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Monday we went to the Zoological Gardens, very 

 extensive, in fine keeping, the richest collection of 

 living animals of all sorts in the world. Were very 

 much amused with monkeys of all sorts and sizes, 

 from those little larger than a rat to the great and 

 sedate orang-outang, 1 just arrived, who is quite a 

 human and a very respectable grave old fellow. We 

 saw the hippopotamus, too, but he lay sleeping in the 

 sun, and would give no sign of life except occasionally 

 opening his eye and giving a wink. But one of the 

 most amusing sights was the little suckling elephant, 

 with its mother, and it was curious to see the little 

 thing use its trunk as perfectly and knowingly as its 

 mother. . . . We stayed to see the ferocious animals 

 fed, at half past four, no great sight, as they behaved 

 extremely proper, and then we hurried back to the 

 station and came home to Kew. 



A short visit to the British Museum, which is an 

 immense collection of objects of natural history, sculp- 

 ture, books, antiquities, etc., etc. Had some botanical 

 work in the herbarium there (the British Museum), 

 but did not do anything that day, for we spent the 

 time talking to Mr. Brown, who was in quite a chatty 

 mood. He is a singular-looking man, with a very 

 heavy lower lip and jaw, and generally carries his 

 head down ; but it is curious to watch him, and see 

 how he kindles up, and what a satirical twinkle comes 

 in the corner of his eyes when he tells some story, for 

 he has a good deal of satire. 



Dr. Gray went to the meeting of the British Asso- 

 ciation at Ipswich, where Prince Albert came for a 

 few days. Dr. Hooker and Dr. Harvey (who had 



1 Died 1892, much lamented. 



