The "Leaves from a South African Journal," which close the third volume of Short Studies, describe his journey in his most agreeably colloquial style.

A piece of literary criticism adorns the entry for September 4th.

"I have been feeding hitherto on Greek plays: this morning I took Homer instead, and the change is from a hot-house to the open air.

The Greek dramatists, even Aeschylus himself, are burdened with a painful consciousness of the problems of human life, with perplexed theories of Fate and Providence.

Homer is fresh, free, and salt as the ocean." No sooner had Froude landed at Cape Town than he began tracing all its evils to responsible government.