4 May 1868 – 10 May 1868

Fine. Cross to Yarmouth. Servant girl says, ' I took your advice, sir, not to go to London ' ; had forgotten it, but it was good advice — wonder whether my habit of talking with everybody ever does real good ^ Perhaps. Yarmouth, The King's Head, Mary Blandford, drawing beer, gives me a lily of the valley ! Beer not- withstanding, a ladylike girl. Over Bridge, Golden Hill with gorse in bloom (whence the name ?), nightin- gale singing. Myrtle Cottage : yes, Mrs. Curry can give me a room. Farringford — Mrs. T. just going to drive, invites me into carriage, Mrs. T., Mr. Lecky and I, Hallam on the box. We go by Afton and near Brook. L. does not see any use in knowing Authors personally. In fact personality does not interest him in any case, I suspect. We don't agree, evidently. Still, we agree to get on our legs and walk back together over the Downs. Ireland is low now (he thhiks), intellectually : Tyndall her best representative. He greatly admires Macaulay, also Buckle. Knows Carlyle, but seldom if ever agrees with him. Dean Milman stands high in L.'s estimation, ' a learned man and very liberal, etc' Joke (Milman's ?) — ' Churchmen may be divided into Platitudinarians, Latitudinarians, and Altitudi- narians.' I proposed to add ' Denarians,' i.e. loaves and fishes men, but the vowel is changed.