io6 Foicr-in-Ha7id in Britain. 



walk — that was the grand finish ! We pardon Wolsey 

 his greed of getting, he was so princely in giving. To 

 the man who did so much for Oxford much may be for- 

 given. 



Oxford, June 21. 



This morning was devoted to visiting the principal 

 colleges more in detail, and also to the ascent of the 

 tower of the Sheldonian Theatre, which no one should 

 ever miss doing. Below us lay the city of palaces, for 

 such it seems, palaces of the right kind too — not for idle 

 kings or princes to riot in, and corrupt society by their 

 bad example, but for those who " scorn delights and live 

 laborious days." 



Our Cambridge member, Mr. B., tells us it does not 

 cost more than £200 ($1,000) per annum for a student 

 here. This seems very cheap. The tariff which we saw 

 in one of the halls gave us a laugh : 



" Commons. 

 Mutton, long, \\d. 

 do. short, 9^. 

 do. half, 'jdr 



The long and the half we could understand, but how 

 could they manage the short ? This must be a kind of 

 medium portion for fellows whose appetites are only 

 so-so. You see how fine things are cut even in Oxford. 

 Our party thought if the students were coaching there 

 would be little occasion for them to know anything of 



