VII.—LORD LYONS 131 VIII.—THE WEDDING OF THE PRINCE OF WALES 161 IX.—MY BROTHER. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA 189 X.—RUSSIA 204 XI.—THE WINTER OF 1863-1864 232 XII.—THROUGH THE WINTER 246 XIII.—MOSCOW 287 XIV.—THE FIRST CALL OF THE EAST 307 XV.—CHINA IN 1865-1866 328 XVI.—PEKING 343 XVII.—PEKING 356 XVIII.—JAPAN 373 XIX.—THE SHŌGUN OR TYCOON 386 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS VOL. I THE AUTHOR (_photogravure_) _Frontispiece_ _Photograph by Furley Lewis, Esq._ PORTRAIT IN MEMORY OF BERTRAM ASHBURNHAM _Facing page_ 2 _From Gwillim’s Heraldry._ THE RUINS OF MITFORD CASTLE ” 4 _From a drawing, dated August, 1769, by J. Mitford (Lord Redesdale)._ WILLIAM MITFORD ” 14 _From an oil painting by John Jackson, R.A._ THE ASHBURNHAM FAMILY ” 26 EDWARD CRAVEN HAWTREY, D.D., ETON COLLEGE ” 52 _A sketch by a sixth form boy._ FIRE-PLACE IN EVANS’ HOUSE ” 64 _From a water-colour sketch by W. Evans._ MARIO ” 192 _By Lord Leighton, P.R.A._ EMBASSY HOUSE, ST. PETERSBURG ” 206 _From a water-colour drawing by Charlemagne, 1864._ THE DEAD EMPEROR NICHOLAS I. ” 252 THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER II. ” 264 _From a sketch by Zichy._ THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER II. ” 272 _From a sketch by Zichy._ MEMORIES CHAPTER I THE CRADLE AND THE RACE Nam genus et proavos et quæ non fecimus ipsi, Vix ea nostra voco.