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we have had a fine day. At 3 we came on to this place, stopping 

 half an hour at Pau, which gave us time to see the Terrace and 

 Castle. ... I must confess that I am disappointed with the 

 scenery. There are places of great beauty, such as Cambo and 

 Itzatzou, and this, but the rest of the scenery we passed through, 

 were it not for the distant Pyrenees, is somewhat tame and 

 monotonous. This place is in a beautiful situation. After 

 dinner we strolled down to the Grotte Miraculeuse. It was like 

 going through a fair solicited on all sides to buy photographs, 

 wax candles, rosaries, medals, &c. . . . To-morrow we see the 

 other (ossiferous) grottes, and then proceed to Lannemezean and 

 Toulouse, which I hope to reach at 9.20 P.M., and there to find 

 letters from you. 



To his Wife. TOULOUSE, 21th April 1878. 



On arriving here last night we found L. Lartet waiting for us. 

 He has been out with us all day, and we have arranged to go 

 this evening at 5.50 to Foix in the Pyrenees. So I have only 

 time to write a very few lines. We return here to-morrow 

 morning stop here Friday, and proceed early on Saturday to 

 Brives. After that it is uncertain where we stop, unless at Peri- 

 gueux. So please write to P. E., Paris. Madame Lartet inquired 

 particularly after all Uncle Charles and sisters and hopes to 

 see you here some day. . . . 



The Lartets are full of recollections of your dear Uncle Hugh. 



The party travelled home vid Paris, and the Pro- 

 fessor reached Oxford at the given date to begin his 

 summer-class excursions. At the end of term, on the 

 22nd June, he set out on a journey of exploration to the 

 Gower Coast and St David's. Two or three days were 

 spent at Gloucester, where he was joined by Mr W. C. 

 Lucy in examining the gravel which caps some of the 

 hills in various directions in the neighbourhood, and in 

 ascertaining its component parts. 



From Swansea he proceeded by the Gower coast to 

 Rhos Sili in a day of fervent heat, which added greatly 



