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COLD BOILED BEEF 
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admonition you addressed to me on receiving the 
Order of Knighthood this day.” The Bishop 
replied that most of the service of our Church 
Was remarkable for its meaning and impressive- 
ness. “Yes,” said Louis Philippe, “but I was 
struck by your charge against entering into war.” 
“ Into unjust war,” replied the Bishop, repeating 
the words of the admonition. “True,” rejoined 
Louis Philippe, “ but I hold all war to be unjust.” 
• . . We met this morning for breakfast in Sir 
Robert [Peel’s] private breakfast-room. ... I 
Sat next the Bishop [of Oxford], and asked him 
whether he would choose King’s College or 
Westminster for a boy. He said, “ I advise you 
to inquire well before you take Westminster,” 
^nd recommended Harrow or Charterhouse, but 
Harrow best, as having a very good master and 
good air. The Sunday papers came in, and the 
bishop drew my attention to Sir R.’s earnest 
Perusal of the “ Examiner.” “ You see,” he says, 
‘he reads all sides !” . . . This morning (Tuesday) 
Auckland and I got in a good word for C. W. 
^each, who will no doubt get promotion in con- 
sequence. ... It came on to rain, and as I had 
Hckily packed up my microscope I brought it 
hown, and, d propos to the question from Lord 
Pillars why cold boiled beef sometimes shines 
^’he mother-of-pearl when cut, I promised to 
show him the fine transverse lines on each com- 
ponent fibre of the flesh, which produce that 
