11 June 1888 – 17 June 1888

Train — Witley 5.20 ; all well, much the better for my trip to London.

Sandhills. Walk by Park Lane and steep wood to Hindhead, touch Cross at 4 o'c/ock precisely ; two boys and a girl selling ginger-beer. Cold wind. Hennessy and F. Pollock appear. To Tyndall's, meet Mrs. Clifford at door — in. Tyndall, Mrs. Tyndall, and her mother, mild and handsome. Friend (who came on bicycle from Albury) with pleasant out-of-door face. Apparent size of the moon — Tyndall said, 'Spedding said the full moon looked to him the size of a three- penny bit ; I told him it looked to me the size of a ; dinner plate, but he couldn't believe it. I was travelling from Vienna on a fine moonlight night with Hooker and Mrs. Hooker, and we said how large each of us thought the moon appeared to be, Mrs. Hooker said the size of sixpence. Hooker the size of half-a- crown, I the size of a dinner plate.' Tyndall took us to top of house, snuggery and large outside balcony or platform. I said as we stept oi;t, ' This expands the soul.' He. — ' That's just what I feel — both here and in the Alps.' He leaned back over the balcony rail while talking, in a rather dangerous looking way. Downstairs ar.d away. When at gate, saw close by, walking along the heath, two brown bears, with them five men, seemingly foreigners. Walk home, by Southern lane and copses — beautiful walk.