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clouds which had veiled the mountains were uplifted 

 as they entered the never-to-be-forgotten Pass of 

 Glencoe. Gradually a glorious sunset lighted and 

 touched the mountain summits and outlines with a 

 beauty indescribable. The scene was solemn and awe- 

 inspiring, and the travellers sat in silence, almost over- 

 powered by its grandeur. That sunset upon the 

 rugged towering cliffs, apart from the tragic memories 

 of the Glen, would alone have been well worth a thou- 

 sand miles of travel. 



The day following being Sunday, Professor and Mrs 

 Prestwich accompanied the Rev. Dr Story from the 

 Ballachulish Hotel to Glencoe, where the rev. gentle- 

 man conducted the service of the Church of Scotland. 

 The deep reverence of that small congregation was 

 very impressive ; and as all joined with fervour in sing- 

 ing from the Scottish metrical version of the Psalms to 

 their own plaintive melodies, one could not but remem- 

 ber that this remnant of the clan represented the few 

 descendants of the MacDonalds who escaped the cruel 

 massacre. 



In a long afternoon walk on the seaward shore, 

 Prestwich was charmed with the scenery, the evidence 

 of a raised beach, ice- act ion, and geology in general. 

 One large boulder on the Loch Leven shore was 

 pointed out to him next morning as St Peter's stone, 

 and he was well satisfied with the display of polished 

 stones and roches moutonnees. The morning was spent in 

 the slate quarries of Glencoe, and a brief visit was made 

 to a newly opened granite quarry. Rain fell heavily 

 as they left Fort William and got out in the wild tract 

 skirting Ben Nevis, but by the time Roy Bridge was 

 reached it had cleared, so that there was a fine view in 

 the evening light of the mountains patched with snow. 



