Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . ained behind to irritatenose and eyes, unless to themanner born. The women are a stalwartbreed ; even the elderly onesshow remarkable sprightliness,when scampering up a hill-side, jabbering Gaelic at theirerrant orange- and tabby-col-oured cows. They are, ofcourse, adepts at everythingconnected with wool, includ-ing the colouring of it withsimple natural dyes. They seem also to take their full shareof all work that has to be done ; not that this can be excessive,one would imagine, seeing that on the following morning, alovely spring day,
Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . ained behind to irritatenose and eyes, unless to themanner born. The women are a stalwartbreed ; even the elderly onesshow remarkable sprightliness,when scampering up a hill-side, jabbering Gaelic at theirerrant orange- and tabby-col-oured cows. They are, ofcourse, adepts at everythingconnected with wool, includ-ing the colouring of it withsimple natural dyes. They seem also to take their full shareof all work that has to be done ; not that this can be excessive,one would imagine, seeing that on the following morning, alovely spring day, at one hamlet no living creature was to beseen till eight oclock, at which hour sleepy, half-clad urchinsbegan to peep out at their cabin doors. Returning to Rodel, the impatience of a Boswell would beout of place. The soft, enervating air of these regions, as thegood people of Obbe evidently fmd, tends to repose and resigna-tion : to the resignation of a Johnson, sitting down to write hisletter of thanks, on the margin of the sea, waiting for a INSIGNIA OF THE CHIEF Castle Btomwicb 65
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