CHAPTER IX. 
EXHIBITS HIS COLLECTION IN ABERDEEN. 
Banrr was a comparatively small and remote town, 
whereas Aberdeen was the centre of Northern intellect and 
business. At Banff, comparatively few persons knew much 
about natural history or science; while Aberdeen had two 
universities, provided with professors, students, and all the 
accompaniments of learning. It also contained a large and 
intelligent population of educated business men, tradesmen, 
and artisans. 
Edward was sanguine of success at Aberdeen. It was 
his City of Expectations. He was now doubly desirous of 
giving up shoe-making, and devoting himself to natural 
history. For this purpose he wanted means and a settled 
income. He intended to devote the proceeds of his exhi- 
bition in several ways. He had, indeed, almost settled them 
in his own mind. He would, in the first place, make ar- 
rangements for opening a coffee-house or provision-shop 
for the employment and support of his family. He would 
next purchase some works on natural history by the best 
authors. He would probably also buy a microscope and 
some other necessary scientific instruments. Alnaschar, in 
“The Arabian Nights,” with the basket of glass at his feet, 
did not dream more of what he would do with his forth- 
coming income than Edward did of what he would do with 
the successful results of his exhibition at Aberdeen. 
But Edward must now be up and doing. The cases had 
to be put in order; new objects had to be added to the col- 
lection; new birds had to be stuffed; some of the groups 
