AUDUBON IN LONDON 385 
Under the younger Havell’s guiding hand, Audu- 
bon found that his illustrations could be produced in 
better style, more expeditiously, and at far less cost 
than in Edinburgh. When Lizars was later shown the 
third number which the Havells had produced, he called 
his assistants and observed how completely the London 
workmen had beaten them; he even offered to resume 
work on the engraving and at Havell’s price, but Audu- 
bon was averse to further experimenting. “If he can 
fall,” said he, “twenty-seven pounds in the engraving 
of each number, and do them in a superior style to his 
previous work, how enormous must his profits have 
been; a good lesson to me in the time to come, though I 
must remember Havell is more reasonable owing to 
what has passed between us in our business arrange- 
ments, and the fact that he owes so much to me.” 
This characteristic note was sent from Liverpool, 
December 6, 1827, to his agent, Daniel Lizars, father 
to W. H. Lizars, at Edinburgh: 
I will not ask if you have any new name for me, as I might 
be disappointed were I to expect an affirmative answer. 
If you see Sir Wm. Jardine tell him that Charles Bonaparte 
has left the U. S. for ever, and has gone to reside in Florence, 
Italy. 
I have wrote to Mr. Havell to send you a No. 5, which I 
wish you to send to Professor Wilson, or indeed a whole set, to 
enable him to write the notice he has promised for me the Ist. 
of next month. 
Audubon sent another letter to this agent, from 
London, January 21, 1828, when he was still waiting 
for an answer to his last: “When I write to any one I 
expect an answer, but when I write to a man I esteem, 
and to whom I entrust a portion of my business, I feel 
