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wildly     around     the   great   stone�察  �exhausting      his  voice    in  shrieks    and 

imprecations�察�that thrilled wildly along the waste heath。 

     The two sportsmen moved on some time in silence�察�until they were out 

of hearing of these uncouth sounds�察�which was not ere they had gained a 

considerable distance from the pillar that gave name to the moor。                       Each 

made his private comments on the scene they had witnessed�察�until Hobbie 



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Elliot   suddenly   exclaimed�察   �Weel�察  �I'll   uphaud   that   yon   ghaist�察  �if   it   be   a 

ghaist�察�has baith done and suffered muckle evil in the flesh�察�that gars him 

rampauge in that way after he is dead and gane。; 

     ;It   seems   to   me   the   very   madness   of   misanthropy�察─  �said   Earnscliff�察�

following his own current of thought。 

     ;And ye didna think it was a spiritual creature�察�then�拭─�asked Hobbie at 

his companion。 

     ;Who�察�I��No�察�surely。; 

     ;Weel�察�I am partly of the mind mysell that it may be a live thingand 

yet I dinna ken�察�I wadna wish to see ony thing look liker a bogle。; 

     ;At any rate�察─�said Earnscliff�察 �I will ride over to´morrow and see what 

has become of the unhappy being。; 

     ;In fair daylight�拭─      �queried the yeoman�察 �then�察�grace o' God�察�I'se be 

wi' ye。    But here we are nearer to Heugh´foot than to your house by twa 

mile��hadna ye better e'en gae hame wi' me�察�and we'll send the callant on 

the powny to tell them that you are wi' us�察�though I believe there's naebody 

at hame to wait for you but the servants and the cat。; 

     ;Have with you then�察�friend Hobbie�察─�said the young hunter�察 �and as I 

would not willingly have either the servants be anxious�察�or puss forfeit her 

supper�察  �in   my   absence�察  �I'll   be   obliged   to   you   to   send   the   boy   as   you 

propose。; 

     ;Aweel�察�that IS kind�察�I must say。           And ye'll gae hame to Heugh´ foot�拭�

They'll be right blithe to see you�察�that will they。; 

     This    affair   settled�察 �they   walked     briskly    on   a  little  farther�察 �when�察�

coming to the ridge of a pretty steep hill�察�Hobbie Elliot exclaimed�察 �Now�察�

Earnscliff�察  �I   am  aye   glad   when   I   come   to   this   very  bitYe   see   the   light 

below�察  �that's   in   the  ha'   window�察  �where   grannie�察  �the   gash   auld   carline�察  �is 

sitting birling at her wheel and ye see yon other light that's gaun whiddin' 

back   and   forrit   through   amang   the   windows�拭       �that's   my   cousin�察  �Grace 

Armstrong�察�she's twice as clever about the house as my sisters�察�and sae 

they say themsells�察�for they're good´natured lasses as ever trode on heather�察�

but   they   confess   themsells�察  �and   sae   does   grannie�察  �that   she   has   far   maist 

action�察�and is the best goer about the toun�察�now that grannie is off the foot 

hersell。My  brothers�察  �ane o'   them's   away   to   wait   upon   the   chamberlain�察�



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and ane's at Moss´ phadraig�察�that's our led farmhe can see after the stock 

just as weel as I can do。; 

     ;You are lucky�察�my good friend�察�in having so many valuable relations。; 

     ;Troth am IGrace make me thankful�察�I'se never deny it。But will ye 

tell me now�察�Earnscliff�察�you that have been at college�察�and the high´school 

of Edinburgh�察�and got a' sort o' lair where it was to be best gottenwill ye 

tell   meno   that   it's   ony   concern   of   mine   in   particular��but   I   heard   the 

priest of St。 John's�察�and our minister�察�bargaining about it at the Winter fair�察�

and troth they baith spak very weelNow�察�the priest says it's unlawful to 

marry ane's cousin�察�but I cannot say I thought he brought out the Gospel 

authorities half sae weel as our minister´ ´our minister is thought the best 

divine and the best preacher atween this and EdinburghDinna ye think he 

was likely to be right�拭─�

     ;Certainly marriage�察�by all protestant Christians�察�is held to be as free 

as God made it by the Levitical law�察�so�察�Hobbie�察�there can be no bar�察�legal 

or religious�察�betwixt you and Miss Armstrong。; 

     ;Hout awa' wi' your joking�察�Earnscliff�察─�replied his companion�察 ─�ye 

are angry aneugh yoursell if ane touches you a bit�察�man�察�on the sooth side 

of the jestNo   that I  was asking   the question  about Grace�察 �for ye   maun 

ken   she's   no   my   cousin´germain   out   and   out�察  �but   the   daughter   of   my 

uncle��s wife by her first marriage�察�so she's nae kith nor kin to meonly a 

connexion like。       But now we're at the Sheeling´hillI'll fire off my gun�察�

to let them ken I'm coming�察�that's aye my way�察�and if I hae a deer I gie 

them twa shots�察�ane for the deer and ane for mysell。; 

     He fired off his piece accordingly�察�and the number of lights were seen 

to traverse the house�察�and even to gleam before it。              Hobbie Elliot pointed 

out   one   of   these   to   Earnscliff�察  �which   seemed   to   glide   from   the   house 

towards      some    of   the  outhouses´;That's       Grace    hersell�察─  �said   Hobbie。 

;She'll no meet me at the door�察�I'se warrant herbut she'll be awa'�察�for a' 

that�察�to see if my hounds' supper be ready�察�poor beasts。; 

