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180 The Floral King.
green leather cap on his head, and with his long
tobacco pipe in his hand. He only intended to stop
for half an hour with us, but it frequently happened
that he stopped a whole hour and sometimes two.
His conversation during these hours of relaxation,
was particularly thoughtful and pleasant. He
would either be telling us about learned men, wit
whom he had made acquaintance abroad, or he was
elucidating some dim passages, and giving us
instruction of some kind or other. He laughed
heartily, and his whole countenance gave expression
to the good humour and friendliness of his mind.
“‘In the summer we accompanied him out in the
country. Our time then passed still more pleasantly.
He lived at a peasant homestead, about an English
mile and a half from Hammarby; Linnzeus rose very
early, generally at 4 o’clock. About 6 o’clock he
came to us, for his house was being additionally
built to at this time, he breakfasted with us, and
afterwards instructed us about the natural orders of
plants. We were generally occupied with this till
about ro o’clock, and. then we went to some rocks in
the neighbourhood, the examination of which gave
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