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whom I was introduced. Some one was found copying 

 one of the pictures, but the doorkeeper, an alert Scotch- 

 man, saw his attempt, turned him out, and tore his sketch, 

 Mr. A. Hodgson invited me to dine with Lord Stanley- 

 to-morrow in company with Mr. Wm. Roscoe, Sr. Mr. 

 Sismondi gave me a letter to Baron von Humboldt, and 

 showed me a valuable collection of insects from Thibet, 

 and after this I took tea with Mr. Roscoe. 



This morning I breakfasted with Mr. Hodgson, and met 

 Mrs. Wm. Rathbone somewhat later at the Institution; 

 never was a woman better able to please, and more dis- 

 posed to do so; a woman possessed of beauty, good sense, 

 great inteUigence, and rare manners, with a candor and 

 sweetness not to be surpassed. Mr. William Roscoe sent 

 his carriage for me, and I again went to his house, where 

 quite a large company had assembled, among others two 

 botanists who knew every plant and flower, and were most 

 obliging in giving me much delightful information. Hav- 

 ing to walk to " Green Bank," the home of Mr. William 

 Rathbone, Sr., I left Mr. Roscoe's at sunset (which by the 

 way was beautiful). The evening was calm and lovely, 

 and I soon reached the -avenue of trees leading to the 

 house I sought. Almost immediately I found myself on 

 the lawn with a group of archers, and was interested in 

 the sport; some of the ladies shot very well. Mr. Rath- 

 bone, Sr„ asked me much about Indians, and American 

 trees, the latter quite unknown here, and as yet I have 

 seen none larger than the saplings of Louisiana. When 

 the other guests had left, I was shown the new work on 

 the Birds of England ; I did not like it as well as I had 

 hoped; I much prefer Thomas Bewick. Bewick is the 

 Wilson of England. 



August 5. Miss Hannah Rathbone^ drove me into 



Liverpool with great speed. Two little Welsh ponies, 



well matched, drew us beautifully in a carriage which is 



1 Daughter of Mr. William Rathbone, Sr. ; married Dr. William Reynolds. 



