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res　of　Lake　Malcolm？ Why　so　directly　make　his　way　towards　Simon's　cottage；　yet　so　carefully　as　hitherto　to　avoid　notice？　Why；　bending　towards　the　windows；　did　he　strive　to　catch；　by　listening；　some　fragment　of　the　conversation　within　the　closed　shutters？

And；　on　catching　a　few　words；　why　did　he　shake　his　fist　with　a　menacing　gesture　towards　the　calm　abode；　while　from　between　his　set　teeth　issued　these　words　in　muttered　fury；　〃She　and　he？ Never！　never！〃

CHAPTER　XIV　A　SUNRISE

A　MONTH　after　this；　on　the　evening　of　the　20th　of　August；　Simon　Ford　and　Madge　took　leave；　with　all　manner　of　good　wishes；　of　four　tourists；　who　were　setting　forth　from　the　cottage。

James　Starr；　Harry；　and　Jack　Ryan　were　about　to　lead　Nell's　steps　over　yet　untrodden　paths；　and　to　show　her　the　glories　of　nature　by　a　light　to　which　she　was　as　yet　a　stranger。　The　excursion　was　to　last　for　two　days。 James　Starr；　as　well　as　Harry；　considered　that　during　these　eight　and　forty　hours　spent　above　ground；　the　maiden　would　be　able　to　see　everything　of　which　she　must　have　remained　ignorant　in　the　gloomy　pit；　all　the　varied　aspects　of　the　globe；　towns；　plains；　mountains；　rivers；　lakes；　gulfs；　and　seas　would　pass；　panorama…like；　before　her　eyes。

In　that　part　of　Scotland　lying　between　Edinburgh　and　Glasgow；　nature　would　seem　to　have　collected　and　set　forth　specimens　of　every　one　of　these　terrestrial　beauties。 As　to　the　heavens；　they　would　be　spread　abroad　as　over　the　whole　earth；　with　their　changeful　clouds；　serene　or　veiled　moon；　their　radiant　sun；　and　clustering　stars。 The　expedition　had　been　planned　so　as　to　bine　a　view　of　all　these　things。

Simon　and　Madge　would　have　been　glad　to　go　with　Nell；　but　they　never　left　their　cottage　willingly；　and　could　not　make　up　their