#7, 40.] TO —. 387 
Monday we went to the Zoodlogical Gardens, very 
extensive, in fine keeping, the richest collection of 
living animals of all sorts in the world. Were very 
much amused with monkeys of all sorts and sizes, 
from those little larger than a rat to the great and 
sedate orang-outang,' just arrived, who is quite a 
human and a very respectable grave old fellow. We 
saw the hippopotamus, too, but he Jay sleeping in the 
sun, and would give no sign of life except occasionally 
opening his eye and giving a wink. But one of the 
most amusing sights was the little suckling elephant, 
with its mother, and it was curious to see the little 
thing use its trunk as perfectly and knowingly as its 
mother . We stayed to see the ferocious animals 
fed, at half pact four, no great sight, as they behaved 
extremely proper, and then we hersed back to the 
station and came home to Kew. 
A short visit to the British Museum, which is an 
immense collection of objects of natural history, sculp- 
ture, books, antiquities, ete., ete. some botanical 
work in the herbarium there (the British Museum), 
but did not do anything that day, for we spent the 
time talking to Mr. Brown, who was in quite a chatty 
mood, He is a sin -looking man, with a very 
heavy lower lip and jaw, and generally carries his 
head down; but it is curious to watch him, and see 
how he kindles up, and what a satirical twinkle comes 
in the corner of his eyes when he tells some story, for 
he has a good deal of satire. 
Dr. Gray went to the meeting of the British Asso- 
ciation at Ipswich, where Prince Albert came for a 
few days. Dr. Hooker and Dr. Harvey (who had 
1 Died 1892, much lamented. 
