第18部分(第3/7 頁)

the　light　of　day。

The　good　child　knelt　down；　exclaiming；　〃Oh　Lord　God！　how　beautiful　is　Thy　creation！〃 Then　she　rose　and　looked　around。　At　her　feet　extended　the　panorama　of　Edinburgh……the　clear；　distinct　lines　of　streets　in　the　New　Town；　and　the　irregular　mass　of　houses；　with　their　confused　work　of　streets　and　lanes；　which　constitutes　Auld　Reekie；　properly　so　called。　Two　heights　manded　the　entire　city；　Edinburgh　Castle；　crowning　its　huge　basaltic　rock；　and　the　Calton　Hill；　bearing　on　its　rounded　summit；　among　other　monuments；　ruins　built　to　represent　those　of　the　Parthenon　at　Athens。

Fine　roadways　led　in　all　directions　from　the　capital。　To　the　north；　the　coast　of　the　noble　Firth　of　Forth　was　indented　by　a　deep　bay；　in　which　could　be　seen　the　seaport　town　of　Leith；　between　which　and　this　Modern　Athens　of　the　north　ran　a　street；　straight　as　that　leading　to　the　Piraeus。

Beyond　the　wide　Firth　could　be　seen　the　soft　outlines　of　the　county　of　Fife；　while　beneath　the　spectator　stretched　the　yellow　sands　of　Portobello　and　Newhaven。

Nell　could　not　speak。 Her　lips　murmured　a　word　or　two　indistinctly；　she　trembled；　became　giddy；　her　strength　failed　her；　overe　by　the　purity　of　the　air　and　the　sublimity　of　the　scene；　she　sank　fainting　into　Harry's　arms；　who；　watching　her　closely；　was　ready　to　support　her。

The　youthful　maiden；　hitherto　entombed　in　the　massive　depths　of　the　earth；　had　now　obtained　an　idea　of　the　universe……　of　the　works　both　of　God　and　of　man。 She　had　looked　upon　town　and　country；　and　beyond　these；　into　the　immensity　of　the　sea；　the　infinity　of　the　heavens。

CHAPTER　XV　LOCH　LOMOND　AND　LOCH　KATRINE

HARRY　bore　Nell　carefully　down　the　steeps　of　Arthur's　Seat；　and；　acpanied　by　James　Starr　and　Jack　Ryan；　they　reached　Lamber