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PROFESSOR OWEN 
CH. IV. 
He mentions a dinner at Mr. Huntley’s, where 
‘ he had out some good maps of the (dis-) United 
States before dinner, and interested us by the 
comments of General Sir De Lacy Evans on 
the great battle, which has been attended with 
such disastrous consequences to the Northern 
party. . . . Will and I retire to a tete-a-tUe 
dinner to-day. When we left you on Thursday 
evening we went to Evans’s, and the worthy 
proprietor, recognising me, begged me to order 
any kind of music I liked, and at Will’s 
suggestion we had a succession of their best 
part-songs and choruses. I think 1 shall 
persuade you and Jessie to accompany us to a 
private box to hear the music and see the scene ! 
The old German imitator performed, and a good 
acrobat party. So, you see, we have done our 
best to assuage our sorrows under the bereave- 
ment, but we shall truly rejoice to see you both 
safe back again.’ 
In September Owen writes to his wife, giving 
a few details of the British Association Meeting 
at Sheffield, where he gave a course of lectures, 
lecturing afterwards at Manchester. This letter 
is chiefly occupied with meetings with old friends, 
but he does not forget his garden. He says : 
‘You will think the Chief Baron [Pollock] 
in a conspiracy with me to invade your lawn! 
But I don t know what he may have sent, except 
one Cryptomeria — a little one.’ 
