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turn of the head, and you are able to follow the 

 North Glen as far as the first bridge on the 

 Loch Kanza road. Then, looking seaward, the 

 Estuary of the Clyde takes the appearance of a 

 great lake ; and, when the skies are clear and 

 the water blue, there is much, both in the 

 contour of the shore and the appearance of the 

 sea, which suggests the idea of Italian beauty. 

 Let me add another word : choose a stormy 

 day for a view up the Glens, and a still one for 

 that across the sea. 



We were talking these things over as we 

 lingered about Sannox last night. Coming 

 along the lane out of the South Glen and past 

 the old graveyard of Saint Michael, we were 

 overtaken by a homeward-bound bee which was 

 hurrying down from its heather-pasturage on 

 the heights. It swept past us with a loud hum 

 which sounded like a note of pride and satis- 

 faction. There is fine feeding here for bees ; 

 and loads of hives are brought over on the 



