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fully as much on R 's account as my own. We went 



up yesterday to Loch Con, a wild Highland region of 

 craggy rocks, with a rich sprinkling of oaks and birches 

 in the lower grounds, and. towering mountains all around. 

 I fished pretty steadily all day, chiefly to keep my mind 

 from wandering into the unseen world ; but when I looked 

 up into the sky, and saw the glory of the castellated clouds 

 of snow, how could I help rambling away from this ' dim 

 spot,' serenely beautiful though it was, to the bright array 

 of that imperishable land, where there is fulness of joy 

 for evermore ? In my present state of mind I must mix 

 all things together. The angling in Loch Con is not very 

 inspiriting. The trouts are few, but very fine. We only 

 killed ten, of which seven fell to my share, and three to 

 Sir Thomas.' 



TO HIS DAUGHTER. 



" Castle-Craig, by Noble-House, 

 10th October 1838. 



" My dearest Lassie, — On the whole the weather has 

 been charming, and I have been enjoying myself as much 

 as I can well do, considering that I am away from my 

 sweet home, and that I cannot help reflecting on the days 

 that are past, and that can now be recalled no more for 

 ever. We were often asked to come out here long ago. 

 Had we done so, there might have been great enjoyment ; 



