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Dean's unwearying black legs, through great big 

 rooms, and then out on the leads, where the 

 Doctor said you could get a capital view of the 

 fireworks at Vauxhall Gardens. He showed us 

 some dreadful places where the Westminster 

 boys were accustomed to climb in order to get 

 out of bounds — it made me giddy to look at 

 them. The Dean brought out a South American 

 monkey, called " Jack." He looked ferociously at 

 the strangers, and shrieked and showed his teeth ; 

 but when Mr. Liebig (Baron Liebig's son) came 

 in, Jack jumped down into my lap and settled 

 down comfortably.' 



Owen had the same sort of interest as Dr. 

 Buckland's son, Frank Buckland, afterwards ex- 

 hibited in visiting strange folk and curiosities of 

 his own species. 



1 April 4. — After lecture, 1 R. went to see 

 "General Tom Thumb," by appointment. Came 

 back astonished.' 



' 6th. — R. went out to see an extraordinary 

 case of a man's tooth growing right through his 

 cheek, and curving up like a walrus's tusk.' 



' ntk. — We saw Pomara to-day at Mr. 

 Gould's. He is a fine boy about fourteen, and 

 most gentlemanly in manner, speaking perfect 

 English, although he has only been two years 

 at a school in Sydney. His grandfather is alive in 

 New Zealand. Father and mother both dead.' 



1 Hunterian Lectures, which were continued as heretofore. 



