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Nor was this attendance a compliment paid 

 by his friends at the commencement of the course. 

 Many of the most distinguished men in London 

 set aside their work at the busiest time of the day 

 in order to be present there. Of subsequent 

 lectures Mrs. Owen wrote in the diary : ' A good 

 proof of the worth of these lectures is afforded by 

 the number of busy men attending them at the 

 inconvenient hour of 2 p.m.' 



The interest of the lectures was maintained to 

 the end. 'At Lecture VIII.,' writes Mrs. Owen 

 in the diary, * I heard the remark that these lec- 

 tures, as well as their scientific interest, had all the 

 fascination of an Arabian Nights' story, with the 

 picturesque descriptions of the monstrous bears, 

 lions, and elephants. After lecture we called at 

 57 Sloane Street to see Dr. and Mrs. Livingstone. 

 An artist was painting a three-quarter length 

 portrait of Livingstone, while the latter was 

 writing his book, as he cannot afford time for a 

 regular sitting. Then after dinner to the Princess's 

 Theatre to see Kean as Richard III.' 



The last lecture was given on April 2 : ' Theatre 

 crowded. I cannot describe the feelings which 

 this last lecture produced on the audience. R. 

 evidently felt the importance of the address which 

 concluded the course. His design has been clear 

 throughout — to show the power of God in His 

 creation.' 



With regard to these lectures Owen himself 



