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chester by the railroad ; and I was as much 

 astonished at the process as before. It will be a 

 sin unpardonable if you do not adventure your 

 body in the ist class carriages (which be sure to 

 ask for, or they will put you in the 2nd.)' 



The following extracts are made from Miss 

 Clift's diary for 1834 : — 



'Friday, November 28. — R. O. and I, with 

 my father and mother, went to the Adelphi 

 Theatre, where we were much pleased with all 

 four pieces, but particularly with the first, " Agnes 

 de Vere." Mrs. Yates acting is beyond praise. 

 The second, " My First Night ; or, the Ghost of 

 Myself," John Reeve the ghost!! The last a 

 funny little farce, " The Christening," by Buck- 

 stone, who played the Father of the baby, Mrs. 

 Keeley the Godmother. From the excessive heat, 

 owing to an overcrowded audience, no less than 

 three young men literally " went into fits " in the 

 pit. R. O. very kindly made his way through 

 the crowd and assisted the last two. Yates 

 stopped the scene when the one near the front of 

 the pit was taken ill, and procured and handed 

 over a glass of water.' 



' December 18. — Made a drawing of a shark's 

 jaw at the request of Mr. Owen for Dr. Buckland's 

 forthcoming work.' 



' igtk. — My Father dined with the club of the 

 Royal Society and was at the meeting to give his 

 vote to R. O., who dined with us. When my 



