Cloudy weather 115
Sunsets and scenery 116
Address to Maclise 116
The Mediterranean 117
Colours of sky and sea 117
Warning to Maclise 118
Perishing frescoes 118
French Consul at Genoa 119
Rooms in villa described 120
Surrounding scenery 121
Church-ruin on the rocks 121
Angus Fletcher's sketch 121
Work in abeyance 122
Learning Italian 122
Domestic news 123
His English servants 123
English residents 124
Genoa the superb 125
Church splendours and tinsel 126
Theatres 126
Italian plays 127
Dumas' _Kean_ 127
Religious houses 128
Sunday promenade 128
Winter residence chosen 129
A lucky arrival 129
Dinner at French Consul's 130
Verses in C. D.'s honour 130
Others in Prince Joinville's 131
Rumours of war with England 131
A Marquis's reception 132
Flight and tumble 133
Quiet enjoyments 134
English visitors and news 135
Talk with Lord Robertson 135
A suggestion for Jerrold 136
Visit of Frederick Dickens 136
An inn on the Alps 136
Dangers of sea-bathing