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month 440.THE JOURNEY'S END 249The average daily march was justunder 17 miles : and our greatest altitude was1528 feet. Rather an interesting record, and onewhich Ihope will be put down to the credit of theScottish climate isthe number of hours of rainwhich we actually encountered while on the roadand it must be remembered that we never alteredour plans to avoid rain.summers we had only 55 hours.In the whole of the twoAs we must havespent at least 720 hours in all on the road, this isequivalent to no more than 8 per cent, or, let ussay, an average of less than half an hour for everyday.But our proudest record, to my mind, is in thefact that the whole of the journeys were madewith the same pair of horses, that we never metwith a hill where we had to get assistance, andthat never in the course of them were we delayedfor a day, or indeed for an hour, through a lameor sick horse.For my part if I can bring the van and horsesback as sound as when they went away, withouthaving any matter to conceal of patches andrepairs, I am well content. I have no specialinterest to spare for the harness. The harnessyou will say is part and parcel of the whole.In my opinion it is an exasperating part and a