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to have made me very sleepy, and this symptom has 

 affected both Mr. Durham and Mr. Grafter. I think 

 the same was so last year, and it is worth remarking 

 next year. The skin of the lump fish is yearly moist, 

 and when it begins to be so is a good guide, as the 

 atmosphere ought to be more looked to. 



" Thursday, 31 st. Went to London by boat and 

 spent the evening at Mr. Bennetts, Edward Street. 

 Mr. B. and his brother are excellent botanists and 

 naturalists. Slept in Oxford Street. 



"Friday, November 1st. Saw two elks from North, 

 America at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Yisited 

 Mr. Brook's museum, Blenheim Street, where I saw a 

 fine hippopotamus and a great collection of curious 

 anatomical specimens. Spent the evening with Mr. 

 Clark, the antiquary, who promised to return me my 

 folio book and to give me some manuscript matter for 

 my intended ' History of Gravesend.' His daughter is 

 an agreeable girl and an excellent player on the piano- 

 forte the best I ever heard ! He has a son an excellent 

 painter of landscapes. 



"Saturday, 2nd. In bed resting, having been all 

 night on the water. 



" Sunday, 3rd. Mr. Brooks from Blenheim Street, 

 London, with a lady, called to see my collection. 



" Monday, 4th. Two Atalanta butterflies taken. 



" Wednesday, 6th. Eead the English Chronicle, or 

 Whitehall newspaper, and thought it the best 1 had 

 ever read, being full of amusement. 



" Thursday, 1th. Minute white moths in Clark's 

 garden. 



" Friday, 8th. The barbers say lice are numerous 

 with disease following always at this time ! 



