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On coming back, glowing, and hungry as hunters, 

 every one was ready for the Highland breakfast 

 home-made bread and oat cakes, fresh trout and sea 

 fish, grouse, roe liver, eggs, ham, and honey, finish- 

 ing with the ad valorem thimbleful of cognac, 

 approved by Frenchman and Highlander alike. 



All this first day was passed in wandering over the 

 grounds, inspecting Highland cattle and cross-bred 

 sheep, and ransacking the stables and kennels ; and in 

 the afternoon we had a long ramble by the sea-coast. 



In the evening there was much talk of sport, and 

 of our qualifications for next day's work : the Laird 

 having arranged to have the covers driven for roe 

 and capercailzie. Mrs. Peyton and the young ladies 

 were to come to Dunesk on the day following, and 

 the Laird said we must do our duty as sportsmen, 

 for all failures would be related and unmercifully 

 quizzed. Of course each one thought he at least 

 was safe to be on the laughing side. 



After having music, round games, &c., Miss Grant 

 showed us some curious and interesting portraits of 

 the notables of the Forty-five and other stirring 

 times ; they were small pictures, and some of them 

 not highly artistic, but they bore the impress of being 

 genuine. In her collection was one of Claver- 



