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I have stated in the preface to the first Edition of this work, and in the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, that it was in consequence of a wish expressed by Captain Fitz Roy, of having some scientific person on board, accompanied by an offer from him of giving up part of his own accommodations, that I volunteered my services, which received, through the kindness of the hydrographer, Captain Beaufort, the sanction of the Lords of the Admiralty. I was reinforced in this opinion by seeing that it was the production of one Fitz Swackhammer. Fitz George said, she did n't see how fifteen young ladies could manage to do so little? |
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