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lecture on &quot; Ideas in English History/ which I had 

 heard in the afternoon, was suggestive, thorough, and in 

 teresting: he is evidently one of the historians whose 

 work will last. In the hall I noted Lord Salisbury s por 

 trait in the place of honor. 



Tuesday, November 10. 



Breakfasting at Oriel with Bryce, I met Broderick, 

 warden of Merton, and there was an interesting politi 

 cal discussion. Bryce thought Chamberlain had alarmed 

 the well-to-do classes, but trusted to Gladstone to bring 

 matters around right, and, apropos of some recent oc 

 currences, remarked upon the amazing depth of spite 

 revealed in the blackballing at clubs. Took lunch at 

 Balliol, where the discussion upon general and American 

 history was interesting. Dined with Bryce at Oriel, and, 

 the discussion falling upon English and American pol 

 itics, sundry remarks of Fowler, president of Corpus 

 Christi College, were pungent. He evidently thinks bit 

 terly of political corruption in America, and I find this 

 feeling everywhere here ; politely concealed, of course, but 

 none the less painful. I could only say that the contents 

 of the caldron should not be judged from the scum 

 thrown to the surface. In the evening to Professor 

 Freeman s and met Mr. Hunt, known as a writer and an 

 examiner in history. He complained bitterly of the 

 cramming system, as so many do; thought that Jowett 

 had done great harm by promoting it, and that the main 

 work now done is for position in the honor list, cram 

 by tutors being everything and lectures nothing. 



Wednesday, November 11. 



Took luncheon with Fowler, president of Corpus Christi, 

 a most delightful and open-minded man. I have enjoyed 

 no one here more, few so much. We discussed the teach 

 ing of ethics, he lamenting the coming in of Hegelianism, 

 which seems mainly used by sophists in upholding out 

 worn dogmas. Afterward we took a long stroll together, 



