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prospect of St. James's park and the Surrey hills." "You see I make observations as I go along, sir." "Arrive at the turnpike—find it is exactly six; compare our watches with the clocks;—we have taken seven minutes from St. James's church. N. B. A wise man rides more slowly over the stones, than on the road. Proceed on our tour—arrive at Knightsbridge; to the left, there turns off a new street, called Sloane-street, from Sir Hans Sloane.—N. B. He was a great naturalist." "Biography, you observe, sir," said the doctor. "Oh yes," answered the baronet. "Another road turns off to Fulham;—Latin pun on two soldiers went to Putney: 'Ibant tinctores animæ duo ponere juxta. Explanation: duo two, animæ soul, tinctores diers, ibant went, ponere to put, juxta nigh,' A little farther on, is the pound,"—"Yes," said the doctor,