And now we are at last bound for York. We cross the Derwent and climb the hill again to the high-road, and there before us, very far away, lies our goal. Faintly shining, York Minster shows like a pale opal hanging above the horizon.
The very thought of York and all that it stands for makes the heart beat faster. Let us open the throttle then, and speed to it as quickly as we may; for the road lies broad and level between the fields, and nearly as straight as an arrow's path, and never, if we love our engine and our England as we should, shall we forget this flight of ours to the city of all our kings.
YORK AND THE SOUTH
SUMMARY OF TOUR IN THE SOUTH
Distances.
| York | |||||
| Pontefract | —————————— | 24 | miles | ||
| Beverley, viâ Selby | 45 | " | |||
| Hull | 9 | " | |||
| Total | 78 | miles | |||
Roads.