THE EUROPEAN JOURNALS 



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May 7. The rooms of the Natural History Society 

 were offered to me, to show my work, but hearing acciden- 

 tally that the Royal Institution of Manchester was hold- 

 ing an exhibition at the Messrs. J.ickson's and thinking 

 that place better suited to me, I saw these gentlemen and 

 was soon installed there. I have had five subscribers. 

 I searched for lodgings everywhere, but in vain, and was 

 debating what to do, when Dr. Harlan's friend, Mr. E. W. 

 Sergeant, met me, and insisted on my spending my time 

 under his roof He would take no refusal, so I accepted. 

 How much kindness do I meet with everywhere. I have 

 had much running about and calling on different people, 

 and at ten o'clock this evening was still at Mr. Bentley's, 

 not knowing where Mr. Sergeant resided. Mr. Surr was 

 so kind as to come with me in search of the gentleman ; 

 we found him at home and he gave me his groom to go 

 for my portmanteau. Of course I returned to Mr. Bent- 

 ley's again, and he returned v^'th me to see me safely 

 lodged. Mr. Sergeant insisted on his coming in ; we had 

 coffee, and sat some time conversing; it is now past two 

 of the morning. 



May 8. I saw Mr. Gregg and the fair Helen of Quarry 

 Bank this morning ; they met me with great friendship. I 

 have saved myself much trouble here by exhibiting no 

 drawings, only the numbers of my work now ready. Mr. 

 Sergeant has purchased my drawing of the Doves for 

 twenty pounds. 



May 13, Sunday. My time has been so completely 

 occupied during each day procuring subscribers, and all 

 my evenings at the house of one or another of my friends 

 and acquaintances that my hours have been late, and 

 I have bidden thee good-night without writing it down.^ 

 Manchester has most certainly retrieved its character, for 



' Nearly every entry in all the journals begins and ends with a morning 

 greeting, and an affectionate good-night. These have been omitted with 

 occasional exceptions. 





