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PROFESSOR OWEN 
CH. IX. 
Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte to 
Richard Owen 
Rome : June 29, 1846. 
‘ My dear Friend, — I am really ashamed of 
myself for not hatdng as yet answered to such a 
friend and master! Your excellent letter of Milan 
reached me in proper time, and caused great joie in 
all my family, as you may have heard from our 
common friend Pentland, who can truly take charge 
of our sincere wishes, and made me feel less weary 
among my sufferings and business about my appa- 
rent neglect of your friendship. But you are as 
busy a man as myself (I can't say more), and you 
will know how time passes with us ! In how many 
things do we not sympathise! Your deep at- 
tachment to your family. . . the philanthropy I 
should like to imitate ! the footsteps I should be 
so proud to follow ! ! ! are all ties that will always 
strengthen the feelings I vowed you from the very 
moment I enjoyed your acquaintance. Italy you 
must visit again ! and visit it with your wife and 
your dearest child. I cannot hope to see you at 
Genoa, but will amicably calculate on some of those 
fine labours, or at least interesting letters which 
you so well know how to write for your friends 
and dcoliers. . . . My wife is now quite well, but 
I cannot say so of my poor legs, which are as 
