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all hailing from the Windermere Hotel. 

 The first ran to Ambleside, Rydal, and 

 Grasmere to Keswick, an easy road. The 

 second ran by '' the highest inhabited 

 house " down Kirkstone Pass, a nasty 

 dangerous hill, to U lis water and Patterdale. 

 These two still run — at least, I drove the 

 latter during a flying visit to the old place 

 (no longer a school) in the Jubilee year. 

 The third, which may be run now, but was, 

 I fancy, at one time taken off, ran by 

 Bowness and, crossing Windermere Lake 

 by the ferry-boat, reached Coniston through 

 Hawkshead. This road presented no 

 difficulties, but the ferry required a steady 

 team. It was not a steam affair in those 

 days. 



I have already described the coaches. 

 The horses were the pick of Rigg's posters, 



