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this resolve he was confirmed by Haller, who wrote, 
“ that he could just laugh at Siegesbeck and his 
like ”; an opinion shared by Boerhaave, Gleditsch, 
and many others. A short history of the quarrels 
belongs to the next period of Linnaeus’s life. 
It was in the month of May 1738, that Linnaeus 
left Hartecamp for the second time, and at Leyden 
took leave of his friends, amongst whom were pro¬ 
fessors of various faculties. The journey was by 
Antwerp, Trefontain, Mecheln, Brussels, Bergen, 
Valenciennes, Cambray, Peronne, Roye and Pont 
St. Maxence to Paris, calling for nothing worth 
notice. “ As soon as he came into Brabant, he saw 
that he had come out of a garden into a scanty pas¬ 
ture, where the people were ill-favoured, and the 
houses wretched. In Brussels, where the Kaiser’s 
sister was living, he saw fine fountains in the streets, 
the valuable Arsenal, and observed the Papist religion 
in its highest ceremonies. At Bergen there was a 
strict examination, for no one was permitted to pass 
with more than 50 livres [about £ 2 ], but Linnaeus 
happily was admitted, possessing a couple of hundred 
ducats [about £ 94 ]. In this town, though not large, 
there were eleven apothecaries. At Valenciennes, 
Linnaeus’s trunk was sealed, as he had with him a 
number of new books, carrying with him a copy of 
each one which he had published in Holland. 
In Paris, Linnaeus hastened to visit Antoine de 
Jussieu, the Professor of Botany, who showed himself 
very obliging, and constantly offered him hospitality. 
As he was fully occupied in the practice of medicine, 
he passed on his guest to his brother, the demon¬ 
strator of plants, Bernard de Jussieu. This one also 
showed Linnaeus the greatest kindness and liberality 
each day. Through him he became acquainted with 
the botanist d’lsnard, the entomologist Reaumur, 
the late Tournefort’s fellow-traveller, Aubriet, with 
whom he discussed butterflies, the widow of Vaillant 
the botanist, and the mathematician Clairaut, who 
