WhenErnestsaidhewishedtoretireitwasaboutthewisestthinghecouldhavesaidordone，anditsuitedTeutaandmedowntotheground。Icouldseethatthedeargirlwasagitatedaboutsomething，sothoughtitwouldbebestforhertobequiet，andnotworriedwithbeingciviltotheBounder。Thoughheismycousin，Ican’tthinkofhimasanythingelse。TheVoivodeandIhadcertainmatterstoattendtoarisingoutofthemeetingoftheCouncil，andwhenwewerethroughthenightwasclosingin。WhenIsawTeutainourownroomsshesaidatonce：
\"Doyoumind，dear，ifIstaywithAuntJanetto—night？Sheisveryupsetandnervous，andwhenIofferedtocometohersheclungtomeandcriedwithrelief。\"
SowhenIhadhadsomesupper，whichItookwiththeVoivode，IcamedowntomyoldquartersintheGardenRoom，andturnedinearly。
IwasawakenedalittlebeforedawnbythecomingofthefightingmonkTheophrastos，anotablerunner，whohadanurgentmessageforme。ThiswasthelettertomegiventohimbyRooke。Hehadbeencautionedtogiveitintonootherhand，buttofindmewhereverI
mightbe，andconveyitpersonally。WhenhehadarrivedatPlazacI
hadleftontheaeroplane，sohehadturnedbacktoVissarion。
WhenIreadRooke’sreportofErnestMelton’sabominableconductI
wasmoreangrywithhimthanIcansay。Indeed，IdidnotthinkbeforethatthatIcouldbeangrywithhim，forIhavealwaysdespisedhim。Butthiswastoomuch。However，IrealizedthewisdomofRooke’sadvice，andwentawaybymyselftogetovermyangerandreacquiremyself—mastery。TheaeroplaneTeutawasstillhousedonthetower，soIwentupaloneandtookitout。
WhenIhadhadaspinofaboutahundredmilesIfeltbetter。Thebracingofthewindandthequick，exhilaratingmotionrestoredmetomyself，andIfeltabletocopewithMasterErnest，orwhateverelsechagrinablemightcomealong，withoutgivingmyselfaway。AsTeutahadthoughtitbettertokeepsilenceastoErnest’saffront，IfeltImustnotacknowledgeit；but，allthesame，Ideterminedtogetridofhimbeforethedaywasmucholder。
WhenIhadhadmybreakfastIsentwordtohimbyaservantthatI
wascomingtohisrooms，andfollowednotlongbehindthemessenger。
Hewasinasuitofsilkpyjamas，suchasnotevenSolomoninallhisglorywasarrayedin。IclosedthedoorbehindmebeforeIbegantospeak。Helistened，atfirstamazed，thendisconcerted，thenangry，andthencoweringdownlikeawhippedhound。Ifeltthatitwasacaseforspeakingout。Abumptiousasslikehim，whodeliberatelyinsultedeveryonehecameacross——forifalloranyofhiseffortsinthatwaywereduetomereelementalignorancehewasnotfittolive，butshouldbesilencedonsightasamodernCaliban——deservedneitherpitynormercy。Toextendtohimfinefeeling，tolerance，andsuch—
likegentlenesseswouldbetodeprivetheworldofthemwithoutbenefittoany。SowellasIcanremember，whatIsaidwassomethinglikethis：
\"Ernest，asyousay，you’vegottogo，andtogoquick，youunderstand。Idaresayyoulookonthisasalandofbarbarians，andthinkthatanyofyourhigh—tonedrefinementsarethrownawayonpeoplehere。Well，perhapsitisso。Undoubtedly，thestructureofthecountryisrough；themountainsmayonlyrepresenttheglacialepoch；butsofarasIcangatherfromsomeofyourexploits——forI
haveonlylearnedasmallpartasyet——yourepresentaperiodagooddealfartherback。YouseemtohavegivenourfolkhereanexhibitionoftheplayfulnessofthehooliganoftheSaurianstageofdevelopment；buttheBlueMountains，roughastheyare，havecomeupoutoftheprimevalslime，andevennowthepeopleaimatbettermanners。Theymayberough，primitive，barbarian，elemental，ifyouwill，buttheyarenotlowdownenoughtotolerateeitheryourethicsoryourtaste。Mydearcousin，yourlifeisnotsafehere！Iamtoldthatyesterday，onlyfortherestraintexercisedbycertainoffendedmountaineersonothergroundsthanyourownworth，youwouldhavebeenabbreviatedbythehead。Anotherdayofyourfascinatingpresencewoulddoawaywiththisrestraint，andthenweshouldhaveascandal。Iamanew—comerheremyself——toonewacomertobeabletoaffordascandalofthatkind——andsoIshallnotdelayyourgoing。
