his own personal jealousies can summon in a most in- 160 genious duplicity, which in the rank stupidities and ab- surdities he imposes on the routine of the expedition is lacking. Dr. Drowne actually does and has done twice what Beck has done. There is one difference. Beck can climb to 3000 feet and get back in a day and Dr. Drowne cannot. For the rest Dr. Drowne skins as many birds as Beck (the latter always picking out deliberately all the best and most interesting specimens in order to get his name on them), has by his own tact and behaviour kept the crew on the boat when they were ready to murder Beck and clear out, has collected and sent to the Museum many series of snakes, snails, insects, native work, butterflies, reptiles, and so forth, has written faithfully a broad and copious naturalist's diary, has out of his own pocket (Beck neglecting always to purchase a medical kit for the ship) bought and administered medical supplies for every- body on board, has drawn water colour plates of all the new and interesting specimens, and in fact, is working from early morn to dewy eve. Dr. Drowne, being a gentleman, adapted himself to Beck, and has taken probably the greatest men- tal beating a man can take in this life, as far as I can see. What, I think, is the most wonderful about the his- tory of his year with Beck, is that he has always managed to purge his letters of any complaints against him. He read the letters of others who had been in contact with Beck and evidently resolved that he would never stoop to