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nearly all day looking over specimens ; he and R. 
are at present so deeply interested in whales, 
they can talk of nothing else. After dinner they 
sat over their paper instead of their wine.’ 
‘ p/A — This morning Mr. Gould brought 
some coloured lithographs of birds’ heads (New 
South Wales), the work to be out directly. Our 
pet tortoise keeps raising himself by the fore feet 
on to the front of the fender, and uses every 
possible exertion to get over it to be nearer the 
fire. He ate a little of the cabbage-leaf to-day. 
R. gave Dr. Farre a certificate of lecture attend- 
ance. Read “ Hunterian ” proofs with R. till my 
eyes ached.’ 
‘ 13///.. — Dr. Buckland called to-day, but R. 
was in the library, with doors locked, and so 
could not be reached, so Dr. B. left a box of 
fossils.’ 
' 2^th (Christmas Day). — R. and I went to 
church in good time. A very pleasant evening, 
with readings from “ Boz,” playing and singing.’ 
‘ 2%th ., — I made two ink outlines of shark’s 
teeth, and to-night translated from the German 
for R. ; after that I read aloud from Cuvier whilst 
R. compared the editions. Wrapped up the 
tortoise in flannel before I went to bed, and put 
it in the front cellar.’ 
