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right divine of kings to govern wrong&quot;; and all this with 

 a mixture of cynicism and unctuousness which makes this 

 catechism one of the most remarkable political works of 

 modern times. 



At this time I made an interesting acquaintance with 

 Francis Galton, the eminent English authority on hered 

 ity. Discussing dreams, he told me a story of a lady 

 who said that she knew that dreams came true; for she 

 dreamed once that the number 3 drew a prize in the 

 lottery, and again that the number 8 drew it; and so, she 

 said, &quot;I multiplied them together, 3X8 =27, bought a 

 ticket bearing the latter number, and won the prize. 



Very interesting were my meetings with Marion Craw 

 ford, the author. Nothing could be more delightful than 

 his villa and surroundings, and his accounts of Italian 

 life were fascinating, as one would expect after reading 

 his novels. Another new acquaintance was Mr. Mayall, 

 an English microscopist ; he gave me accounts of his visit 

 to the Louvre with Herbert Spencer, who, after looking 

 steadily at the &quot; Immaculate Conception &quot; of Murillo, said, 

 &quot;I cannot like a painted figure that has no visible means 

 of support.&quot; 



On my return northward I visited the most famous of 

 Christian monasteries, the cradle of the Benedictine 

 order, Monte Cassino, and there met a young English 

 novice, who introduced me to various Benedictine fa 

 thers, especially sundry Germans who were decorating 

 with Byzantine figures the lower story, near the altar of 

 St. Benedict. At dinner the young man agreed with me 

 that it might be well to have a Benedictine college at 

 Oxford, but thought that any college established there 

 must be controlled by the Jesuit order. He professed 

 respect for the Jesuits, but evidently with some mistrust 

 of their methods. On my asking if he thought he could 

 bear the severe rule of his order, especially that of ris 

 ing about four o clock in the morning and retiring early 

 in the evening, he answered that formerly he feared that 

 he could not, but that now he believed he could. On my 



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