'9J : his London house. 1 saw him. also. talked much, He was very shy Caroline Bell, at whose house 1 dined Herschel much, but said that he always came into a room as that his hands were dirty. and that he knew that his wife knew that they were dirty. I once at breakfast at Sir R. Murchison's house. the illustrious Humboldt, who honoured me by expressing a wish to see me. 1 was a

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[ 7'9J his London house. 1 saw him. also. on a few other occasions. He never talked much, but every word which he uttered was worth listening to. He was very shy and he often had a distressed expression. Lady Caroline Bell, at whose house 1 dined at the C. of Good Hope. admired Herschel much, but said that he always came into a room as ifhe knew that his hands were dirty. and that he knew that his wife knew that they were dirty.