were unbounded."

From a member of another family, that of Mr. Frederick Fitch, of
Highbury New Park, with whom also the Livingstones spent part of their
time, we have some homely but graphic reminiscences:

"Dr. Livingstone was very simple and unpretending, and used
to be annoyed when he was made a lion of. Once a well-known
gentleman, who was advertised to deliver a lecture next day,
called on him to pump him for material. The Doctor sat rather
quiet, and, without being rude, treated the gentleman to
monosyllabic answers. He could do that--could keep people at
a distance when they wanted to make capital out of him. When
the stranger had left, turning to my mother, he would say,
'I'll tell _you_ anything you like to ask.'

"He never liked to walk in the streets for fear of being
mobbed. Once he was mobbed in Regent street, and did not know
how he was to escape, till he saw a cab, and took refuge in
it. For the same reason it was painful for him to go to
church. Once, being anxious to go with us, my father
persuaded him that, as the seat at the top of our pew was
under the gallery, he would not be seen. As soon as he
entered, he held down his head, and kept it covered with his
hands all the time, but the preacher somehow caught sight of
him, and rather unwisely, in his last prayer, adverted to
him. This gave the people the knowledge that he was in the
chapel, and after the service they came trooping toward him,
even over the pews, in their anxiety to see him and shake
hands[50].

[Footnote 50: A similar occurrence took place in a church at
Bath during the meetings of the British Association in 1864]

"Dr. Livingstone usually conducted our family worship. On
Sunday morning he always gave us a text for the day. His
prayers were very direct and simple, just like a child asking
his Father for what he needed.

"He was always careful as to dress and appearance. This was
his habit in Africa, too, and with Mrs. Livingstone it was
the same. They thought that this was fitted to secure respect
for themselves, and that it was for the good of the natives
too, as it was so difficult to impress them with proper ideas
on the subject of dress.

"Dr. and Mrs. Livingstone were much attached, and thoroughly
understood each other. The doctor was sp