124 PROFESSOR OWEN ch. iv. 



He mentions a dinner at Mr. Huntley's, where 

 1 he had out some good maps of the (dis-) United 

 States before dinner, and interested us by the 

 comments of General Sir De Lacy Evans on 

 the great battle, which has been attended with 

 such disastrous consequences to the Northern 

 party. . . . Will and I retire to a tete-a-tete 

 dinner to-day. When we left you on Thursday 

 evening we went to Evans's, and the worthy 

 proprietor, recognising me, begged me to order 

 any kind of music I liked, and at Will's 

 suggestion we had a succession of their best 

 part-songs and choruses. I think I shall 

 persuade you and Jessie to accompany us to a 

 private box to hear the music and see the scene ! 

 The old German imitator performed, and a good 

 acrobat party. So, you see, we have done our 

 best to assuage our sorrows under the bereave- 

 ment, but we shall truly rejoice to see you both 

 safe back again.' 



In September Owen writes to his wife, giving 

 a few details of the British Association Meeting 

 at Sheffield, where he gave a course of lectures, 

 lecturing afterwards at Manchester. This letter 

 is chiefly occupied with meetings with old friends, 

 but he does not forget his garden. He says : 

 ' You will think the Chief Baron [Pollock] 

 in a conspiracy with me to invade your lawn ! 

 But I don't know what he may have sent, except 

 one Cryptomeria — a little one.' 



