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nd　looked　at　him　carefully。　Dr　Treves　could　not　help　Merrick；　but　he　gave　him　his　card。

Then　the　shopkeeper；　Silcock；　took　merrick　to　Belgium。　A　lot　of　people　in　Belgium　wanted　to　see　him；　and　so　after　a　year　Merrick　had　￡50。　But　then　Silcock　took　Merrick's　￡50；　left　Merrick　in　Belgium；　and　went　back　to　London。

Merrick　came　back　to　London　by　himself。　Everyone　on　the　train　and　the　ship　looked　at　him；　and　laughed　at　him。　In　London；　the　police　put　him　in　prison。　But　then　they　saw　DrTreves's　card；　and　brought　Merrick　to　the　London　Hospital。

This　man　has　no　money；　and　he　cannot　work。　His　face　and　body　are　very；　very　ugly；　so　of　course　many　people　are　afraid　of　him。　But　he　is　a　very　interesting　man。　He　can　read　and　write；　and　he　thinks　a　lot。　He　is　a　good；　quiet　man。　Sometimes　he　makes　things　with　his　hands　and　gives　them　to　the　nurses；　because　they　are　kind　to　him。

He　remembers　his　mother；　and　he　has　a　picture　of　her。　She　was　beautiful　and　kind；　he　says。　But　he　never　sees　her　now。　She　gave　him　to　Silcock　a　long　time　ago。

Can　the　readers　of　The　Times　help　us？　This　man　is　not　ill；　but　he　needs　a　home。　We　can　give　him　a　room　at　the　hospital；　but　we　need　some　money。　Please　write　to　me　at　the　London　Hospital。

Yours　faithfully；

F。　C。　Carr　Gomm。

Chairman　of　the　London　Hospital

The　readers　of　The　Times　are　very　kind　people。　They　gave　us　a　lot　of　money。　After　one　week；　we　had　￡50；　000；　so　Merrick　could　live　in　the　Hospital