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after thanking Owen for his ' volume of most in- 

 teresting lectures,' he continues : ' They are the 

 more valuable to me as being the production of a 

 friend whom I have known from infancy, and 

 whose career in life I have observed with intense 

 admiration. I sincerely pray that Providence 

 will long protect and preserve your health and 

 life, not only for the sake of your family, but also 

 for your knowledge and skill in science, in which 

 you have with so much honour distinguished your- 

 self.' 



About this time Mrs. Owen records the death 

 of their friend 'Jenny,' the ourang-outang at the 

 Zoological Gardens. ' It is a real loss to us,' she 

 writes, ' for we never missed paying her a visit 

 when we were at the Gardens.' 



There are then the following entries in the 

 diary : — 



' November 5. — R. sent round to Mr. Bro- 

 derip's to ask him to come and see a fine brain 

 stone now in the museum. R. met with it at a 

 dealer's, who has also a splendid specimen of Irish 

 elk. R. is very anxious that the College should 

 have them. Mr. B. was very much pleased with 

 the beautiful coralline when he saw it, and has 

 settled to buy it and present it to the College. 

 The dealer has done his best to spoil the coralline 

 by making it white with muriatic acid, and, of 

 course, making it smell horribly.' 



' i%tk. — R. dined with the Geological Club, 



