" Then they are old maids ; they are a thousand
times too pretty — (here the rude boy checked himself,
perceiving the*colour come into Mrs. Anabella's face)
— I mean to say that the name is as old as the Saxon
times : holme signifies a river-island." William : " Holme
also signifies a hill. That is a pretty idea of Matilda's.,
that these are maiden isles — they are so bewitchingly
beautiful, and just as nature made them. Belle Isle
is the eldest sister, and her name and appearance
bespeak the matron ; yet, methinks, art has added to
her dignity without imparing her gracefulness."

We had now arrived at Belle Isle, and we landed
at the northern extremity, near some gigantic oaks.
