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 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.

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

"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."

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