have melted some of the softer under strata, which
being washed away, the upper part would gradually
sink down, as we see it has done.^

" Is it long since the fall took place ?"

" All memory of the first land-slip of this cliff has
passed away; but in the year 1779 a large portion of
the upper cliff, about eighty or ninety acres, wajs sud-
denly seen sinking, and sliding towards the sea ; the
surface cracking in yarious directions, and chasms
opening here and there as it fell. This was near
the very spot we are now traversing."

" But have there been any slips since then ! ""
asked Agnes, looking somewhat frightened.
