A number of portraits and a large number of carbon prints of celebrated paintings have been added, the class picture being the most important and costing in the neighbourhood of $100; this is the hunting scene of Ruysdael.

Some of the others are 'The Parthenon,' 'The Immaculate Conception' by Murillo, and 'The Allegorie du Printemps' by Botticelli.
Many valuable specimens have been added to the museum: among these are minerals, animals and vegetable products, and manufactured articles from abroad illustrative of the habits and customs of foreigners." I give this page in full because it was afterwards to have importance, though at the time I glanced at it only carelessly.

But I remember that I speculated on the lecture by the Rev.I.R.Glass about "Fools," that I admired a contest so widely extended as to embrace oration, parliamentary usage and athletics, that I liked very much the "class Ruysdael," "costing in the neighbourhood of $100," and the "manufactured articles from abroad, illustrative of the habits and customs of foreigners." Nikitin came up to me.

"Will you please set off at once with Mr.to Vulatch ?" he said.

"Find there Colonel Maximoff and get direct orders from him.