Sir Arthur and Lady Lee's gift of Chequers to the
nation has now been followed by the gift of Dryburgh Abbey by Lord Glenconner. The public spirit of the givers is beyond praise, and will, we are sure, stimulate other wealthy men to follow their good example. When a public subscription-list is opened, it is the first substantial donations at the top which cause the money to flow in. We hope it may be the same with the historic monu- ments which are our national inheritance. Sir Lionel Earle's happily worded letter to Lord Glenconner, accepting his gift and assuring him that Dryburgh, " as famous for its historical associa- tions as for the beauty of its site and its architecture," would always be treated " with the utmost care and reverence " by the Depart- ment, is in itself a sufficient guarantee that Sir Walter Soott's burial-place is now in the best possible hands.
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