CHAPTERII。
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Itwastowardsthecloseofasummer\'sevening,duringtheanxiousperiodwhichwehavecommemorated,thatayounggentlemanofquality,wellmountedandarmed,andaccompaniedbytwoservants,oneofwhomledasumpterhorse,rodeslowlyuponeofthosesteeppasses,bywhichtheHighlandsareaccessiblefromtheLowlandsofPerthshire。[ThebeautifulpassofLeny,nearCallander,inMonteith,would,insomerespects,answerthisdescription。]Theircoursehadlainforsometimealongthebanksofalake,whosedeepwatersreflectedthecrimsonbeamsofthewesternsun。Thebrokenpathwhichtheypursuedwithsomedifficulty,wasinsomeplacesshadedbyancientbirchesandoak—