
          we went up, as soon as we could to see
 her, found that she had gone out.
 On our way down we stopped at the Med.
 College thinking we might find or hear of her.
 We saw dear Herbert and he told us that
 his mother had just left. After dinner
 we found from Hastings that she had been
 down to see him when he was out, in view
 of finding us.


 Pray tell her that we
 did our best, with our limited time, and hope
 for better luck next time.


 Now as to Expl. Exped. We will talk
 it over in full when you come on here toward
 the end of this month.


 Suffice it to say (as I am pressed for
 time) that I had made up my mind what
 I would do it for before I left home,
 that on looking over the collection, as to
 various parts of it, as far as time allowed I
 found it less ample than I supposed, but
 with many difficulties owing to specimens in fruit
 only, or flower only._


 I think it [?]
 awful job, if done in the way I [propose?]
 which is, not by monographs by people
        