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CHAPTER XIV.

Cairndow Inn—Ardinglass—Glen Kinglass—Pass over Rest-and-be-Thankful—Glen Croe—Loch Long—Aroquhar Inn—Loch Lomond—Ben Lomond—Luss—Dumbarton.

I quitted my kind host and hostess at Inveraray with great regret, for nothing could exceed the attentions of Captain and Mrs. Graham; nor can I forget the pleasant hours made so, by the good temper and never-ceasing cheerfulness of Mrs. Haswell.

When I turned the corner that screened me from the enchanting scene of Inveraray, I really was cast down, and the rain that came on did not raise my spirits. I crossed the river Fine at the head of the lake, and soon arrived at Cairndow inn, where, according to my usual custom, I eat my dinner in the chaise; the rain pouring all the time. I was near a very pretty place called Ardinglass, where is a new modern house just then finished, situated at the foot of Glen Kinglass, with the river of that name falling in gentle