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This venerable edifice , so marvelously described by Walter Scott , remains intact amid the ruins made by the Reformation ; and it was there , beneath its lofty arches , in the grand nave , in the presence of an immense crowd , and surrounded by tombs as thickly set as in a cemetery , that they all assembled to implore the blessing of Heaven on their expedition , and to put themselves under the protection of Providence . The Rev. Mr. Morton conducted the service , and when he had ended and pronounced the benediction , a young girl 's voice broke the solemn silence that followed . It was Mary Grant who poured out her heart to God in prayer for her benefactors , while grateful happy tears streamed down her cheeks , and almost choked her utterance . The vast assembly dispersed under the influence of deep emotion , and at ten o'clock the passengers and crew returned on board the vessel . THE ladies passed the whole of the first day of the voyage in their berths , for there was a heavy swell in the sea , and toward evening the wind blew pretty fresh , and the DUNCAN tossed and pitched considerably . But the morning after , the wind changed , and the captain ordered the men to put up the foresail , and brigantine and foretopsail , which greatly lessened the rolling of the vessel . Lady Helena and Mary Grant were able to come on deck at daybreak , where they found Lord Glenarvan , Major McNabbs and the captain .