Believeme，mydearcousin，ErnestRogerHalbardMelton，ofHumcroft，Salop，thatIaminconsolableaboutyourresolutionofimmediatedeparture，butIcannotshutmyeyestoitswisdom。Atpresentthematterisaltogetheramongstourselves，andwhenyouhavegone——ifitbeimmediately——silencewillbeobservedonallhandsforthesakeofthehousewhereinyouareaguest；butiftherebetimeforscandaltospread，youwillbemade，whetheryoubealiveordead，aEuropeanlaughing—stock。Accordingly，Ihaveanticipatedyourwishes，andhaveorderedafaststeamyachttotakeyoutoAncona，ortowhateverotherportyoumaydesire。TheyachtwillbeunderthecommandofCaptainDesmond，ofoneofourbattleships——amostdeterminedofficer，whowillcarryoutanydirectionswhichmaybegiventohim。
ThiswillinsureyoursafetysofarasItalianterritory。SomeofhisofficialswillarrangeaspecialcarriageforyouuptoFlushing，andacabinonthesteamertoQueenboro’。Amanofminewilltravelonthetrainandsteamerwithyou，andwillseethatwhateveryoumaywishinthewayoffoodorcomfortwillbeprovided。Ofcourse，youunderstand，mydearcousin，thatyouaremyguestuntilyouarriveinLondon。IhavenotaskedRooketoaccompanyyou，aswhenhewenttomeetyou，itwasamistake。Indeed，theremighthavebeenadangertoyouwhichInevercontemplated——aquiteunnecessarydanger，I
assureyou。ButhappilyAdmiralRooke，thoughamanofstrongpassions，haswonderfulself—control。\"
\"AdmiralRooke？\"hequeried。\"Admiral？\"
\"Admiral，certainly，\"Ireplied，\"butnotanordinaryAdmiral——oneofmany。HeisTHEAdmiral——theLordHighAdmiraloftheLandoftheBlueMountains，withsolecontrolofitsexpandingnavy。Whensuchamanistreatedasavalet，theremaybe……Butwhygointothis？
Itisallover。IonlymentionitlestanythingofasimilarkindshouldoccurwithCaptainDesmond，whoisayoungerman，andthereforewithprobablylessself—repression。\"
Isawthathehadlearnedhislesson，andsosaidnomoreonthesubject。
TherewasanotherreasonforhisgoingwhichIdidnotspeakof。SirColinMacKelpiewascomingwithhisclansmen，andIknewhedidnotlikeErnestMelton。IwellrememberedthatepisodeofhisofferingonefingertotheoldgentlemaninMr。Trent’soffice，and，moreover，IhadmysuspicionsthatAuntJanet’sbeingupsetwasprobablyinsomemeasureduetosomerudenessofhisthatshedidnotwishtospeakabout。Heisreallyanimpossibleyoungman，andisfarbetteroutofthiscountrythaninit。Ifheremainedhere，therewouldbesomesortofatragedyforcertain。
ImustsaythatitwaswithafeelingofconsiderablereliefthatI
sawtheyachtsteamoutofthecreek，withCaptainDesmondonthebridgeandmycousinbesidehim。
Quiteotherweremyfeelingswhen，anhourafter，TheLadycameflyingintothecreekwiththeLordHighAdmiralonthebridge，andbesidehim，moresplendidandsoldier—likethanever，SirColinMacKelpie。Mr。BinghamTrentwasalsoonthebridge。
TheGeneralwasfullofenthusiasmregardinghisregiment，forinall，thosehebroughtwithhimandthosefinishingtheirtrainingathome，theforceisnearthenumberofafullregiment。Whenwewerealoneheexplainedtomethatallwasarrangedregardingthenon—
