Jules Verne

“ It would be impossible to get a glimpse here of the sea-horizon, where one might observe the sunset.
So that if they did not wish to leave Scotland, they must go further north or further south to an open coast, and that before autumn set in.
It mattered very little to Miss Campbell where they went, were it to the coast of Ireland, France, Norway, Spain, or Portugal; she would go to any place wherever the last ray of the setting sun could be seen, and whether it were convenient to the brothers or not, they would be obliged to follow her. ”

“ What they had to do was to go at once to some place on the Scotch coast facing the west, to settle down there as comfortably as possible, to see the sun set every evening and to watch for its last ray, without a day's delay. Perhaps then by some happy chance Miss Campbell would have her whim gratified, should the sky favour the observation, which is a rare occurrence—as the Morning Post justly remarked.
And this well-informed journal was quite right.
First of all they must choose some place on the western coast, where the phenomenon would be likely to be visible. ”

“ It is a charming excursion which every traveller in Scotland has made, or ought to make; but as for sea-horizon, along this route, there is none; so when the uncles proposed going this way to Miss Campbell, they met with very little success. ”

“ Ursiclos! Is that the husband for our lady?
“It is certain, Partridge,” replied Dame Bess, “that if he does not entirely satisfy her, she will never marry him. She will say something pretty to her uncles, and give them a kiss, and they will be quite surprised that they ever thought of this suitor for a moment. For my own part, I think very little of him.”
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“No more than I do, honey.”
“Look here. Partridge, Miss Campbell's heart is like this drawer, safely locked, and she only has the key, which she must give up before it can be opened.” ”