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In the afternoon Herr Campe took us to call on Dr Hans Sloane, who received us with vast politeness; in a very different manner from that coxcomb, Dr. Woodward. I He immediately addressed us in French, which was most amazing for an Englishman; for they would rather appear dumb than converse with a foreigner in any other language than their own, even if they should be quite capable of doing so. He took us into a room of moderate size, which was quite full. Above are three or four rows of books, while all the lower part is furnished with cabinets and natural curiosities. Not only is a large quantity here, but they are for the most part extraordinarily curious and valuable things. He has here the whole Charleton collection and many objects with Dr. Sloane brought from India himself, while he is daily increasing them in England for vast sums

the gentleman had no time on account of his extensive practice. They say that he could earn a guinea an hour. We thought, indeed, that he did us a very great honour by sparing us the time between half past two and seven o'clock. Being a much-travelled man he is vastly amiable, in especial to Germans and such persons as have some knowledge of this treasures. I presented him with a Lohenstein hystero lythibus, such as he had never seen before, and it was especially welcome; on this account he showed us more courtesy than to other persons. We then went to Thomas Smith's, who makes human eyes of coloured glass, with which he provides those who have lost them in war or by any other misfortune.