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time at which these assertions were made was spoken of 1839. 

 by iny husband as c before the Fall.' 



At the time of our marriage Mr. George Long, who had George 

 resigned his Professorship of Greek in the University when 

 Mr. De Morgan retired, was living with his family in 

 Camden Street, Camden Town. He was editor of the 

 Penny Cyclopcedia, and others of the works of the Diffu- 

 sion Society, and the work brought him and Mr. De Morgan 

 much together. The two had several qualities in common, 

 integrity of purpose and simplicity of character, indefati- 

 gable industry, and a love of fun which brightened hard 

 work and kept us always amused. Mrs. Long took great 

 credit to herself for the fulfilment of her predictions on 

 the subject of our marriage, which she declared she had 

 foreseen from time immemorial. I believe her prophecies 

 really dated from the year 1831, when my acquaint- 

 ance with her began. It lasted as warm friendship till 

 the year 1841, when to the great sorrow of all her friends 

 she was taken from us. 



Among other visitors not connected with the College 

 was Mr. Leslie Ellis, who left on my mind the impression of 

 an almost perfect moral nature. This impression was 

 confirmed when, some time after, his scientific studies 

 were interrupted by an illness, which he bore for years 

 with unexampled patience, trying to alleviate the intensity 

 of his sufferings when possible by mental work, and when 

 that was impossible, awaiting the end with perfect resig- 

 nation. Dr. Logan, a learned Mathematician and after- 

 wards Professor at the Catholic College of Oscott, was 

 among our friends. When Mr. Leslie Ellis's sister left 

 him on the occasion of her marriage with Dr. Whewell, 

 the Master of Trinity, our friend Dr. Logan took her 

 place near the sufferer, and attended him with unremit- 

 ting friendship and affection till his death. I have none 

 of my husband's letters to Dr. Logan, but I know that 

 the correspondence was large. Mr. De Morgan was in- 

 debted to him for the volume of Ploucquet which was 



