Oh, how sad and mournful I became! I soon comforted myself, however, by reflecting that such is the will of Heaven, and that Heaven is good.
After we had descended the avenue some way John Jones began to look about him, and getting on the bank on the left side disappeared.

We went on, and in a little time saw him again beckoning to us some way farther down, but still on the bank.

When we drew nigh to him he bade us get on the bank; we did so and followed him some way, midst furze and lyng.

All of a sudden he exclaimed, "There it is!" We looked and saw a large figure standing on a pedestal.

On going up to it we found it to be a Hercules leaning on his club, indeed a copy of the Farnese Hercules, as we gathered from an inscription in Latin partly defaced.