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' i^th. — With R. to the Gardens. The poor 

 lion had a board put up in front of his den to keep 

 him from being more annoyed than could be 

 helped by the visitors. The seal dead. The 

 Arctic puppies very amusing ; we fed them and 

 the mother with bones and bread.' 



' \Zth. — Dr. Jacobson brought R. a diploma 

 from Berlin, making him a Fellow of the Royal 

 Scientific Academy of Prussia. It was made out 

 in March 1836, and sent to R. by Dr. Lichten- 

 stein.' 



' July 22 (Sunday). — To St. Dunstan's, and 

 then to the Gardens. The little bear very comical 

 — most genteel and elegant in munching and clear- 

 ing out his orange. The lion still alive, and both 

 elephants out. We both came back as usual, 

 tired and delighted.' 



' 25M. — A lovely bright morning ; up before 

 3 a.m. R. and I started at 4, and after waiting 

 about near the Gardens till about 5 saw the most 

 lovely procession imaginable. The four graceful, 

 bounding, playful giraffes, attended by M. Thie- 

 baut and four Africans in native costume. Two 

 policemen were there to clear the road, but in the 

 neighbourhood of the Gardens there was nothing 

 to clear except an early market cart or two. The 

 procession had walked from Blackwall — 8 miles 

 — and passed through Gloucester Gate to the 

 Gardens. When the giraffes got on to that part 

 of the road in which the trees are on both sides, 



