xT. 69.] TO R. W. CHURCH. 703 
Nothing to keep us long here, though picturesque- 
ness is not wanting. The days are hot. At Granada, 
to which we fly to-morrow afternoon, we expect to find 
the juste milieu. . . . 
One bit of this sheet to tell you that Joey’s portrait 
has been painted by Murillo, and a good likeness, 
hair, pose, and features. He is holding a bird aloft, 
and a white little dog is looking up wistfully at it, to 
Joey’s delight. It is in the Museum at Madrid, and 
is much admired. .. . 
TO R. W. CHURCH. 
Tue ALHAMBRA, GRANADA, November 2, 1880. 
It is time that you should be thanked for the notes 
you kindly sent us. They will come of use later. You 
will wish to know what we have been doing for the 
past month, only a month by the almanac, for we 
left England October 1, and Paris on the 6th, the 
latter being the date we count from. So that there is 
not yet quite a month of travel, yet it seems a long 
while, as if stored with a year’s memories. And the 
weather throughout has been superb. One cold day 
in Paris, and some cool nights between Bordeaux and 
Madrid; and then, even at Madrid, we had summer 
rather than autumn weather, until, ascending from 
Malaga to this higher region, the cool and fresh air 
which comes down from the snow-flecked Sierra Ne- 
vada makes the sunshine pleasant and wraps desirable 
at nightfall. 
A few midday hours served for Orleans, and we 
went on to Blois. You know how very charming that 
is, and you may imagine Mrs. Gray’s delight at the 
