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had often wished to keep these interesting little animals, but as they are only found in some parts of England and are difficult to capture from their minute size and delicacy, I had to wait many years before they could be obtained. At length, through the kindness of a friend, six were sent to me from Norfolk, and for two years they lived in captivity and afforded me much pleasure.
They are the smallest English rodents, two of them only weighing a halfpenny[1]; they are brown in colour with white underneath, very long
- ↑ A halfpenny coin of the period weighed 5.67 grams; see Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin). In fact, the Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) typically weighs from 4 to 11 grams. (Wikisource contributor note)
