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thron;.;h these hills; and, seeing that the 

 same was true of the rivers flowing south 

 wards tlnou;;h the South I )ovvns, the };eiieral 

 truth was boldly aniiouiii ed that ( hall. ian:>es 

 do not form watersheds, Tin: true history 

 of these rivers becomes < lear to the student 

 when he considers the < han;;es whi< h in the 

 comparatively recent past must have oc- 

 ( urred in the \\Valden area over which his 

 Observation is now fixed. lie builds over 

 a;;ain the dome of ( aialk ; this < ompleled, 

 he has hut one ( 'hall-; ranvo instead of 

 two. 'J'he rivers llowin;; over I his single 

 rid^c northwards to the Thames and south 

 wards to the ('haiinel would carve out th-ir 

 beds, and as by this process of river de 

 inidation the valleys throirdi which they 

 flowed would he deepened, a ;;radual up- 

 heaval of the \Veald would enable them to 

 continue their work and flow. Allow this 

 double pro<ess of 'halite, v\/.. the deepen 

 m;; of the river beds and upheaval of the 

 Weald to (onlimie, until, by weatherin;;, the 

 dome of ( 'hall-, has been ompletcly removed, 

 and the student ;;rasps the explanal ion of 

 the pn/./.le of these ri\er, appeal in;; to break 

 throu:;h the ' hall-; ran;;f:s. 



'I here are other problems in desci-iptive and phy 

 sif al ;'.'-";'.raphy whi<h claim attention in this journey, 

 and which <amiot. be explained except by actual visit. 

 I leave these, but repe.it my oiler to conduct those 

 teachers \v]\o express their desire, over the field. An 



