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 56 CORNWALL And again : " So all day long the noise of battle roll'd Among the mountains by the winter sea ; Until King Arthur's Table, man by man, Had fairn in Lyonnesse about their lord." The Scilly Isles are supposed to be the tops of the hills belonging to the lost land and so are the Seven Stones, a jagged ridge midway between them and Land's End, whence in fine weather the isles can be seen as faint cirrus clouds lying along the horizon. But though this is the nearest point to the islands, they can only be reached by steamer from Penzance, the Lyonnesse going and returning alternate days. There is no harbour at Land's End and the cruel fanged rocks would make the direct voyage very dangerous, so the journey has to be lengthened out from Penzance. As for the islands themselves, those who brave the crossing come away with strangely mixed feelings according to their temperament. If they go bathed in the glamour of Armor el of Lyon- nesse, by far the best of Besant's books, they will see the romance and charm of these wind- swept bits of rock. If they are there in the spring they will visit with delight the acres of carefully tended flowers guarded by high thick walls and