through Switzerland, down the Rhine, and through 

 Belgium visiting Waterloo on October x^and reaching 

 London on the apth. 



A good part of the rest of the year was occupied with 

 visits to the Wallaces at Oxford (he had spent a few 

 days in Oxford once before in 1861) ; here he enjoyed 

 not only the society of his fancee, but plenty of good 

 music, and many entomological discussions with Pro- 

 fessor Westwood. 



On January 10 in the following year (1865-) my father 

 and Mr. Bradshaw again left for the Continent; they 

 were met at Boulogne by my uncle, T. E. B. Tennant, 

 who travelled with them for two months. After a few 

 days spent in Paris, Macon, and Chambery, they went 

 by diligence over the Mt. Cenis Pass (January 16). 

 c Left (St. Michel) at 3 (for ^ p.m.) in diligences to cross 

 the Pass three diligences full (forty-five passengers), nine 

 horses in each. After ascending for five hours through 

 beautiful scenery mountains and torrents, etc. snow 

 deepening gradually all the way, stopped to dine at 

 8 p.m. at Lanslebourg. Here changed into sledges, and 

 after forty minutes' delay started again in a long cavalcade 

 of six sledges, five or six horses or mules in each, with 

 bells ; all the mules " end on ", not abreast, except in 

 one or two cases of two- wheelers. The ascent continued 

 for about three or three-and-a-half hours, and apparently 

 at times with great difficulty from snowdrifts. At the 

 end of this time we seemed to have reached the summit 



