. Records of a lifelong friendship, 1807-1882 . XLVI Phila. Nov. 26, 54. My dear friend. We depend upon hearing the N. Y. Lecturehere. I was glad to see Mr. Thoreau. He was full of in-teresting talk for the little while that we saw him, &it was amusing to hear your intonations. And then helooked so differently from my idea of him. ... Hehad a gUmpse of the Academy [of Natural Sciences]as he will tell you — I could not hear him lecture forwhich I was sorry. Miss Caroline Haven heard him,& from her report I judge the audience was stupid &did not appreciate him. With much loveYr W. H. FURNESS Our
. Records of a lifelong friendship, 1807-1882 . XLVI Phila. Nov. 26, 54. My dear friend. We depend upon hearing the N. Y. Lecturehere. I was glad to see Mr. Thoreau. He was full of in-teresting talk for the little while that we saw him, &it was amusing to hear your intonations. And then helooked so differently from my idea of him. ... Hehad a gUmpse of the Academy [of Natural Sciences]as he will tell you — I could not hear him lecture forwhich I was sorry. Miss Caroline Haven heard him,& from her report I judge the audience was stupid &did not appreciate him. With much loveYr W. H. FURNESS Our friend, W [falter] Langdon is in a very deli-cate — I might almost say critical state of health — 5 weeks confined to his room, but reported better 6 very slowly improving for 2 or 3 days past — a se-vere inflammation of one lung—pneumonia I believethey call it. XLVII Concord 26 Jan. dear Furness, Something was said, months ago, of my read-ing an Anti-slavery Lecture in Philadelphia. I said, Ican come 2 Feby, Fri
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