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student life he lived for a few cents a 

 day, while his scanty allowance went for 

 the support of two artists whom he kept 

 busy drawing fishes, and for the help of 

 Schimper, who was even poorer, and to 

 whom daily meals during his university 

 residence presented a problem. 



Working hours stretched from seven 

 in the morning to eight or nine at night, 

 but with constant intermissions and very 

 various sorts of occupation. " At seven 

 o'clock we go to the hospital, at eight to 

 the university, from nine to eleven gen- 

 erally to the Eoyal Library ; from twelve 

 to one are the lectures on Natural His- 

 tory from Oken ; between one and two 

 we go to some cafe or other for dinner ; 

 from two to three to the Botanic 

 Garden, where we have lectures from 

 Martius and Zuccarini in turn. At 

 three we go to the university and hear 

 Schubert on Natural History till four 

 o' clock, then Oken on the Philosophy of 

 Nature, and, lastly, Schelling on Philos- 

 ophy. Then we often feel tired. " 



