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of my business here, whilst I am procuring fresh speci- 

 mens. I intend next year positively to keep a cash 

 account with myself and others, — a thing I have never yet 

 done. 



October 23. I visited Mr. Lizars first, and found him * 

 as usual at work; he received me well, and asked me 

 to dine with him. I was sorry to learn that Lady Ellen 

 Hall and W. H. Williams had withdrawn their subscrip- 

 tions, therefore I must exert myself the more. 



October 27. Anxious to appoint an agent at Edinburgh, 

 I sent for Mr. Daniel Lizars the bookseller, and made 

 him an offer- which he has accepted ; I urged him not 

 to lose a moment in forwarding the numbers which have 

 been lying too long at his brother's ; many small matters 

 have had to be arranged, but now I believe all is settled. 

 W. H. Lizars saw the plates of No. 3, and admired them 

 much ; called his workmen, and observed to them that 

 the London artists beat them completely. He brought 

 his account, and I paid him in full. I think he regrets 

 now that he decided to give my work up; for I was 

 glad to hear him say that should I think well to intrust 

 him with a portion of it, it should be done as well as 

 Havell's, and the plates delivered in London at the same 

 price. If he can fall twenty-seven pounds in the engrav- 

 ing of each number, and do them in superior style toy 

 his previous work, how enormous must_ his profits have 

 been ; good lesson This for me • in the time to come, 

 thoUgKT must remember Havell is more reasonable 

 owing to what has passed between us in our business 

 arrangements, and the fact that he owes so much to 

 me. 1 I have made many calls, and been kindly wel- 

 comed at every house. The " Courant " and the " Scotch- 

 man " have honored me with fine encomiums on my work. 



1 When found by Audubon the Havells were in extreme poverty. He 

 provided everything for them, and his publication made them compara- 

 tively wealthy. 



