 He lived for years in this way, but, in 1874, was induced to take up his abode in more comfortable quarters.His 'experimental gardens', as he called them, were almost opposite the present Pentonville Prison, and were known as the Frenchman's Island', about which he used to wander in the night-time with a pistol, to frighten off unwelcome visitors.He was abstemious in diet, living chiefly on peas, which he carried in his pocket