"No, I know almost nothing of it." "I have always been fond of it, and I think I can give you some explanation of these walls and relics." "I shall be glad if you will," said Grace, whom nothing could delight more than the acquirement of fresh knowledge. She spent a very pleasant time listening to the young man while he described the different characteristics of the antiquities that were before them. "We had better seek the others," said Grace presently; "they will be wondering what has become of us." At that moment, looking up, they saw that a stranger was passing the archway. Excursionists were not so many in those days as they are In these, and Grace was surprised. Henry Herbert, however, looking intently at the new comer, said to his companion, "I believe it is an old school-fellow of ours, who is now studying in the University of Durham. Yes, indeed, it is he!" The young men greeted each other with evident satisfaction, and the stranger was soon introduced to the others. He was quite an acquisition to the party, whom he was only too glad to join, as he was taking his holiday alone. They were all sorry when the pleasant day at Lindisfarne was over, and it was time to return to the Longstone lighthouse, where, however, an evening spent in the genial society of each other fitly closed the delightful day. The next morning all rose early; and so soon as breakfast was concluded, they were eager to be afloat on the blue sea. "George and I will each take an oar," said Henry, "and our friend will attend the ladies." "With pleasure," replied the student, as he took his seat. "Tell us about your foreign travels, and give us a description of the places you have visited," said Mary. "Yes, please do," added Grace, eagerly; "that will make the time pass pleasantly indeed." "What will you hear about--France and Paris, or Italy and Rome? Shall I describe to you my journey over the mountains, or my voyage up the Rhine?" "Tell us anything and everything you can remember," "That will be said more easily than done; but I will try to tell you a few of my experiences." Soon the pleasant sound of merry laughter floated over the sunny water, for the student was a good talker, and he gave most lively descriptions of people and places. He talked about gay Paris, until the girls wanted to go there; and of beautiful Italy and Switzerland, until their faces glowed, and their pulses beat more quickly. He told of the fortresses on the Rhine, of the pleasant holiday resorts, whose names are even more familiar to us than they were to his listeners, and for a time they almost fancied themselves sailing on other than British seas, and about to visit places which, in reality, their feet might never tread. They were not sorry, however, to come back to Northumbria, and the resorts to which they were really going. "Our destination is Warkworth, is it not?" asked Mary, after a time, during which the student's narrative had not been interrupted.