24 STUDIES OF NATURE 



picturesque object, whether seen from the land 

 or from the sea. 



Lamlash has a character of its own. It is 

 neither so rugged as Corrie, nor so soft and 

 beautiful as Brodick. Corrie is a nest at the 

 mountain-foot, and there is little more than 

 standing-room for its houses ; the sea breaks 

 roughly upon it, its air is the most bracing in 

 Arran, it has no pretensions, and its frequent- 

 ers have none. Brodick lies in a basin and, 

 although but six or seven miles away, its clim- 

 ate is perceptibly softer. It is also under the 

 shadow of a castle, and plumes itself upon the 

 frequent patronage of a duke. Lamlash has a 

 sheltered situation, and a mild climate also ; 

 but then it lives in the presence of the duke's 

 factor, and not in that of the duke. It is 

 plebeian, therefore, and in consequence is mildly 

 snubbed by the aristocratic Brodick. It is a 

 right pleasant place, however, and has a clean 

 and homely look. The whitewashed houses 



