OnthewallsofhisbedroomwereaseriesofFrenchRevolutionprintsrepresentingeventsinthelifeofLycurgus。Therewas“Grandeurd’amedeLycurgue。”and“Lycurgueconsultel’oracle。”andthentherewas“CalciopealaCour。”UnderthiswaswritteninFrenchandSpanish：“Modeledegraceetdebeaute，lajeuneCalciopenonmoinssagequebelleavaitmeritel’estimeetl’attachementduvertueuxLycurgue。Vivementeprisdetantdecharmes，l’illustrephilosophelaconduisaitdansletempledeJunon，ouilss’unirentparunsermentsacre。Aprescetteaugusteceremonie，Lycurgues’empressadeconduiresajeuneepouseaupalaisdesonfrerePolydecte，RoideLacedemon。Seigneur，luidit-il，lavertueuseCalciopevientderecevoirmesvoeuxauxpiedsdesautels，j’osevousprierd’approuvercetteunion。LeRoitemoignad’abordquelquesurprise，maisl’estimequ’ilavaitpoursonfrereluiinspiraunereponsepleinedebeinveillance。Ils’approchaaussitotdeCalciopequ’ilembrassatendrement，comblaensuiteLycurguedeprevenancesetparuttressatisfait。”
HecalledmyattentiontothisandthensaidsomewhattimidlythathewouldratherhavemarriedEllenthanCalciope。Isawhewashardeningandmadenohesitationaboutproposingthatinanotherdayortwoweshouldproceeduponourjourney。
Iwillnotwearythereaderbytakinghimwithusoverbeatenground。WestoppedatSiena，Cortona，Orvieto，Perugiaandmanyothercities，andthenafterafortnightpassedbetweenRomeandNapleswenttotheVenetianprovincesandvisitedallthosewondroustownsthatliebetweenthesouthernslopesoftheAlpsandthenorthernonesoftheApennines，comingbackatlastbytheS。
Gothard。IdoubtwhetherhehadenjoyedthetripmorethanIdidmyself，butitwasnottillwewereonthepointofreturningthatErnesthadrecoveredstrengthenoughtobecalledfairlywell，anditwasnotformanymonthsthathesocompletelylostallsenseofthewoundswhichthelastfouryearshadinflictedonhimastofeelasthoughtherewereascarandascaronlyremaining。
Theysaythatwhenpeoplehavelostanarmorafoottheyfeelpainsinitnowandagainforalongwhileaftertheyhavelostit。OnepainwhichhehadalmostforgottencameuponhimonhisreturntoEngland，Imeanthestingofhishavingbeenimprisoned。Aslongashewasonlyasmallshop-keeperhisimprisonmentmatterednothing；