CHAPTER VIII

TRAVEL AND INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIPS, 1788-89-1790

The Wool Bill—Sheridan’s speech—Count 163 Berchtold—Experiments—Second French journey—Potato-fed sheep—Cost of housekeeping—Chicory—Burnt in effigy—Correspondence—Third French journey—With Italian agriculturists—Bishop Watson and Mr. Luther—Correspondence—Literary work—Illness—The state of France