[391] An indication of the time of this visit is given by the following inscription written in the copy of the first volume of the Ornithological Biography, which was presented to Cuvier at this time:
To
Baron G. Cuvier,
with the highest respect of the author.—
Paris—17 th. May, 1831.
[392] On Wednesday evening, July 27, 1831, Audubon sent the following note to Mr. Harris: "Come to meet me tomorrow, precisely at twelve o'clock, at our lodgings, 121 Great Portland street."
[393] For the perusal of this letter the reader is indebted, as in so many other instances, to Mr. Ruthven Deane.