. 69. J TO R. W. CHURCH. 703 



Nothing to keep us long here, though picturesque- 

 ness is not wanting. The days are hot. At Granada, 

 to which we fly to-morrow afternoon, we expect to find 

 the juste milieu. . . . 



One bit of this sheet to tell you that Joey's portrait 

 has been painted by Murillo, and a good likeness, 

 hair, pose, and features. He is holding a bird aloft, 

 and a white little dog is looking up wistfully at it, to 

 Joey's delight. It is in the Museum at Madrid, and 

 is much admired. 



TO R. W. CHURCH. 



THE ALHAMBKA, GRANADA, November 2, 1880. 



It is time that you should be thanked for the notes 

 you kindly sent us. They will come of use later. You 

 will wish to know what we have been doing for the 

 past month, only a month by the almanac, for we 

 left England October 1, and Paris on the 6th, the 

 latter being the date we count from. So that there is 

 not yet quite a month of travel, yet it seems a long 

 while, as if stored with a year's memories. And the 

 weather throughout has been superb. One cold day 

 in Paris, and some cool nights between Bordeaux and 

 Madrid ; and then, even at Madrid, we had summer 

 rather than autumn weather, until, ascending from 

 Malaga to this higher region, the cool and fresh air 

 which comes down from the snow-flecked Sierra Ne- 

 vada makes the sunshine pleasant and wraps desirable 

 at nightfall. 



A few midday hours served for Orleans, and we 

 went on to Blois. You know how very charming that 

 is, and you may imagine Mrs. Gray's delight at the 



