he mingled interest and horror inspired in him by this extra…ordinary man finds expression in his 〃Invasion of the Crimea〃 （ii。 157）。 A few； a very few survivors； still remember his appearance and manners in the forties。 The eminent husband of a lady； now passed away； who in her lifetime gave Sunday dinners at which Kinglake was always present； speaks of him as SENSITIVE； quiet in the presence of noisy people； of Brookfield and the overpowering Bernal Osborne； liking their company； but never saying anything worthy of remembrance。 A popular old statesman； still active in the House of Commons； recalls meeting him at Palmerston； Lord Harrington's seat； where was assembled a party in honour of Madame Guiccioli and her second husband； the Marquis de Boissy； and tells me that he attached himself to ladies； not to gentlemen； nor ever joined in general tattle。 Like many other famous men； he passed through a period of shyness； which yielded to women's tactfulness only。 From the first they appreciated him； 〃if you were as gentle as your friend Kinglake；〃 writes Mrs。 Norton reproachfully to Hayward in the sulks。 Another coaeval of those days calls him handsome … an epithet I should hardly apply to him later … slight； not tall； sharp featured； with dark hair well tended； always modishly dressed after the fashion of the thirties； the fashion of Bulwer's exquisites； or of H。 K。 Browne's 〃Nicholas Nickleby〃 illustrations； leaving on all who saw him an impression of great personal distinction； yet with an air of youthful ABANDON which never quite left him： 〃He was pale； small； and delicate in appearance；〃 says Mrs。 Simpson； Nassau Senior's daughter； who knew him to the end of his life； while Mrs。 Andrew Crosse； his friend in the Crimean decade； cites his finely chiselled features and intellectual brow； 〃a complexion bloodless with the pallor not of ill…health； but of an old Greek bust。〃
CHAPTER II … 〃EOTHEN〃
〃EOTHEN〃 appeared in 1844。 Twice； Kinglake tells us； he had essayed the story of his travels； twice abandoned it under a sense of strong disinclination to write。 A third attempt was induced by an entreaty from his friend Eliot Warburton； himself projecting an Eastern tour； and to Warburton in a characteristic preface the narrative is addressed。 The book； when finished； went the round of the London market without finding a publisher。 It was offered to John Murray； who cited his refusal of it as the great blunder of his professional life； consoling himself with the thought that his father had equally lacked foresight thirty years before in declining the 〃Rejected Addresses〃； he secured the copyright later on。 It was published in the end by a personal friend； Ollivier； of Pall Mall； Kinglake paying 50 pounds to cover risk of loss； even worse terms than were obtained by Warburton two years afterwards from Colburn； who owned in the fifties to having cleared 6；000 pounds by 〃The Crescent and the Cross。〃 The volume was an octavo of 418 pages； the curious folding…plate which forms the frontispiece was drawn and coloured by the author； and was compared by the critics to a tea…tray。 In front is Moostapha the Tatar； the two foremost figures in the rear stand for accomplished Mysseri； whom Kinglake was delighted to recognize long afterwards as a flourishing hotel keeper in Constantinople； and Steel； the Yorkshire servant； in his striped pantry jacket； 〃looking out for gentlemen's seats。〃 Behind are 〃Methley；〃 Lord Pollington； in a broad…brimmed hat； and the booted leg of Kinglake； who modestly hid his figure by a tree； but exposed his foot； of which he was very proud。 Of the other characters； 〃Our Lady of Bitterness〃 was Mrs。 Procter； 〃Carrigaholt〃 was Henry Stuart Burton of Carrigaholt； County Clare。 Here and there are allusions； obvious at the time； now needing a scholiast； which have not in any of the reprints been explained。 In their ride through the Balkans they talked of old Eton days。 〃We bullied Keate； and scoffed at Larrey Miller and Okes； we rode along loudly laughing； and talked to the grave Servian forest as though it were the Brocas clump。〃 （9） Keate requires no interpreter； Okes was an Eton tutor； afterwards Provost of King's。 Larrey or Laurie Miller was an old tailor in Keate's Lane who used to sit on his open shop…board； facing the street； a mark for the compliments of passing boys； as frolicsome youngsters in the days of Addison and Steele； as High School lads in the days of Walter Scott； were accustomed to 〃smoke the cobler。〃 The Brocas was a meadow sacred to badger…baiting and cat…hunts。 The badgers were kept by a certain Jemmy Flowers； who charged sixpence for each 〃draw〃； Puss was turned out of a bag and chased by dogs； her chance being to reach and climb a group of trees near the river； known as the 〃Brocas Clump。〃 Of the quotations； 〃a Yorkshireman hippodamoio〃 （p。 35） is； I am told； an OBITER DICTUM of Sir Francis Doyle。 〃Striving to attain；〃 etc。 （p。 33）； is taken not quite correctly from Tennyson's 〃Timbuctoo。〃 Our crew were 〃a solemn company〃 （p。 