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There was an immense burden lifted off e and the relief in iven to an excursion in the neighbourhood; and I never

can forget how rare the air see pure life; and how brilliant the sunlight was that

fell on the wonderful Palestine carpet of spring flowers All

over they were; under foot and everywhere else; flashing fro at us in every

reat

delight, as well as I; and as kind as possible to ood to Mr Dinwiddie Mr Dinwiddie hione back now to the free feeling of a

child; and he looked to reat aour and

intellectual life in his countenance; the auburn hair and the

brown eyes glowed together with the hue of a warm temperament;

but that was terown soberer than the Mr Dinwiddie of my

remembrance

That particular day lies in my memory like some far-off lake

that one has seen just under the horizon of a wide landscape,

- a still bit of silvery light It is not the distance,

though, in this case, that gives it its shining We were going

thatto visit Gibeon and Neby Samwil; and the