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" Friday, 29th. George Pocock goes to Southfleet, 

 to meet Frances Pocock. 



" Saturday, 30th. Frances and Mrs. Jones go to 

 London ; George Pocock to Dartford with Mr. Brett, to 

 take a house there. 



"Sunday, 31 st. Mr. Brett came, and quite abused 

 me, because I would not give the staff out of my 

 hand ! 



" Tuesday, September 2nd. George goes to London. 



"Sunday, 7th. Walked to Luddesdown by myself. 



" Monday, 8th. George and Kezia go to settle at 

 Dartford in the printing line. 



"Thursday, llth. Walked through Swanscombe 

 Wood with Mr. Martin, and found a scarce grass 

 in field opposite Spring Head Lane (Polypogon mon- 

 speliensis). 



"Friday, 12th. Fine. Wright, the pedestrian, 

 walked (from twenty-second to twentieth mile-stone) 

 fifty miles in twelve hours, nearly losing by about 

 seven minutes. 



" Tuesday, 16th. A young man (of the name of 

 Wickham) walking fifty miles in twelve hours (from 

 twenty-second to twentieth mile-stone), which he did in 

 eleven hours and a quarter ! I walked to the Tele- 

 graph in Swanscombe and drank tea. 



" Saturday, 20th. Heard Mr. Christopher Pottinger 

 had died at Canterbury. He was a singularly 

 pleasant man ; friendly to Cobbettfs works, and an 

 enemy to most of the proceedings of the Government ! 

 an acquaintance also of Capel Loft. The early part of 

 his life he spent in hunting and shooting. He had 

 travelled in France; and was in general well in- 

 formed. 



