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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 75

Other Visitor and—Dinner

Other Visitor and—Dinner.

About 7 o'clock we gather at the boat [unclear: lu] in a picturesque bend the river, to [unclear: w] arrival of the little steamer from her [unclear: b] the [unclear: like]. She steams quickly through [unclear: the] turbed waters where the river [unclear: makes] turns the bend, and her skioppr [unclear: dexte] grapples the buoy where she moors. [unclear: Her] passengers are lady tourists from [unclear: England] together with our solves they form [unclear: the] at 8 o'clock dinner, where the [unclear: beanties] lake and tbe excellence of the [unclear: visnd] miscuously discussed, for even [unclear: amidst] scenery n.i that by which we are [unclear: s] which is an appeal practical every [unclear: day] which does not go unregarded, and [unclear: the] new potatods, the excellent scones, [unclear: a] other good things on the table [unclear: rec] [unclear: assiduous] attention they deserve, It [unclear: is] lous wbst an effect all this driving [unclear: and] and walking in the fresh air of [unclear: the] away solitudes have on city appetites [unclear: W] all alike, and are equally [unclear: astonished] change. In the evening we have a [unclear: sh] on tbe terrace, enjoy the peaceful [unclear: sc] and mountain before us, with effect [unclear: h] by a new moon and [unclear: all] starlit sky, and [unclear: r] rest early, as we are to be up [unclear: betimes] morrow, with anticipations of a [unclear: loo] enjoyment on Manapouri's placid [unclear: w] we have a devout trust that they will [unclear: be] Our host has reassured us on this [unclear: point] day which has just closed had [unclear: given] seers on the lake more wind than [unclear: they] about, and Mr Murrell informed [unclear: on] after a day's blow there was [unclear: generally] and so it turned out. We were