went early to Christ Church, where it was preached, and, after
pushing through such a crowd as usually blocks up the entrance into
Exeter Hall, I found on getting into the Cathedral that every seat
was occupied. However, standing to hear such a man was no great
exertion, and I never was so interested before. It will probably be
printed, so that you will have no occasion for any remarks of mine.
It is sufficient that he preached the doctrine to my mind in an
invincible manner.' The letter has a postscript--'Easter vacation
will be from three weeks to a month. Hurrah! say I; now a precious
deal more glad am I to leave Oxford for the holidays than Eton,
though Feniton is better than either.'

Even in the last undergraduate year, the preference for Eton remained
as strong as ever. Coley intended to remain at Oxford to read for
honours through great part of the Long vacation; and after refreshing
himself with a run to Eton, he wrote:--

'Now for a very disagreeable contrast, but still I shall find great
interest in my work as I go on, and reading books for the second or
third time is light work compared to the first stodge at them. I am,
however, behindhand with my work, in spite of not having wasted much
time here.... I really don't see my way through the mass of work
before me, and half repent having to go up for class.

'...I went to the opera on Tuesday, but was too much taken up by Eton
to rave about it, though Grisi's singing and acting were out and out;
but, in sober earnest, I think if one was to look out simply for
one's own selfish pleasure in this world, staying at Eton in the
summer is paradise. I certainly have not been more happy, if so
happy, for years, and they need no convincing there of my doting