57） is probably a reminiscence of 〃we were a gallant company〃 in 〃The Siege of Corinth。〃 For 〃'the own armchair' of our Lyrist's 'Sweet Lady'〃 Anne'〃 （p。 161） see the poem； 〃My own arm… chair〃 in Barry Cornwall's 〃English Lyrics。〃 〃Proud Marie of Anjou〃 （p。 96） and 〃single…sin … 〃 （p。 121）； are unintelligible； a friend once asked Kinglake to explain the former； but received for answer； 〃Oh！ that is a private thing。〃 It may； however； have been a pet name for little Marie de Viry； Procter's niece； and the CHERE AMIE of his verse； whom Eothen must have met often at his friend's house。 The St。 Simonians of p。 83 were the disciples of Comte de St。 Simon； a Parisian reformer in the latter part of the eighteenth century； who endeavoured to establish a social republic based on capacity and labour。 Pere Enfantin was his disciple。 The 〃mystic mother〃 was a female Messiah； expected to become the parent of a new Saviour。 〃Sir Robert once said a good thing〃 （p。 93）； refers possibly to Sir Robert Peel； not famous for epigram； whose one good thing is said to have been bestowed upon a friend before Croker's portrait in the Academy。 〃Wonderful likeness；〃 said the friend； 〃it gives the very quiver of the mouth。〃 〃Yes；〃 said Sir Robert； 〃and the arrow coming out of it。〃 Or it may mean Sir Robert Inglis； Peel's successor at Oxford； more noted for his genial kindness and for the perpetual bouquet in his buttonhole at a date when such ornaments were not worn； than for capacity to conceive and say good things。 In some mischievous lines describing the Oxford election where Inglis supplanted Peel； Macaulay wrote
〃And then said all the Doctors sitting in the Divinity School； Not this man； but Sir Robert' … now Sir Robert was a fool。〃
But in the fifth and later editions Kinglake altered it to 〃Sir John。〃
By a curious oversight in the first two editions （p。 41） JOVE was made to gaze on Troy from Samothrace； it was rightly altered to Neptune in the third； and 〃eagle eye of Jove〃 in the following sentence was replaced by 〃dread Commoter of our globe。〃 The phrase 〃a natural Chiffney…bit〃 （p。 109）； I have found unintelligible to… day through lapse of time even to professional equestrians and stable…keepers。 Samuel Chiffney； a famous rider and trainer； was born in 1753； and won the Derby on Skyscraper in 1789。 He managed the Prince of Wales's stud； was the subject of discreditable insinuations； and was called before the Jockey Club。 Nothing was proved against him； but in consequence of the FRACAS the Prince severed his connection with the Club and sold his horses。 Chiffney invented a bit named after him； a curb with two snaffles； which gave a stronger bearing on the sides of a horse's mouth。 His rule in racing was to keep a slack rein and to ride a waiting race； not calling on his horse till near the end。 His son Samuel； who followed him； observed the same plan； from its frequent success the term 〃Chiffney rush〃 became proverbial。 In his ride through the desert （p。 169） Kinglake speaks of his 〃native bells … the innocent bells of Marlen； that never before sent forth their music beyond the Blaygon hills。〃 Marlen bells is the local name for the fine peal of St。 Mary Magdalen； Taunton。 The Blaygon； more commonly called the Blagdon Hills； run parallel with the Quantocks； and between them lies the fertile Vale of Taunton Deane。 〃Damascus；〃 he says； on p。 245； 〃was safer than Oxford〃； and adds a note on Mr。 Everett's degree which requires correction。 It is true that an attempt was made to NON…PLACET Mr。 Everett's honorary degree in the Oxford Theatre in 1843 on the ground of his being a Unitarian； not true that it succeeded。 It was a conspiracy by the young lions of the Newmania； who had organized a formidable opposition to the degree； and would have created a painful scene even if defeated。 But the Proctor of that year； Jelf； happened to be the most…hated official of the century； and the furious groans of undergraduate displeasure at his presence； continuing unabated for three…quarters of an hour； compelled Wynter； the Vice…Chancellor； to break up the Assembly； without recitation of the prizes； but not without conferring the degrees in dumb show： unconscious Mr。 Everett smilingly took his place in red gown among the Doctors； the Vice… Chancellor asserting afterwards； what was true in the letter though not in the spirit； that he did not hear the NON…PLACETS。 So while Everett was obnoxious to the Puseyites； Jelf was obnoxious to the undergraduates； the cannonade of the angry youngsters drowned the odium of the theological malcontents； in the words of Bombastes：
〃Another lion gave another roar； And the first lion thought the last a bore。〃
The popularity of 〃Eothen〃 is a paradox： it fascinates by violating all the rules which convention assigns to viatic narrative。 It traverses the most affecting regions of the world； and describes no one of them： the Troad … and we get only his childish raptures over Pope's 〃Homer's Iliad〃； Stamboul … and he recounts the murderous services rendered by the Golden Horn to t