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comparative rest and comfort of these days ; but he felt 

 he must not linger on the way, and was well pleased 

 when the time arrived for starting for Boulogne. We 

 arrived there at five o'clock ; and our intention was to 

 remain only one night, and cross the Channel on the 

 following day : but a gale having sprung up, and the 

 sea being so rough and stormy, it was deemed advisable 

 to delay the passage till Thursday, when fortunately 

 the wind had abated, and the voyage was made quietly 

 and easily. Thursday night was passed at Folkestone, 

 and then came the last part of the long, anxious journey 

 to Clifton, which was accomplished successfully, and he 

 lied the house which had been prepared for him there 

 at seven o'clock on that day. 



* It is almost impossible for anyone who did not witness 

 the difficulty of this journey, to understand the wonderful 

 presence of mind and resignation of the Principal during 

 the whole of it. There must have been so much resolu- 

 tion to struggle with his increasing weakness moments 

 when he must have felt almost incapable of any exertion, 

 and ready to wish just to stay where he was. But 

 the indomitable perseverance of the man, and his firm 

 conviction that an overruling Providence ordered all 

 things, were shown throughout. This would never have 

 resulted, had he not during his early and later years, 

 done all for God ; and it is a lesson which the young 

 men entering life in the pride of their strength and 

 intellect would do well to follow. Theirs may not be 

 accompanied by the long-continued suffering, so patiently 

 and yet so manfully endured by the Principal, but it 

 must come to all in some form sooner or later. May 

 they take an example from this great leader in the paths 

 of science, and in entire sul million be led by their God 

 ther. 1 



Arrived at Clifton he thus wrote in pencil to one of 

 his most attached friends : 



'CLIFTON, May 13ih, 1868. 



'I am deeply thankful to be on British soil again, 

 ami am not solicitous about forming futmv plans. It is 



