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the military fashion. Prince Albert rode on her 

 left side and the Duke of Cambridge on her right. 

 We watched the sham fight and afterwards went 

 to the tent of one of the officers who was a friend 

 of R.'s and had lunch in the mess tent of his 

 regiment. We saw everything — hospital, stables, 

 kitchen, &c. Home at half-past eight.' 



Owen spent the September of this year in 

 Paris with his wife, but nothing in this visit calls 

 for remark. Soon after his return to London, in 

 October, he writes to his friend White Cooper : — 



' Made my first appearance, after our return 

 from France, here at the old scene of my scientific 

 labours this morning. ... I shall be here now 

 daily as usual, and might perhaps make a day 

 when we might dine at the Athenaeum together 

 and tell our adventures since we last met. I took 

 my seat at the Institute and lectured in French 

 to them on different matters for about an hour. 

 You will see the report in the " Comptes Rendus" 

 I think for September 5 or thereabouts. . . . 

 I expect soon to settle down into the old quiet 

 jog-trot working state.' 



'October 15. — R. busy dissecting the walrus 

 which lately died at the Gardens. The man who 

 had it to sell did a foolish thing in asking an 

 unreasonable price for it in the first instance — 

 750/. The Society allowed the walrus to have a 

 place in the Gardens at the man's own responsi- 

 bility, but would not listen to such a sum. The 



