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Chapter 16
Thedriverhadfoundonpullingupthatjustaheadofthetrainasmalllandsliphadtakenplace,someoftheredearthfromthehighbankhavingfallenaway.Itdidnothoweverreachtothemetals;andthedriverhadresumedhisway,nonetoowellpleasedatthedelay.Tousehisownwords,theguardthought"therewastoomuchballycautiononthis’ereline!’"
WearrivedatWestertonaboutnineo’clockintheevening.Cartsandhorseswereinwaiting,andtheworkofunloadingthetrainbeganatonce.Ourownpartydidnotwaittoseetheworkdone,asitwasinthehandsofcompetentpeople.Wetookthecarriagewhichwasinwaiting,andthroughthedarknessofthenightspedontoKyllion.
Wewereallimpressedbythehouseasitappearedinthebrightmoonlight.AgreatgreystonemansionoftheJacobeanperiod;vastandspacious,standinghighovertheseaontheveryvergeofahighcliff.Whenwehadsweptroundthecurveoftheavenuecutthroughtherock,andcomeoutonthehighplateauonwhichthehousestood,thecrashandmurmurofwavesbreakingagainstrockfarbelowuscamewithaninvigoratingbreathofmoistseaair.Weunderstoodtheninaninstanthowwellwewereshutoutfromtheworldonthatrockyshelfabovethesea.
Withinthehousewefoundallready.Mrs.Grantandherstaffhadworkedwell,andallwasbrightandfreshandclean.