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ancient statues, and Eastlake came in. . . . Found 
Rogers and Eastlake in the sculpture gallery on 
cominof down to breakfast. R. talked about 
“ Vestio-es ; ” Eastlake has not read the book. 
Then touching the “Chambers” of Edinburgh. 
. . . After breakfast went with Pickersgill into 
the portrait gallery, and profited by his criticisms. 
I am much satisfied with the light and the place 
in which my own is hung ; it flanks one side of the 
entry, with Cuvier on the other. 
‘ Sir R. pointed out some of his choice en- 
gravings. Eastlake showed me a curious per- 
spective effect in one of Roberts’s (R.A.) mag- 
nificent Egyptian subjects.’ 
To return to the journal : — 
^October 21. — Boa died at the Surrey Gar- 
dens. It is over 15 feet long, and is awaiting 
dissection.’ 
'November i. — Sent out for Nos. i and 2 
of “ Dombey and Son.” R. is going to refrain 
till vol. ii. of his Lectures is out. Mr. Broderip 
begged to be allowed to take the two numbers 
home in his pocket. R. told him he might, on 
condition that he did not look at them to-night 
— upon which Mr. Broderip said that he should 
read every word before going to bed.’ 
‘ \th. — R. read at the Geological Society hi^’ 
paper on Sir Roderick’s fossil fox.’ 
Vestiges of Natural History of Creation. 
