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side, which is very quickly followed by the fore foot 

 of the same side, and then the hind foot of the other 

 side, and almost at the same time the foot which 

 was first moved ; the gait then proceeds, the legs 

 of the same side appearing to move simultaneously, 

 although not exactly, a trifling interval intervening 

 before the fore foot is lifted up. While marching, 

 his long neck is generally stretched out in a line 

 with his body, but in almost every other attitude 

 he strikes me as being a most beautiful and 

 singular animal. If I can recollect the building I 

 will put it as a background to the drawing in 

 Caroline's Album. 



' On Monday morning I called on M. Royer 

 and found him at breakfast, after which he 

 brought me to Cuvier, who was in one of his little 

 rooms writing. I gave him the Catalogues, with 

 your best respects, &c. He begged me to return 

 his thanks to you for them and for the others 

 which he had received. He thanks you also for 

 the sketch of the Dasyurus ; he then took me into 

 the museum, and begged me to visit it whenever 

 I pleased ; and also to attend his soirdes Saturday 

 evening, after which he returned to his work. 

 M. Royer then took me through the museum, 

 gave me the necessary ticket for the other collec- 

 tions, presented me with his translation of 

 Deleuze's " Hist, of the Museum," and I left him 

 with the impression of his estimable qualities very 

 strong on my mind. 



