Continuing the homeward journey by South-Eastern Railway, the Rambler will arrive in due course at the station of GREENWICH, eighteen miles from Gravesend. Here alighting, a short walk eastward, on the south side of the line—through _London Street_, turning right by end of _Church Street_—will lead us to the entrance of Greenwich Park. This well-known place of popular resort was referred to by Dickens in his first contributions to the _Evening Chronicle_, 1835, which were afterwards collected under the name of “Sketches by Boz.” The sketch is entitled “_Greenwich Fair_,” and gives descriptions of the doings in the park at that festival, as holden aforetime in this locality— “The principal amusement is to drag young ladies up the steep hill which leads to the Observatory, and then drag them down again at the very top of their speed, greatly to the derangement of their curls and bonnet-caps, and much to the edification of lookers-on from below.” From the Park entrance we may now proceed towards the river by _Church Street_, on the left hand of which, past _London Street_, stands the Church of St. Alphege, a handsome edifice in classic style. The happy wedding of _Bella Wilfer_ and _John Rokesmith_, otherwise _Harmon_, here took place, in the presence of a “gruff and glum old pensioner” from the neighbouring hospital, with two wooden legs. We may also recall the circumstance of Mr. and Mrs. Boffin’s attendance, that worthy couple being hid away near the church organ. Following the route northward, we may soon reach _King William Street_, by the river side, in which is situated Quartermaine’s Ship Tavern. This is the place where the “lovely woman” and her father once dined together on the occasion of their “innocent elopement.” (See “Our Mutual Friend,” chapter 8, Book 2.) It may be also remembered as the hotel at which was celebrated the wedding dinner of _Mr. and Mrs. Rokesmith_ aforesaid, “dear little Pa” being the honoured guest of that blissful opportunity. We may here also recollect the dignified bearing of the head waiter—The Archbishop of Greenwich—“a solemn gentleman in black clothes and a white cravat, who looked much more like a clergyman than _the_ clergyman, and seemed to have mounted a great deal higher in the church.” Leaving GREENWICH, a short ride of twenty minutes (six miles), following the course of the river, will bring us to the CHARING CROSS TERMINUS, in central London. RAMBLE VII Excursion to Canterbury and Dover