commissionedofficers，butthathehadheldoverthequestionofofficersuntilweshouldhavehadasuitableopportunityoftalkingthematterovertogether。Heexplainedtomehisreasons，whichwerecertainlysimpleandcogent。Officers，accordingtohim，areadifferentclass，andaccustomedtoadifferentstandardaltogetheroflifeandliving，ofdutiesandpleasures。Theyarehardertodealwithandmoredifficulttoobtain。\"Therewasnouse，\"hesaid，\"ingettingalotoffailures，withold—crustedwaysoftheirownimportance。Wemusthaveyoungmenforourpurpose——thatis，mennotold，butwithsomeexperience——men，ofcourse，whoknowhowtobehavethemselves，orelse，fromwhatlittleIhaveseenoftheBlueMountaineers，theywouldn’tlastlonghereiftheywentonassomeofthemdoelsewhere。Ishallstartthingshereasyouwishmeto，forIamhere，mydearboy，tostaywithyouandJanet，andweshall，ifitbegiventousbytheAlmighty，helptobuilduptogetheranew’nation’——anallyofBritain，whowillstandatleastasanoutpostofourownnation，andaguardianofoureasternroad。Whenthingsareorganizedhereonthemilitaryside，andaregoingstrong，I
shall，ifyoucanspareme，runbacktoLondonforafewweeks。
WhilstIamthereIshallpickupalotofthesortofofficerswewant。Iknowthatthereareloadsofthemtobehad。Ishallgoslowly，however，andcarefully，too，andeverymanIbringbackwillberecommendedtomebysomeoldsoldierwhomIknow，andwhoknowsthemanherecommends，andhasseenhimwork。Weshallhave，Idaresay，anarmyforitssizesecondtononeintheworld，andthedaymaycomewhenyouroldcountrywillbeproudofyournewone。NowI’mofftoseethatallisreadyformypeople——yourpeoplenow。\"
Ihadhadarrangementsmadeforthecomfortoftheclansmenandthewomen，butIknewthatthegoodoldsoldierwouldseeforhimselfthathismenweretobecomfortable。Itwasnotfornothingthathewas——is——lookedonasperhapstheGeneralmostbelovedbyhismeninthewholeBritishArmy。
Whenhehadgone，andIwasalone，Mr。Trent，whohadevidentlybeenwaitingfortheopportunity，cametome。WhenwehadspokenofmymarriageandofTeuta，whoseemstohavemadeanimmenseimpressiononhim，hesaidsuddenly：
\"Isupposewearequitealone，andthatweshallnotbeinterrupted？\"
Isummonedthemanoutside——thereisalwaysasentryonguardoutsidemydoorornearme，whereverImaybe——andgaveordersthatIwasnottobedisturbeduntilIgavefreshorders。\"If，\"Isaid，\"therebeanythingpressingorimportant，lettheVoivodinorMissMacKelpieknow。Ifeitherofthembringsanyonetome，itwillbeallright。\"
WhenwewerequitealoneMr。Trenttookaslipofpaperandsomedocumentsfromthebagwhichwasbesidehim。Hethenreadoutitemsfromtheslip，placingashedidsothedocumentssocheckedoverbeforehim。
1。NewWillmadeonmarriage，tobesignedpresently。
2。CopyoftheRe—conveyanceofVissarionestatestoPeterVissarion，asdirectedbyWillofRogerMelton。
3。ReportofCorrespondencewithPrivyCouncil，andproceedingsfollowing。
Takingupthelastnamed，heuntiedtheredtape，and，holdingthebundleinhishand，wenton：
\"Asyoumay，lateron，wishtoexaminethedetailsoftheProceedings，Ihavecopiedoutthevariousletters，theoriginalsofwhichareputsafelyawayinmystrong—roomwhere，ofcourse，theyarealwaysavailableincaseyoumaywantthem。ForyourpresentinformationIshallgiveyouaroughsynopsisoftheProceedings，referringwhereadvisabletothispaper。
\"OnreceiptofyourletterofinstructionsregardingtheConsentofthePrivyCounciltoyourchangingyournationalityinaccordancewiththetermsofRogerMelton’sWill，IputmyselfincommunicationwiththeClerkofthePrivyCouncil，informinghimofyourwishtobenaturalizedinduetimetotheLandoftheBlueMountains。Aftersomelettersbetweenus，IgotasummonstoattendameetingoftheCouncil。
\"Iattended，asrequired，takingwithmeallnecessarydocuments，andsuchasIconceivedmightbeadvisabletoproduce，ifwanted。
\"TheLordPresidentinformedmethatthepresentmeetingoftheCouncilwasspeciallysummonedinobediencetothesuggestionoftheKing，whohadbeenconsultedastohispersonalwishesonthesubject——shouldhehaveany。ThePresidentthenproceededtoinformmeofficiallythatallProceedingsofthePrivyCouncilwerealtogetherconfidential，andwerenottobemadepublicunderanycircumstances。Hewasgraciousenoughtoadd：
