Mrs. Schwarz called punctually at 10, according to agreement and took us to St. Leonhardt Church, which was begun 800 years ago. In the Salvator Chorlein, or chapel, is a wonderful vaulting of ribs of stone, detached just like they make out of wood, but in stone, and it seems wonderful to me that they…

I spent a good part of the morning writing and, after a hurried lunch, I met Hortense at the station, and together we took a train for Homburg vor der Hoeh, a town of some 15,000 inhabitants near the Tannus Mountain, which was the residence of the Landgraf of Hesse Homburg from 1622 to 1866…

I had to buy a new suitcase. Your old one, which I have been using for my traps, went to pieces. They are higher in price here than in America, but I thought it best to buy a good one. I also went out with Hortense to buy some flower seeds. Charles called for me,…