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does not, however, lessen the animation of the 

 talk. More often, these gentlemen tell us of 

 their travels, etc. I enjoy especially our visits 

 to M. Martius, because he talks to us of his 

 journey to Brazil, from which he returned 

 some years ago, bringing magnificent collec- 

 tions, which he shows us whenever we call 

 upon him. Friday is market day here, and I 

 never miss going to see the fishes to increase 

 my collection. I have already obtained sev- 

 eral not to be found in Switzerland ; and even 

 in my short stay here I have had the good 

 fortune to discover a new species, of which 

 I have made a very exact description, to be 

 printed in some journal of natural history. 

 Were my dear Cecile here, I should have 

 begged her to draw it nicely for me. That 

 would have been pleasant indeed. Now I 

 must ask a stranger to do it, and it will have 

 by no means the same value in my eyes. . . . 



TO HIS BROTHER AUGUSTE. 



MUNICH, December 26, 1827. 



. . . After my long fast from news of you, 

 your letter made me very happy. I was 

 dull besides, and needed something to cheer 

 me. . . . Since my talk about natural history 

 does not bore you, I want to tell you various 