     ;Love me�察�love my dog�察─�answered Earnscliff。                ;Ah�察�Hobbie�察�you are 

a lucky young fellow� ─�

     This    observation     was    uttered   with   something      like   a  sigh�察 �which 

apparently did not escape the ear of his companion。 



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     ;Hout�察�other folk may be as lucky as I amO how I have seen Miss 

Isabel Vere's head   turn after   somebody when   they passed   ane another   at 

the Carlisle races�      �Wha kens but things may come round in this world�拭─�

     Earnscliff muttered something like an answer�察�but whether in assent of 

the   proposition�察  �or   rebuking   the   application   of   it�察  �could   not   easily   be 

discovered�察�and it seems probable that the speaker himself was willing his 

meaning   should   rest   in   doubt   and   obscurity。    They   had   now   descended 

the   broad   loaning�察  �which�察  �winding   round   the   foot   of   the   steep   bank�察  �or 

heugh�察�brought them in front of the thatched�察�but comfortable�察�farm´house�察�

which was the dwelling of Hobbie Elliot and his family。 

     The doorway was thronged with joyful faces�察�but the appearance of a 

stranger blunted many a gibe which had been prepared on Hobbie's lack of 

success     in  the   deer´stalking。     There     was   a  little  bustle   among     three 

handsome young women�察�each endeavouring to devolve upon another the 

task of ushering the stranger into the apartment�察�while probably all were 

anxious      to  escape    for   the   purpose     of  making     some     little  personal 

arrangements�察  �before   presenting   themselves   to   a   young   gentleman   in   a 

dishabille only intended for their brother。 

     Hobbie�察�in the meanwhile�察�bestowing some hearty and general abuse 

upon them all ��for Grace was not of the party���察�snatched the candle from 

the hand of one of the rustic coquettes�察�as she stood playing pretty with it 

in her hand�察�and ushered his guest into the family parlour�察�or rather hall�察�

for the place having been a house of defence in former times�察�the sitting 

apartment      was    a  vaulted   and   paved    room�察   �damp     and   dismal    enough 

compared with the lodgings of the yeomanry of our days�察�but which�察�when 

well lighted up with a large sparkling fire of turf and bog´wood�察�seemed to 

Earnscliff a most comfortable exchange for the darkness and bleak blast of 

the hill。    Kindly  and   repeatedly  was   he   welcomed   by  the  venerable   old 

dame�察�the mistress of the family�察�who�察�dressed in her coif and pinners�察�her 

close and decent gown of homespun wool�察�but with a large gold necklace 

and ear´rings�察�looked�察�what she really was�察�the lady as well as the farmer's 

wife�察  �while�察  �seated   in   her   chair   of   wicker�察  �by   the   corner   of   the   great 

chimney�察�she directed the evening occupations of the young women�察�and 

of   two   or   three  stout   serving   wenches�察    �who    sate  plying    their  distaffs 



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behind the backs of their young mistresses。 

     As    soon   as   Earnscliff   had    been   duly   welcomed�察     �and    hasty   orders 

issued for some addition to the evening meal�察�his grand´dame and sisters 

opened their battery upon Hobbie Elliot for his lack of success against the 

deer。 

     ;Jenny   needna   have   kept   up   her   kitchen´fire   for   a'   that   Hobbie   has 

brought hame�察─�said one sister。 

     ;Troth no�察�lass�察─�said another�察 �the gathering peat�察�if it was weel blawn�察�

wad dress a' our Hobbie's venison。; ��The gathering peat is the piece of turf 

left   to   treasure    up   the   secret   seeds    of   fire�察 �without     any   generous 

consumption of fuel�察�in a word�察�to keep the fire alive。�А�

     ;Ay�察�or the low of the candle�察�if the wind wad let it hide steady�察─�said a 

third�察 �if I were him�察�I would bring hame a black craw�察�rather than come 

back three times without a buck's horn to blaw on。; 

     Hobbie   turned   from   the   one   to   the   other�察  �regarding   them   alternately 

with a frown on his brow�察�the augury of which was confuted by the good´ 

humoured laugh on the lower part of his countenance。                    He then strove to 

propitiate them�察�by mentioning the intended present of his companion。 

     ;In my young days�察─�said the old lady�察 �a man wad hae been ashamed 

to come back frae the hill without a buck hanging on each side o' his horse�察�

like a cadger carrying calves。; 

     ;I   wish   they   had   left   some   for   us   then�察  �grannie�察─  �retorted   Hobbie�察�

;they've     cleared    the  country     o'  them�察  �thae   auld   friends    o'  yours�察  �I'm 

thinking。; 

     ;We see other folk can find game�察�though you cannot�察�Hobbie�察─�said 

the eldest sister�察�glancing a look at young Earnscliff。 

     ;Weel�察  �weel�察  �woman�察  �hasna   every   dog   his   day�察  �begging   Earnscliff's 

pardon   for   the   auld   sayingMayna   I   hae his luck�察 �and he   mine�察  �another 

time��It's   a   braw   thing   for   a   man   to   be   out   a'   day�察  �and   frightedna�察  �I 

winna say that neither but mistrysted wi' bogles in the hame´coming�察�an' 

then to hae to flyte wi' a wheen women that hae been doing naething a' the 

live´lang day�察�but whirling a bit stick�察�wi' a thread trailing at it�察�or boring at 

a clout。; 

     ;Frighted wi' bogles� ─        �e

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