected with so much difficulty during the 

 last eight years. He believed in himself, though 

 others did not yet believe in him. But there was no 

 rush no eager multitude crowding the door of No. 

 132. Indeed, very few persons called to see the Col- 

 lection. These might, however, tell their friends of 



