194 THE FINDHORN AND THE NAIRN 



Sir Hugh paid his tailor punctually ; and it is to be 

 noted that in all the many bills for clothes, there is not 

 a single instance of tartan or Highland dress. 



4 ells black fingrum at 9, 15s 30 



| ell fine dito for canons to your breeches . . 15 



10 J doz. fine black Inglis buttonis .... 3 3 



4 ells fine vermilion for a wescoat at 32s. the ell, . 24 



1 black Inglis hatt 15 12 



and so on (it is Scots money a pound being about 

 equal to one shilling sterling), but of philabegs, plaids, 

 sporrans, and Highland brooches, there is no mention 

 in the equipment of this most Highland magnate. 



There is a noble view to the north from the top of 

 Cawdor tower, right across the level carse to the Moray 

 Firth, and beyond, where Ben Wyvis and the Strath- 

 conan range gleam with the first snow of October. 



LXXV 



Hardly could greater contrast be found between two 

 rivers running so near one another as there is between 

 those on either side of Cawdor. 



Th.6 Find- 



horn and The Findhorn, dark and powerful, flowing 

 aurn through stupendous gorges where inacces- 

 sible crags rise on either side or on both sides, is the 

 very ideal of a wild salmon river. It ought to be 

 second to none in the north ; sad it is to say that it 

 holds a very poor reputation among anglers. Not very 

 far above the tideway a flat-bedded rock stretches 

 crescent-wise across the river-bed, offering an obstacle 

 practicable to ascending fish only at certain heights of 



