ThatRichardlostnotimeinmakingfriendsatOxfordas，indeed，heneverfailedtodowhereverhewent，thefollowingletterstohismotherwouldseemtoshow:
OXFORD——May，1892。
DEARFAMILY:
IcamedownhereonSaturdaymorningwiththePeels，whogaveanenormousboatingpartyandluncheononatinylittleisland。Thedaywasbeautifulwithawarmbrilliantsun，andtheriverwasjustasnarrowandprettyastheheadoftheSquanriver，andwitholdwallsandcollegebuildingsadded。
WehadtheprettiestMrs。PeelinourboatandMrs。JosephChamberlain，whowasMissEndicottandwhoisverysweetandpretty。Weracedtheotherpuntsandrowboatsandsoon，aftermuchsplashingandexertion，reachedtheheadoftheriver。