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dock, and nettles, are discovered as we walk round 

 and about the island, but the sun has now been 

 below the horizon for some time, so that the li^ht is 



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not the best for flower-hunting. In the west the 

 Megstone Rock, with its " whitewashed " summit, 

 stands out with rare distinctness, while more to the 



SUNSET OFF FARNE ISLAND 



north and on the land, the Cheviots are wrapt in the 

 haze of evening. 



As it becomes darker, the wild cries of sea-birds are 

 not so frequently heard ; and then, one by one, they 

 pass and go to their homes on the rocks. For a long 

 time I look out over the islands, the more distant 

 being lost in the darkness of night, the gleam of the 

 Longstone-light showing the distance to which the 

 islands stretch, while at regular intervals the glare 



