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which was 
Lot very easy of access in those day s. An account of 1 
these travels was given to his friends in a little book entitled '< 
“Continental Wayside Notes,” privately printed in 1865. This \ 
book shows very clearly the effect of a well-planned tour on a young 
and receptive mind, and breathes an enjoyment of the adventures < 
of travelling as well as a keen appreciation of all which came 
under bis notice. r l his love of adventure characterised Mr. \ 
Standen throughout life, and, as his daughter has told me, he 
was never so happy as when travelling. 
Shortly after returning from his travels, Mr Standen en- ( 
tered the large and successful tailoring business carried on at j 
16 Waterloo Place and at Oxford, where the name is familiar to fl 
many generations of University men. The business prospered, jjfl 
and in the year 1880 Mr. Standen retired, and went to live at 
Alby Hill House, Aylsham, Norfolk. In 1883 be took his 
family abroad, and spent some years in Germany and Italy. Ho j 
was always an active member ox the English colony, and he \ 
organised, during his stay at Florence, a series of rambles into 
the neighbouring country, which were much enjoyed by those ; 
who attended them. In 1880 he returned to England, and 
settled first at Framingham Earl Hall, Norwich, afterwards at 
67 Earls Court Square, London, then for a considerable period 
at Thorpe-le-Soken Hall, Colchester, after this at “Townlands,” ! 
Lindfield, Sussex, and finally at Cupernham House, Hornsey, j 
Besides these changes there were numerous visits to the Continent jfi 
of longer or sbortei duration. 
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I first made the acquaintance, of Mr. Standen in 1893, and itxjH 
arose out of a visit which we had both recently made to Corsica! 
for the purpose of studying the endemic butterflies of the island, | 
in which he was much interested, as well as in European butter- 
flies generally. From that time onwards I was a fre<j uent guest V 
of his at Thorpe-1 e-Soken, Lindfield, and Romsey, and I enjoyed 
a holiday with him in southern Norway in 1898, and again in 
Majorca in 1905. Mr. Standee’s ready aptitude for picking up 
languages, and thereby getting into touch with all whom he came 
across, greatly helped him to extract the maximum enjoyment 
from such travels, and made him a delightful companion. French, 
German and Italian he knew well, but if it were a question of 
Spanish or Norwegian, he was not slow in pi< king up sufficient 
for the purpose of some intercourse. Of even greater assistance 
to his enjoyment vas the cheerful spirit in which he accepted 
anything which might turn up. If, as happened in Majorca, 
when he was past 70, he was violently thrown on to a heap of 
stones by a restive mule, or he had to fetch all the water which 