\"’Thecircumstancesofthiscase，however，areunique；andasyouactforanother，wehavethoughtitadvisabletoenlargeyourpermissioninthematter，soastoallowyoutocommunicatefreelywithyourprincipal。Asthatgentlemanissettlinghimselfinapartoftheworldwhichhasbeeninthepast，andmaybeagain，unitedtothisnationbysomecommoninterest，HisMajestywishesMr。SentLegertofeelassuredofthegood—willofGreatBritaintotheLandoftheBlueMountains，andevenofhisownpersonalsatisfactionthatagentlemanofsodistinguishedalineageandsuchapprovedpersonalcharacterisabouttobe——withinhisownscope——aconnecting—linkbetweenthenations。Towhichendhehasgraciouslyannouncedthat，shouldthePrivyCouncilacquiesceintherequestofDenaturalization，hewillhimselfsignthePatenttherefor。
\"’ThePrivyCouncilhasthereforeheldprivatesession，atwhichthematterhasbeendiscussedinitsmanybearings；anditiscontentthatthechangecandonoharm，butmaybeofsomeservicetothetwonations。Wehave，therefore，agreedtogranttheprayeroftheApplicant；andtheofficialsoftheCouncilhavethematteroftheformofGrantinhand。Soyou，sir，mayrestsatisfiedthatassoonastheformalities——whichwill，ofcourse，requiretheformalsigningofcertaindocumentsbytheApplicant——canbecompliedwith，theGrantandPatentwillobtain。’\"
Havingmadethisstatementinformalstyle，myoldfriendwentoninmorefamiliarway：
\"Andso，mydearRupert，allisinhand；andbeforeverylongyouwillhavethefreedomrequiredundertheWill，andwillbeatlibertytotakewhateverstepsmaybenecessarytobenaturalizedinyournewcountry。
\"Imaytellyou，bytheway，thatseveralmembersoftheCouncilmadeverycomplimentaryremarksregardingyou。Iamforbiddentogivenames，butImaytellyoufacts。OneoldField—Marshal，whosenameisfamiliartothewholeworld，saidthathehadservedinmanyplaceswithyourfather，whowasaveryvaliantsoldier，andthathewasgladthatGreatBritainwastohaveinthefuturethebenefitofyourfather’ssoninafriendlylandnowbeyondtheoutpostsofourEmpire，butwhichhadbeenonewithherinthepast，andmightbeagain。
\"SomuchforthePrivyCouncil。WecandonomoreatpresentuntilyousignandhaveattestedthedocumentswhichIhavebroughtwithme。
\"WecannowformallycompletethesettlementoftheVissarionestates，whichmustbedonewhilstyouareaBritishcitizen。So，too，withtheWill，themoreformalandcompletedocument，whichistotaketheplaceofthatshortonewhichyouforwardedtomethedayafteryourmarriage。Itmaybe，perhaps，necessaryoradvisablethat，lateron，whenyouarenaturalizedhere，youshallmakeanewWillinstrictestaccordancewithlocallaw。\"
TEUTASENTLEGER’SDIARY。
August19，1907。
Wehadajourneyto—daythatwassimplyglorious。Wehadbeenwaitingtotakeitformorethanaweek。Rupertnotonlywantedtheweathersuitable，buthehadtowaittillthenewaeroplanecamehome。Itismorethantwiceasbigasourbiggestuptonow。NoneoftheotherscouldtakeallthepartywhichRupertwantedtogo。
WhenheheardthattheaerowascomingfromWhitby，whereitwassentfromLeeds，hedirectedbycablethatitshouldbeunshippedatOtranto，whencehetookithereallbyhimself。Iwantedtocomewithhim，buthethoughtitbetternot。HesaysthatBrindisiistoobusyaplacetokeepanythingquiet——ifnotsecret——andhewantstobeverydarkindeedaboutthis，asitisworkedbythenewradiumengine。Eversincetheyfoundradiuminourownhillshehasbeenobsessedbytheideaofanaerialnavyforourprotection。Andafterto—day’sexperiencesIthinkheisright。Ashewantedtosurveythewholecountryataglimpse，sothatthegeneralschemeofdefencemightbeputinhand，wehadtohaveanaerobigenoughtotakethepartyaswellasfastenoughtodoitrapidly，andallatonce。Wehad，inadditiontoRupert，myfather，andmyself，SirColinandLordHighAdmiralRooke（Idoliketogivethatsplendidoldfellowhisfulltitle！）。Themilitaryandnavalexpertshadwiththemscientificapparatusofvariouskinds，alsocamerasandrange—
