However, the old gentleman did me the honor to shake hands with me, and when I told him that I brought a letter to him from a friend in America, he said, 'It is quite unnecessary, I know you without.' He speaks very good English.
"Herr Struve's mission in England is to see if he can connect the trigonometrical surveys of the two countries.

It is quite singular that he should visit England for this purpose, so soon after Russia and England were at war.

One of his sons was an army surgeon at the Crimea.
"Five visitors remained all night at the observatory.

I slept in a little round room and Miss S.in another, at the top of a little jutting-out, curved building.

Mrs.Airy says, 'Mr.Airy got permission of the Board of Visitors to fit up some of the rooms as lodging-rooms.' Mr.Airy said, 'My dear love, I did as I always do: I fitted them up first, and then I reported to the Board that I had done it.' "October 23.