The Buxton Diamonds Or Grateful Ellen for the Amusement And Instruction of C
The Buxton Diamonds Or Grateful Ellen for the Amusement And Instruction of C
Mrs Lucy Lyttelton Cameron
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'' " Roger Rain's house ! oh, what a droll name!'' exclaimed Lucy. " Why, does it belong to Roger Rain; and who was he?" "It is merely a fanciful name given it by the guides, by way of distinction, " replied her sister, c; but may possibly owe its de- rivation to the circumstance that water is incessantly fal- ling iu large drops through the crevices of the roof/' 64 Have these drops a petrify- ing quality?" asked Maria, " They possess a calcareous THE BUXTON DIAMONDS. 69 deposit, '* said her s...ister, "and incrust the sides and pro- minent parts of the rocks with stalactites. I believe you know what is meant by this term, but can you ex- plain the meaning of calca- reous?" "Oh yes, I can tell that !" said Isabel, who was some years younger than Maria ; " calcareous signifies earthy the water contains very minute earthy particles/' " And these being deposited, drop after drop, as the water falls from the roof, " continued Fanny, " incrust the sub- stance upon which they fall, 70 THE BUXTON DIAMONDS.
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