finders，sothattheycouldmarktheirmapsastheyrequired。
Rupert，ofcourse，drove，andIactedashisassistant。Father，whohasnotyetbecomeaccustomedtoaerialtravel，tookaseatinthecentre（whichRuperthadthoughtfullypreparedforhim），wherethereisverylittlemotion。ImustsayIwasamazedtoseethewaythatsplendidoldsoldierSirColinborehimself。Hehadneverbeenonanaeroplanebefore，but，allthesame，hewasascalmasifhewasonarock。Heightormotiondidnottroublehim。Indeed，heseemedtoENJOYhimselfallthetime。TheAdmiralishimselfalmostanexpert，butinanycaseIamsurehewouldhavebeenunconcerned，justashewasintheCrabasRuperthastoldme。
Weleftjustafterdaylight，andrandownsouth。WhenwegottotheeastofIlsin，wekeptslightlywithintheborder—line，andwentnorthoreastasitran，makingoccasionalloopsinlandoverthemountainsandbackagain。Whenwegotuptoourfarthestpointnorth，webegantogomuchslower。SirColinexplainedthatfortherestallwouldbecomparativelyplain—sailinginthewayofdefence；
butthatasanyforeignPowerotherthantheTurkmustattackfromseaward，hewouldliketoexaminetheseaboardverycarefullyinconjunctionwiththeAdmiral，whoseadviceastoseadefencewouldbeinvaluable。
Rupertwasfine。Noonecouldhelpadmiringhimashesatworkinghisleverandmakingthegreatmachineobeyeverytouch。Hewaswrappedupinhiswork。Idon’tbelievethatwhilsthewasworkingheeverthoughtofevenme。HeISsplendid！
WegotbackjustasthesunwasdroppingdownovertheCalabrianMountains。Itisquitewonderfulhowthehorizonchangeswhenyouaresailingawayuphighonanaeroplane。Rupertisgoingtoteachmehowtomanageoneallbymyself，andwhenIamfithewillgivemeone，whichheistohavespeciallybuiltforme。
IthinkI，too，havedonesomegoodwork——atleast，Ihavegotsomegoodideas——fromourjourneyto—day。Minearenotofwar，butofpeace，andIthinkIseeawaybywhichweshallbeabletodevelopourcountryinawonderfulway。IshalltalktheideaoverwithRupertto—night，whenwearealone。InthemeantimeSirColinandAdmiralRookewillthinktheirplansoverindividually，andto—morrowmorningtogether。Thenthenextdaythey，too，aretogoovertheirideawithRupertandmyfather，andsomethingmaybedecidedthen。
RUPERT’SJOURNAL——Continued。
August21，1907。
OurmeetingonthesubjectofNationalDefence，heldthisafternoon，wentoffwell。Wewerefiveinall，forwithpermissionoftheVoivodeandthetwofighting—men，navalandmilitary，IbroughtTeutawithme。Shesatbesidemequitequietly，andnevermadearemarkofanykindtilltheDefencebusinesshadbeengonethrough。BothSirColinandAdmiralRookewereinperfectagreementastotheimmediatestepstobetakenfordefence。Inthefirstinstance，theseaboardwastobeproperlyfortifiedinthenecessaryplaces，andthenavylargelystrengthened。WhenwehadgotthusfarIaskedRooketotellofthenavyincreasealreadyinhand。Whereuponheexplainedthat，aswehadfoundthesmallbattleshipTheLadyofanexcellenttypeforcoastdefence，actingonlyinhomewaters，andofasizetotakecoverwherenecessaryatmanyplacesonourownshores，wehadorderednineothersofthesamepattern。Ofthesethefirstfourwerealreadyinhand，andwereproceedingwiththegreatestexpedition。TheGeneralthensupplementedthisbysayingthatbiggunscouldbeusedfrompointsjudiciouslychosenontheseaboard，whichwasinallsoshortalengththatnoverygreatquantityofarmamentwouldberequired。
\"Wecanhave，\"hesaid，\"thebiggestgunsofthemostperfectkindyetaccomplished，andusethemfromlandbatteriesofthemostup—to—
