第17部分(第7/7 頁)

nd　Nelson's　Monument。 By　Regent's　Bridge　and　the　North　Bridge　they　at　last　reached　the　lower　extremity　of　the　Canongate。 The　town　still　lay　wrapt　in　slumber。

Nell　pointed　to　a　large　building　in　the　center　of　an　open　space；　asking；　〃What　great　confused　mass　is　that？〃

〃That　confused　mass；　Nell；　is　the　palace　of　the　ancient　kings　of　Scotland；　that　is　Holyrood；　where　many　a　sad　scene　has　been　enacted！　The　historian　can　here　invoke　many　a　royal　shade；　from　those　of　the　early　Scottish　kings　to　that　of　the　unhappy　Mary　Stuart；　and　the　French　king；　Charles　X。　When　day　breaks；　however；　Nell；　this　palace　will　not　look　so　very　gloomy。 Holyrood；　with　its　four　embattled　towers；　is　not　unlike　some　handsome　country　house。　But　let　us　pursue　our　way。 There；　just　above　the　ancient　Abbey　of　Hol