Sunday，November15。
LunchedwithJohnson，fellowofMerton，andmetmyoldfriendMlle。BlazeduBury。Hercomments，fromthepointofviewofabrilliantyoungFrenchwoman，onallshesawaboutheratOxfordwerepungentandsuggestive。IntheeveningheardtheArchbishopofYorkThompson，preachatSt。Mary’s。Heurgedthestudentstoconsecratethemselvesbytheirexampletothemaintenanceofabetterstandardofmorality;but，despitehisstrengthandforce，thesermonseemedheavyandperfunctory。
November16。
ToWindsorwithapartyoffriends，andaswehadaspecialpermittoseealargenumberofroomsandcuriousobjectsnotusuallyshown，thevisitwasveryinteresting。SadlysuggestivewasGordon’sBible，everypagehavingitsmarginscoveredwithannotationsinhisownhand:itwasbroughtfromKhartoumafterhismurder，presentedbyhissistertotheQueen，andisnowpreservedinanexquisitelywroughtsilvercasket。
Tuesday，November18。
VisitedSomervilleHallforwomen，whichshowsavastadvanceoverOxfordasIformerlyknewit。Tothinkthatitscreationhonorsthememoryofawomanwhoattainedherhighscientificknowledgeinspiteofeverydiscouragement，andwho，whenshehadattainedit，wasdenouncedoutrageouslyfromthepulpitofYorkMinsterforit！DinedatMertonCollegewiththewarden，Hon。
GeorgeBroderick，inthehall，whichhasbeenmostbeautifullyrestoredbySirGilbertScott。WhenwillthefoundersofourAmericancollegesanduniversitiesunderstandthevasteducationalvalueofsurroundingslikethese，andespeciallyofa"hall"inwhichstudentsmeeteveryday，beneathstoriedwindowsandthebustsandportraitsofthemosteminentmeninthehistoryofscience，literature，andpublicservice？
InanswertothequestionwhetherinAmericanuniversitiestherewasanythingliketheassociationbetweeninstructorsandstudentsinEngland，Ispokeoftheevolutionofourfraternityhousesaslikelytobringaboutsomethingofthesort。ThefraternalrelationbetweenteachersandtaughtiscertainlythebestthingintheEnglishuniversities，andcoversamultitudeofsins。IfIwereagreatmillionaireIwouldestablishinourgreateruniversitiesascoreorsoofself—governingcolleges，eachwithcomfortablelodging—roomsandstudiesandwithitsownlibraryanddining—hall。Inthecommonroom，afterdinner，IsatnextProfessorWallace，whosebookonKantIhadread。HethinksthesystemofethicsreallypredominantinEnglandismodifiedKantianism。
November19。
ToMortimer，nearReading，onavisittoSirPaulHunter，whooncevisitedmeatCornell。Extractsfrommydiaryofthisvisitareasfollows:
November20。
ToBearwood，theseatofJohnWalter，M。P。，proprietorofthe"Times，"andforthefirsttimeinmylifesawafoxhunt，withthemeet，thehuntsmeninredcoats，andalltherestofit。
November21。
VisitedtheoldAbbeyChurchatReadingwithSirPaul，andintheeveningmetvariousinterestingpeopleatdinner，amongthemSirJohnMowbray，M。P。forOxfordandMr。Walter。
Sunday，November22。
Aftermorningserviceinthebeautifulparishchurchwhich，withitsschools，wasthegiftofMr。Benyon，severalofustookawalktoSilchester，withitsruinsofanoldRomanbath，ontheDukeofWellington’sestate。IntheeveningMr。Walter，whousuallyappearssoreticentandquiet，openedhimselftomequitefreely，speakingveryearnestlyregardingtheunfortunateturnwhichthequestionbetweenCatholicsandProtestantshastakeninEnglandunderpressurefromtheVatican，especiallyasregardsmarriages，andillustratinghisviewbysomemostsuggestivenewspapercuttings。HealsogavemewhatheclaimedwasthetruestoryofEarlRussell’sconductinlettingouttheConfederatecruisersagainstusduringtheCivilWar，attributingittothefactthatanunderlingchargedwithpreventingitwentsuddenlymad，sothatthematterdidnotreceiveearlyattention。ButthisdidnotmodifymyopinionofEarlRussell。ThankHeaven，heliveduntilhesawGreatBritainmadetopayheavilyforhisobstinacy。
