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1762 till 1764. During all that time I never 

 passed a single day without seeing him, or assisting 

 at his prelections. I followed him to the country, 

 accompanied with two friends, Khun and Zoega, 

 foreigners like myself. In winter we lodged at 

 Upsala, immediately opposite his house. He visited 

 us almost every day, without the least ceremony, 

 in his red dressing-gown, and green cap trimmed 

 with fur, with his pipe in his hand. His conver- 

 sation was lively and agreeable: he amused us 

 with reciting many anecdotes concerning the Swe- 

 dish and foreign Naturalists whom he had formerly 

 known ; he explained any difficulties that we had 

 met with in the course of our studies ; and often 

 favoured us with his own particular views on the 

 subject. 



" In our various conversations, it was not uncom- 

 mon to see him merry and laughing ; good humour 

 was depicted on his countenance ; and he unbent 

 himself with a frankness and affability of manner,, 

 which showed his natural disposition for convi- 

 viality. The time we spent with him in the 

 country was no less agreeable; we lodged in the 

 thatched cottage of a peasant, a very short distance 

 from his house, where he often came to see us at 

 six in the morning; and after breakfast, used to 

 explain to us the natural order of plants, till ten. 

 We then accompanied him to the neighbouring rocks, 

 where he occupied himself in describing and detail- 

 ing their different productions, till noon, his usual 



