ut she had been up all night, and
was then in bed."

"_1787, September_.--Dr. HERSCHEL is a delightful man; so
unassuming with his great knowledge, so willing to dispense it to
the ignorant, and so cheerful and easy in his general manners, that,
were he no genius, it would be impossible not to remark him as a
pleasing and sensible man."

"_1788, October 3d_.--We returned to Windsor at noon, and Mrs. DE
LUC sent me a most pressing invitation to tea and to hear a little
music. Two young ladies were to perform at her house in a little
concert. Dr. HERSCHEL was there, and accompanied them very sweetly
on the violin; his new-married wife was with him, and his sister.
His wife seems good-natured; she was rich, too! and astronomers are
as able as other men to discern that gold can glitter as well as
stars."

DR. BURNEY TO MADAME D'ARBLAY.

"CHELSEA COLLEGE,

_September 28, 1798_.

"* * * * *

"I drove through Slough in order to ask at Dr. HERSCHEL'S door when
my visit would be least inconvenient to him--that night or next
morning. The good soul was at dinner, but came to the door himself,
to press me to alight immediately and partake of his family repast;
and this he did so heartily that I could not resist.

* * * * * * *

"I expected (not knowing that HERSCHEL was married) only to have
found Miss HERSCHEL; but there was a very old lady, the mother, I
believe, of Mrs. HERSCHEL, who was at the head of the table herself,
and a Scots lady (a Miss WILSON, daughter of Dr. WILSON, of Glasgow,
an eminent astronomer), Miss HERSCHEL, and a little boy. They
rejoiced at the accident which had brought me there, and hoped I
would send my carriage away and take a bed with them. They were
sorry they had no stables for my horses.

"We soon grew acquainted--I mean the ladies and I--and before dinner
was over we seemed old friends just met after a long absence. Mrs.
HERSCHEL is sensible, good-humored, unpretending, and well bred;
Miss HERSCHEL all shyness and virgin modesty; the Scots lady
sensible and harmless; and the little boy entertaining, promising,
and comical. HERSCHEL, you know, and everybody knows, is one of the
most