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appearances ! Eob what is most esteemed and 

 held to be precious of this, whether a ribbon 

 or a jewel, and how poor and valueless they 

 become ! But see, our boatman is beckoning 

 to us ; and not too soon, as we seem to be in 

 danger of passing into the sentimental. Whilst 

 you are finishing the putting together your 

 rod (mine is in order), I will step into the inn, 

 well called the " Angler's Inn," and give 

 some directions for our evening meal, and 

 secure our beds ; a necessary precaution where 

 tourists often come in suddenly and unex- 

 pectedly. 



AMICUS. You did well, for I see a party 

 approaching. Now we are afloat, tell me, if 

 you please, the names of the more conspicuous 

 hills which rise in varied forms and different 

 distances so finely above the lake. 



PISCATOE. I admire with you these hills, 

 they are so picturesque in their forms and 

 grouping, and, as their names imply, bearing 

 resemblance, in many instances, to familiar 

 objects, the works of man, a circumstance, 

 I fancy, which has a heightening impressive 

 effect on the mind. But, to answer your 

 question : that nearest headland projecting into 



