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obliterated the chagrin which our disappoint- 

 ment had occasioned. 



In the course of the afternoon, we got from 

 an eminence a transient view of the opposite 

 shores of the lake, and some parts of the moun- 

 tain scenery ; what we saw, however, did not 

 qualify us to form any opinion, or to decide on 

 the pretensions of the scenery, yet it was suf- 

 ficient to satisfy us that it possessed great sub- 

 limity. The vapors arising from the boggy 

 grounds which surround Killarney present- 

 ed numerous appearances resembling minor 

 rainbows. 



A most important part of a repast here is 

 salmon, taken immediately from the lake, and 

 broiled on boughs of the arbutus, which are 

 considered to add highly to its flavor. 



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A frank and unconstrained discussion, which 

 our inquiries occasioned, led us to take "no note 

 of time ;" it was late in the evening before we 

 left the cottage. The night was too dark to 

 allow of our distinguishing any of the objects 

 around us, though we had a tolerably fair mo- 

 ment for returning. 



The weather here had of late been so un- 

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