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offered to lend her a book just published on the Wiesbaden waters by one Dr Head, which on subsequent receipt thereof turned out to be Sir Francis Head’s Bubbles published 4 years ago. He little expected to be dubbed a physician by readers of this amusing work nor did Dr Granville who in his ?new volumes on the baths of Germany [?ly] the influence which the opinions of a non medical man has had upon his countrymen. A band of musicians played to us during dinner. –

The afternoon was rainy & prevented our taking coffee at the Cursaal. The ladies engaged themselves nevertheless in shopping & in preparations for smartening themselves now that their travelling was at an end for a time. Everything was very dear as might be expected from the short

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