Pitythathedidnotlivetoseethepresentrestorationofgoodfeelingbetweenthetwocountries;estoperrpetua（1905）。
Monday，November23。
Intheafternoondroveto"Bramshill，"themagnificentseatofSirWilliamCope;afterall，therehasneverbeenanydomesticarchitecturesonobleastheElizabethanandJacobean。IntheeveningtoaTorymeeting，SirJohnMowbraypresiding;hisopeningspeechastoundedme。Presentingtheclaimsofhisparty，hesaidthattheTorieswerenotonlytheauthorsofextendedsuffrageunderLordBeaconsfield，butthattheyoughtalsotohavethecreditoffreetradeingrain，sinceSirRobertPeelhadsupportedthebillfortherepealofthecornlaws。RememberingthetreatmentwhichSirRobertPeelreceivedfromDisraeliandtheTorypartyforthisveryact，itseemedtomethatSirJohn’sspeechwasthecoolestthingIhadeverheardinmylife。Itwastakeningoodpart，however。InAmericaIamquitesurethatsuchaspeechwouldhavebeenconsideredaninsulttotheaudience。
November24。
ToCambridge，whereImetanumberofoldfriends，includingDr。
Waldstein，directoroftheFitzwilliamMuseum，andSedleyTaylor，fellowofTrinity;andintheeveningdinedatKing’sCollegewiththeformerandanumberofinterestingmen，includingWestcott，theeminentNewTestamentscholar（sinceBishopofDurham）。
November26。
DinedatTrinityCollegewithSedleyTaylorandothers，andthencetothePolitico—EconomicAssociationtohearadiscussionuponcooperationinproduction;thosetakingtheprincipalpartinthemeetingbeingsundryleadingmenamongtheprofessorsandfellowsdevotedtopoliticaleconomy。DuringthedayIcalledonRobertsonSmith，theeminentbiblicalcritic，who，havingbeenthrownoutoftheFreeChurchofScotlandforrevealingsundrytruthsinbiblicalcriticismadozenyearstoosoon，hasbeenreceivedintoafarbetterplaceatCambridge。
November27。
HadadelightfulhourduringthemorninginKing’sCollegechapelwithBradshaw，thelibrarianoftheuniversity——amostaccomplishedman。Hehasapassionforchurcharchitecture，andhisdiscussionsofthewonderfulstainedwindowsofthechapelwereveryinteresting。TheeveningserviceatKing’sCollegewasmostbeautiful:nothingcouldbemoreperfectthantheantiphonalrenderingofthePsalmsbythetwochoirsandthegreatorgan。
MoreandmoreIamimpressedbytheEDUCATIONALvalueofsuchthings。
November28。
DuringthegreaterpartofthedayinthelibraryofTrinityCollegewithSedleyTaylor。Yearsbefore，IhadexploreditstreasureswithAldisWright，buttherewerenewthingstofascinateme。DiningatKing’sCollegewithWaldstein，metProfessorSeeley，authorofthe"LifeofStein，"abookwhich，eversinceitsappearance，hasbeenanobjectofmyadmiration。
November29。
Inthemorning，atKing’sCollegechapel，Iwasgreatlystruckbytheacousticpropertiesofthisimmensebuilding;for，havingseatedmyselfnearthedooratthewestend，Idistinctlyheardeverywordoftheprayerforthechurchmilitantasitwasrecitedbeforethealtarattheotherend。Afterward，atOscarBrowning’srooms，lookedoveramultitudeofinterestingdocuments，includingBritishofficialreportsfromNewYorkduringourWaroftheRevolution;andintheevening，atWaldstein’srooms，metSirHenryMaineanddiscussedwithhimhisbookon"PopularGovernment。"Heinterestedmegreatly，andI
