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refuse the office of Vice-President which his lord- 
ship had endeavoured to press upon him to-day. 
My Father staid very late to copy R.’s letter to 
our President on the subject of future arrange- 
ments for the museum, &c.’ 
‘ 7 ^. — The Trustees met here to-day. Sir 
Astley Cooper offered to introduce R. to the 
Duke of Somerset and a Bishop, and was much 
surprised to find them old acquaintances. Coming 
home from the Stanleys this evening, we were 
lighted home by our watchman, to whom R. gave 
some whisky, a tumblerful, which he swallowed 
at one gulp. R. assured me there was nothing to 
be uneasy about, as he was quite case-hardened.’ 
‘ (Sunday). — R. went to church, but I got 
up late, and went to the Zoo Gardens. The poor 
lion lying in straw and almost dead. A new 
kangaroo, which hops about on high places like 
a great rat — the tail also somewhat similar in 
appearance, and a light-coloured band round its 
face like whiskers. R. joined me in the lion-room. 
Lord Derby, in the crowd, shook his fist at R. for 
refusing the Vice-Presidentship.’ 
‘ ii^A. — With R. to St. Bartholomew’s to see 
the prizes given. Mr. Paget,* as last year, was 
the chief prize-taker.’ 
‘ 12/^. — In the evening R. went to the Aber- 
nethy Club dinner. He said he should have to 
give adozen of champagne for having got married ! ’ 
" Sir James Paget. 
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