Sam was awakened at 3 AM  by a braying jackass in front of the hotel. The party left Geneva for  Italy, stopping at Chambéry, France for a break. More from his notebook:

One  dreads going into Italy because of its reputation. What  small & frivolous countries there are over here. Italy  the home of art & swindling; home of religion & moral rottenness…
We  were four hours going from Geneva to Chambery, & had  infinite difficulty to get seats with 1 class tickets.–er
Changed  cars once, were herded like cattle through a douain & had a long wait &  as much trouble as ever to secure seats. On  arrival I felt like the man whose oxen ran away over a stumpy road—if I ever  have to go to h— I want to go by the Chambery railway, I’ll be so glad to get  there [MTNJ 2: 182-3].