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thunders of applause. The dancing les- 
sons brought him two thousand dollars ; 
this sum, together with his wife’s savings, 
enabled him to foresee a successful issue 
to his great ornithological work. 
On May, 1826, he embarked at New 
Orleans on board the ship Delos for 
Liverpool. His journal kept during 
this voyage abounds in interesting inci- 
dents and descriptions. He landed at 
Liverpool, July 20, and delivered some 
of his letters of introduction. He soon 
made the acquaintance of Mr. Rath- 
bone, Mr. Roscoe, Mr. Baring, and Lord 
Stanley. Lord Stanley said in looking 
over his drawings: ‘‘This work is 
unique, and deserves the patronage of 
the Crown.”’ In a letter to his wife at 
this time, Audubon said: ‘‘I am cher- 
ished by the most notable people in and 
around Liverpool, and have obtained 
letters of introduction to Baron Hum- 
boldt, Sir Walter Scott, Sir Humphry 
Davy, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Hannah 
