124 MEMOIRS OF BARON CUVIER. 



LETTER II. 



My dear Friend, 

 You have done well to go to Ley den, as you will there 

 collect new materials ; besides, at this moment you would 

 only see a spectacle of desolation. My poor daughter is 

 very ill ; and alarm and affliction torment me too much to 

 allow me to devote myself to any regular occupation. Take 

 care of the autumnal fevers. Give my compliments and 

 thanks to M. Temminck. Adieu. 



