CHAPTER THREEThe next day was very rough again and when the yacht reached Holy Island, the Marquis decided he would definitely call in at Edinburgh.
They passed by the mouth of the River Tweed and although a strong head wind was still blowing, the Marquis went on deck to watch The Neptune move slowly past St. Abb’s Head.
From there they steamed along steadily up to North Berwick and then altered course to enter the Firth of Forth.
It was a little time before the skyline of Edinburgh came into view and the Marquis could see ahead of him the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Edinburgh Castle.
On the outskirts of the City they put into a harbour where there were a number of small boats sheltering from the bad weather.
The Marquis remembered distinctly that the house where he had stayed with hi
