DAYS IN DOVE DALE 55 



different impression did those head waters 

 convey to us when the next day we en- 

 countered them in the neighbourhood of 

 Buxton !) 



We intended to take train for Matlock, 

 but on reaching the station at a quarter to 

 five we found the four o'clock train for Buxton 

 just starting with (as the exasperated pas- 

 sengers said) its usual punctuality. So we 

 went to Buxton instead of Matlock, and 

 there we remained till Monday. Buxton 

 is a delightful place that is all I need say 

 about it. 



Being interested in the lovely river we 

 had caught a glimpse of at Haddon Hall, we 

 here explored the sources of " The Wye," the 

 chief of which is in a remarkable cavern called 

 Poole's Hole. These are three in number, 

 called respectively 7, Thou, He, and when 

 this trinity becomes unity its singular names 

 becomes the plural We, now changed to Wye. 

 At least that is the origin of its name as given 

 to me by a gossiping neighbour at the hotel. 

 I cannot vouch fo ; r its accuracy. 



(I have omitted the few pages having reference 

 to the insalubrity of " The Wye " as it was 



