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whom I found M. Boissier, a Swiss botanist whom I 
had often seen at the Garden, and also August St. 
Hilaire,! who returned but a few days since from 
Montpellier. 
On reaching my room at half past ten, I found a 
note from Mr. Webb, saying that M. Spach had a 
message for me from Mirbel, and asking me to call if 
I had time; went immediately, but was too late ; 
Webb had gone to bed. Returned, arranged ac- 
counts, etc., and went to bed myself. 
To-day I have been, if possible, still more busy ; at 
least I have accomplished more, though I made a bad 
beginning. The concierge promised to call me at 
eight, but I awoke myself at nine. Consequently it 
was past ten before I made my first call, which was 
upon Mr. Webb, to know when I was to see Mirbel. 
I called next upon Dr. Montagne to get a letter to the 
chief curator of the Bibliotheque du Roi, which should 
afford me the opportunity of seeing this, the largest 
library in the world, on a private day, namely, Mon- 
day, the only public day while I stay being Friday, 
when I have something else to do. Eh bien. I went 
next to the Louvre, and saw the other and best half of 
that most magnificent gallery, my passport giving me 
aready admittance. . . . Suffice it to say I saw very 
much to admire — some things that I greatly admired 
— very much I did not allow myself time enough to be- 
come interested in, as well as many works of the old 
fellows that one likes to say he has setn.... Again in 
a cabriolet to the Ecole de Médecine ; looked through 
the museum, which was to-day open to the public ; saw 
1 —— de St. Hilaire, ecg Accompanied the Duke fi 
Luxembourg on his voyage to Brazil, where he spent six years, an 
published a Flora of Brazil, 1825, cenit many other works. 
