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he was made of, as he could swim, walk, and shoot 

 with the best, and was something of a scholar withal. 



On going into the drawing-room little Maggy was 

 caught at the piano, and easily prevailed on to sing 

 some Jacobite songs, which she did very nicely. 

 Miss Grant interpreted certain parts of the songs that 

 seemed obscure, and was gradually led on to tell us 

 stories of the old stirring times, which she related with 

 infinite spirit; and having such perfect acquaintance 

 with the country family histories and clans, this made 

 her conversation particularly interesting. She brought 

 many scenes before the mind as if they had happened 

 yesterday. I could have sat all night to listen, 

 and I began to understand in some degree the loyalty 

 and devotion so uselessly spent on those selfish and 

 ungrateful Stuarts. 



Eefore going to bed we had a turn in the avenue, 

 and arranged to have a sea bath in the morning. 



After a sound sleep, undisturbed by ghost or 

 banshee, I was out soon after seven, first at parade ; 

 but the others duly appeared, and we set off for the 

 sea, a walk of about half a mile. Leslie took us to 

 a ledge of rocks projecting into the water, where one 

 may have a deep plunge at any period of the tide, 

 and here we had a glorious swim among the waves. 



