Exhibition of Leech's "Sketches in Oil" at the Egyptian Hall in 1862.--What Thackeray said of them.--Gradual Decrease in the Numbers of his Cartoons for _Punch_.--Overwork.--Goes to the Continent with Mark Lemon in 1862.--"A day at Biarritz."--Returns with no Benefit.--Leech and Thackeray at Evans's in December, 1863.--Thackeray and Leech at Charterhouse on "Founder's Day."--Thackeray at the Wednesday _Punch_ Dinner, 15th of December, 1863.--Death of Thackeray.--Death of Mr. R. W. Surtees.--The _Punch_ Council Dinners.--John Leech a faithful Attendant.--"Moses Starting for the Fair."--John Leech's Illness described.--No Falling off in the Quality of his Designs.--"St. Genulphus."--Starts off for Homburg with Mr. Alfred Elmore.--Death of Thomas Frederick Robson.--His Wonderful Powers Wasted.--Leech goes to Whitby.--Shirley Brooks joins him.--"The Weinbrunnen Schwalbach."--Reminiscences of the Whitby Visit.--Opening of Fechter's Season at the Lyceum.--John Leech at a Party at Mr. W. P. Frith's, 13th of October--At the Weekly _Punch_ Dinner, 26th of October.--Serious Change for the Worse.--His Death.--Shock caused by his Death in London and the Provinces.--His Funeral.--Shirley Brooks' Memorial in _Punch_. _pp._ 315-335. CHAPTER XVI. Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz").--Invincible Tendency to Exaggeration.--Charles Lever's Opinion.--Weakness and Attenuation of his Figures.--Compared with John Leech.--Tendency to Reproduce.--All his Heroes closely Resemble One Another.--Charles Lever's Complaint on this Score.--Great Ability of the Artist.--"Ralph Nickleby's Visit to his Poor Relations."--Newman Noggs.--Squeers.--Mrs. Nickleby's Lunatic Admirer.--"Pecksniff's Reception of the New Pupil."--"Pleasant Little Family Party at Mr. Pecksniff's."--"Warm Reception of Mr. Pecksniff by his Venerable Friend."--Quilp and Samson Brass.--Quilp and the Dog.--Mrs. Jarley's Waxwork Brigand.--Capture of Bunsby by Mrs. Macstinger.--"Sunday under Three Heads."--The Jack Sheppard Mania of 1840.--"The Way to the Gallows made Easy and Pleasant."--"Phiz" not a Born Comic Artist.--Excellence in Depicting Graver Subjects.--"The Dombey Family."--"Mrs. Dombey at Home."--"Abstraction and Recognition."--"The Dark Road."--"Carker in his Hour of Triumph."--"Bleak House."--Why Browne suited Charles Dickens's Requirements.--Coolness between Artist and Author.--One of Browne's Finest Illustrations.--Decline of Book Etching.--Browne without an Idea of his Own.--Powerful Assistance rendered to Novelists by Book Illustrators of his day.--Sketches and Studies.--Death of the Artist. _pp._ 336-354. CHAPTER XVII.