Kings & rulers > More leaves from the journal of a life in the Highlands from 1862 to 1882

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room, the nicest of all, with very light paper; next to
:this the bedroom, almost too large a room, and out of
this the dressing-room. All open one out of the
other, and have, except the dining-room, the same
pretty carpets and chintzes (red geraniums on a white
ground). The page’s room and a wardrobe and
dresser’s room are just opposite, across a small passage.
We three took breakfast directly in the dining-
j room. Our rooms are above the old rooms, and have
| the same look-out.
I It cleared up, and though still thick and hazy, the
1 sun shone out brightly, and at a quarter to twelve I
■ went out into the garden, going through our old
rooms, which looked sadly deserted: all open and
some few things removed from them; the gloomy bed¬
room with its faded tapestry and green silk bed, and
the wretched little dark box-room in which I undressed
at night, all full of many recollections. I went through
the long picture gallery, down the small steps into the
garden, where I met Beatrice, who walked with me.
We walked about the garden, which is improved, but
terribly overlooked, and quite exposed to public view
on the side looking towards the street. We walked
about the fine old chapel with its beautiful window
and its tombstones, and then went in—Beatrice and I
with Brown (who was much interested by all)—con¬
ducted by the keeper, an intelligent sensible man
a called Anderson, and visited the rooms of Queen
li Mary, beginning with the Hamilton apartments (which
li) were Lord Darnley’s rooms) and going up the old
staircase to Queen Mary’s chamber. In Lord Darnley’s
rooms there are some fine old tapestry and interesting
portraits of the Royal family, and of the Dukes and