datepattern。Theoneseriouspropositionwehavetodealwithisthedefenceoftheharbour——asyetquiteundeveloped——whichisknownasthe’BlueMouth。’SinceouraerialjourneyIhavebeentoitbyseawithAdmiralRookeinTheLady，andthenonlandwiththeVladika，whowasbornonitsshores，andwhoknowseveryinchofit。
\"Itisworthfortifying——andfortifyingwell，forasaportitispeerlessinMediterraneanseas。Thenaviesoftheworldmightrideinit，land—locked，andevenhiddenfromviewseawards。Themountainswhichencloseitareinthemselvesabsoluteprotection。Inaddition，thesecanonlybeassailedfromourownterritory。Ofcourse，Voivode，youunderstandwhenIsay’our’ImeantheLandoftheBlueMountains，forwhosesafetyandwell—beingIamaloneconcerned。AnyshipanchoringintheroadsoftheBlueMouthwouldhaveonlyoneneed——sufficientlengthofcableforitsmagnificentdepth。
\"Whenpropergunsareproperlyplacedonthesteepcliffstonorthandsouthoftheentrance，andwhentherockisletbetweenhasbeenarmouredandarmedaswillbenecessary，theMouthwillbeimpregnable。Butweshouldnotdependontheaimingoftheentrancealone。Atcertainsalientpoints——whichIhavemarkeduponthismap—
—armour—platedsunkenfortswithinearthworksshouldbeestablished。
Thereshouldbecoveringfortsonthehillsides，and，ofcourse，thefinalsummitsprotected。Thuswecouldresistattackonanysideorallsides——fromseaorland。Thatportwillyetmeanthewealthaswellasthestrengthofthisnation，soitwillbewelltohaveitproperlyprotected。Thisshouldbedonesoon，andtheutmostsecrecyobservedinthedoingofit，lestthesodoingshouldbecomeamatterofinternationalconcern。\"
HereRookesmotethetablehard。
\"ByGod，thatistrue！Ithasbeenthedreamofmyownlifeforthismanyayear。\"
Inthesilencewhichfollowedthesweet，gentlevoiceofTeutacameclearasabell：
\"MayIsayaword？Iamemboldenedto，asSirColinhasspokensosplendidly，andastheLordHighAdmiralhasnothesitatedtomentionhisdreaming。I，too，havehadadream——aday—dream——whichcameinaflash，butnolessadream，forallthat。ItwaswhenwehungontheaeroplaneovertheBlueMouth。ItseemedtomeinaninstantthatI
sawthatbeautifulspotasitwillsometimebe——typical，asSirColinsaid，ofthewealthaswellasthestrengthofthisnation；amartfortheworldwhencewillcomeforbartersomeofthegreatwealthoftheBlueMountains。Thatwealthisasyetundeveloped。
Butthedayisathandwhenwemaybegintouseit，andthroughthatveryport。Ourmountainsandtheirvalleysarecladwithtreesofsplendidgrowth，virginforestsofpricelessworth；hardwoodsofallkinds，whichhavenosuperiorthroughouttheworld。Intherocks，thoughhiddenasyet，isvastmineralwealthofmanykinds。IhavebeenlookingthroughthereportsofthegeologicalexportsoftheCommissionofInvestigationwhichmyhusbandorganizedsoonafterhecametolivehere，and，accordingtothem，ourwholemountainrangessimplyteemwithvastquantitiesofminerals，almostmorepreciousforindustrythangoldandsilverareforcommerce——though，indeed，goldisnotaltogetherlackingasamineral。Whenonceourworkontheharbourisdone，andtheplacehasbeenmadesecureagainstanyattemptatforeignaggression，wemusttrytofindawaytobringthiswealthofwoodsandoresdowntothesea。
\"Andthen，perhaps，maybeginthegreatprosperityofourLand，ofwhichwehavealldreamt。\"
Shestopped，allvibrating，almostchokedwithemotion。Wewereallmoved。Formyself，Iwasthrilledtothecore。Herenthusiasmwasall—sweeping，andunderitsinfluenceIfoundmyownimaginationexpanding。OutofitsexperiencesIspoke：
\"Andthereisaway。Icanseeit。WhilstourdearVoivodinwasspeaking，thewayseemedtoclear。IsawatthebackoftheBlueMouth，whereitgoesdeepestintotheheartofthecliffs，theopeningofagreattunnel，whichranupwardoverasteepslopetillitdebouchedonthefirstplateaubeyondtherangeoftheencompassingcliffs。