The Argosy, Vol. 59

Chapter XIII of this serial by Sydney Hodges follows a party of pleasure-seekers sailing near Penzance and traveling to Land's End. Forbes steers his yacht into Mount's Bay, anchoring near Penzance. The group travels inland to view the dramatic landscape—granite cliffs, the Longships Lighthouse, and the Scilly Isles. Glyn, a landscape artist, and Blanche, a baronet's daughter, separate from the others to observe the scenery. Their conversation reveals a deepening attachment: Blanche suggests her father might purchase Glyn's painting, enabling him to travel to Rome, where her family will winter. Glyn accepts gratefully. Both characters describe how their relationship has enriched them—Glyn through artistic devotion, Blanche through exposure to artistic and intellectual pursuits beyond her society's usual preoccupations. Chapter XIV begins as the group returns to the hotel, observing the widow Mrs. Byng unexpectedly descending the treacherous rocks with Mr. Beverley, an action Forbes finds alarming and inconsistent.