pointedouttohimsomethingswhich，inmyopinion，hemightwelldwellmorestronglyuponinfutureeditions，andamongthesethepopularityofthevetopowerintheUnitedStates，asshowninitsextensionbyrecentlegislationofvariousStatestoitemsofsupplybills。
AtnoontoluncheonatChrist’sCollegewithProfessorRobertsonSmith，theScotchheretic。ThiswastheCambridgehomeofMiltonandDarwin，interestingmemorialsofwhomwereshownme。AmongtheguestswasDr。Creighton，professorofecclesiasticalhistory。TheearlypartofCreighton’sbookonthe"HistoryofthePapacyDuringtheReformationPeriod"hadespeciallyinterestedme，andInowenjoyedgreatlyhisknowledgeofItalianmatters。HediscussedTomasini’sbookonMachiavelli，andsundrynewItalianbooksontherelationsofthePopesandFraPaoloSarpi。
November30。
TookteaatSt。Mary’sHallwithSirHenryMaine，andcontinuedourdiscussiononhis"PopularGovernment，"which，whileopposedtodemocracy，paysagreattributetotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates。DinedwithProfessorCreighton;metvariousinterestingpeople，anddiscussedwithhimandMrs。CreightonsundrypointsinEnglishhistory，especiallythecareerofArchbishopLaud;myopinionofMacaulay’sinjusticebeingconfirmedthereby。
December11。
WentinthemorningwithSedleyTaylorandProfessorStuart，M。P。，anoldfriendofformervisits，andinspectedthemechanicallaboratoryandworkshops。Therewereaboutseventyuniversitymen，moreorless，engagedinthese，anditwasinterestingtoseeEnglishCambridgeadoptingthesamelinewhichwehavealreadytakenatCornellagainstsomuchopposition，andsurprisingtofindtheCambridgeequipmentfarinferiortothatofCornell。Afterwardvisitedthepollingboothsforanelectionwhichwasgoingon，andnotedtheextraordinaryprecautionsagainstanyinterferencewiththesecrecyoftheballot。AlsototheCavendishphysicallaboratory，which，likethemechanicallaboratory，wasfarinferiorinequipmenttooursatCornell。IntheeveningtotheGreekplay，——the"Eumenides"ofaeschylus，——whichwaswonderfullywelldone。TheAthena，MissCaseofGirtonCollege，wassuperb;theApolloimposing;theOrestesagoodactor;andthemusicveryeffective。IfoundmyselfseatednextAndrewLang，sowellknownforhisliteraryactivityinvariousfields;andonspeakingtohimoftheevidentdelightsoflifeatCambridgeandOxford，Ifoundthathehadoutlivedhisenthusiasmonthatsubject。
December2。
InthemorningtookacharmingwalkthroughSt。Peter’s，Queen’s，andothercolleges，enjoyingtheirquietinteriorcourts，theirhallsandcloisters，thebridgesacrosstheCam，andthewalksbeyond。ThentoalecturebyProfessorSeeleyon"ForcesofGovernmentinHistory。"Itwasadmirablyclear，though，inparts，perhapstoosubtle。AstoEnglandhesummedallupbysayingthatitspresentsystemwassimplyrevolutionatanymoment。Walkinghomewithhimafterward，Iaskedwhy，ifhisstatementwerecorrect，itdidnotrealizetheoldidealinFrance——namely，thatof"Larevolutionenpermanence。"AtluncheonwithWaldsteinatKing’sCollegewefoundLordLytton，recentlygovernor—generalofIndia，knowntoliteratureas"OwenMeredith，"withLadyLytton;
alsoSirWilliamAnson，provostofAllSouls;aswellastheAthenaoflastevening，MissCase;theOrestes，theApollo，SirHenryMaine，andothers。Iwasamusedatthedi...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看：