32 ON SURREY HILLS. 



CHAPTER II. 



AMONG THE HILLS. 



SURREY HILLS, or, as they have been justly named, 

 the Surrey Highlands, have a charm peculiarly their 

 own. To the lover of nature, under their varied 

 aspects, influenced by overhanging storm or clouds, 

 or by the bright glad sunshine, they are beautiful, 

 with their rich depth of colour : to the true field 

 naturalist they offer all that he could wish for in the 

 way of natural life fur, fish, and feather, to say 

 nothing of the insect and floral wealth, which I be- 

 lieve to be unsurpassed in the length and breadth 

 of England. In the pursuit of my business I have 

 ^vt< f wandered much over these hills, along their sides 

 and through the great stretches of valley-lands that 

 go by the name of Weald. This term, however, 



