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LETTERS OF ASA GRAY. 
CHAPTER V. 
SECOND JOURNEY IN EUROPE. — CORRESPONDENCE. 
1850-1859. 
Dr. Gray sailed for England with Mrs. Gray in a 
sailing packet June 11, 1850. The steamers made 
regular trips, but the fine packets were still running, 
and it was on ease to try the uae voyage 
for Mrs. Gray’s h 
Dr. Gray sai nee with his old friends, 
and made many new ones, meeting at his friend’ Mr. 
Ward’s, where they first stayed, many of the younger 
men, Henfrey, Forbes, etc., who had become known in 
science since his former visit in 1839. 
_ TO JOHN TORREY. 
GuEnt, Beierom, July 16, 1850. 
I surely meant that you should have heard of us 
long ere this. But there seemed not to be a moment 
of time during the fortnight we spent in England; 
Mr. Ward kept us so busy with every sort of engage- 
ment and sight-seeing that J. could enjoy. I meant 
to have written at Dover last evening ; but it was not 
convenient, so now that we are for the first night in a 
strange country (which England is not) I must tell 
you, what I trust you have learned from Carey (to 
whom I had occasion to write hurriedly, last mail), 
that we had a very pleasant voyage of seventeen and 
