no PROFESSOR OWEN ch. iv. 



an hour, he wrote some more, and the whole 

 makes a good lecture.' 



'May ii. — R.'s second lecture. He ran up 

 to the drawing-room with his gown on before 

 lecture, while looking over his paper. R. called 

 away after lecture to see Sir Astley Cooper, who 

 was in the museum, and who came to talk about 

 the lectures. He expressed himself as being 

 delighted with them, but said he thought a few 

 diagrams would look well' 



'May 1 6. — R.'s third lecture. The first given 

 entirely without notes. He made a little apology 

 on that score, and in consequence had two rounds 

 of applause — which he was sorry for ; but I think 

 he did right, being so young a lecturer and look- 

 ing so much younger than he really is. It could 

 hardly be put down to the affectation of modesty 

 in an experienced lecturer, sure of his own powers 

 and of the admiration of the audience. I went 

 with my mother and father to look at the diagrams 

 in the theatre afterwards.' 



As soon as his third lecture had been delivered 

 Owen sat down to write to his mother. After 

 telling her that the audience had increased rather 

 than diminished since his first lecture, ' which,' he 

 says, l I take to be a fair guarantee of my having 

 so far afforded satisfaction to the College in my 

 new capacity,' he continues : ' The President (Sir 

 A. Cooper) has done me the honour to attend each 

 day, and has taken notes ; but that I take to be 



