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Being asked why he did not go to bed, and whence 

 he had procured the books, he was compelled to 

 confess everything. Stobaeus ordered him imme- 

 diately to go to bed ; and the next morning, calling 

 for him, gave him permission to make what use 

 he pleased of his library. From that time this 

 excellent man admitted the youth to the utmost 

 familiarity, received him at his own table, and 

 treated him even as a son. 



While botanizing in the country, in the following 

 spring, Linnaeus was bitten in the right arm by a 

 venomous reptile, and so serious were the conse- 

 quences that his life was endangered. As soon as 

 he was partially recovered, he returned to his 

 father's house, in order to recruit his health during 

 the summer vacation, and while staying in Smaland 

 he was persuaded by his kind friend and benefactor, 

 Dr. Rothmann, to quit Lund for Upsala, as a 

 superior school of medicine, and affording besides, 

 many other advantages of which he could easily 

 avail himself 



In this University — the first and most ancient 

 seat of Swedish learning, and the scene, in after- 

 years, of his greatness — our young student under- 

 went a severe process of training. Poor and 

 unknown, he had no means of adding to the scanty 

 pittance his parents were able to allow him. 

 Scarcely could they afford to give the small sum 

 of 200 silver ducats (about £S) towards the ex- 

 penses of his education there. In a short time 

 he found his pockets quite empty ; and having 



