This page has been proofread, but needs to be validated.
168
TENNYSONIANA.

years ago, and really finds great pleasure in the place; they stayed here and at Cauterets. 'Œnone,' he said, was written on the inspiration of the Pyrenees, which stood for Ida.

"September 6.

"Tennyson and ——— have walked on to Cauterets, and I and the family follow in a calèche at two.

"Cauterets, September 7.

"To-day is heavy brouillard down to the feet, or at any rate ankles, of the hills, and little to be done. I have been out for a walk with A. T. to a sort of island between two waterfalls, with pines on it, of which he retained a recollection from his visit of thirty-one years ago, and which, moreover, furnished a simile to 'The Princess.' He is very fond of this place, evidently."[1]

During his visit to England, while staying in the Isle of Wight, Garibaldi paid a visit to Tennyson. This ever-memorable meeting took place on the afternoon of

  1. "Remains of Arthur Hugh Clough," vol. i. pp. 264-269.