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greeted the new arrival with loud growls, and 

 seemed shocked at his being turned into her 

 grounds so unceremoniously. She did not hold 

 her paw before her face, it is true, but she clawed 

 a good mass of fur out of his side and then 

 retreated to her corner in the house, making short 

 runs at him occasionally. The newly arrived 

 bear was so glad to be able to stretch his legs, 

 after having been cramped up so long, that he 

 cared little for these exhibitions of feminine 

 delicacy, but lost no time in plunging into the 

 pond, which operation he repeated again and 

 again.' A later visit to the bears is thus noted: 

 1 We found the happy couple in a rather unplea- 

 sant domestic state. The lady backed into a 

 corner, with her nose lowered on to her paws, 

 growling very spitefully and looking daggers or 

 rather "saws" at her mate. He was sitting 

 within a foot or two of her, with a most gentle- 

 manly, patient air, almost amiable. He is a fine 

 animal, of a yellowish colour. She is quite 

 white.' 



' October 24. — Note from Mr. Gould to ask us 

 to step round and see the skin of a notornis which 

 has been sent him. R. dined with Mr. Lovell 

 Reeve, and came home much pleased with his 

 entertainment. Cruikshank was there, and sang 

 " Lord Bateman " whom he illustrated so cleverly 

 in the " Ballad.'" 



1 November 15. — R. started off about nine to 



