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person they had seen was some poor maniac�察�and had no commission from 

the invisible world to announce either war or evil。                But his opinion found 

a very cold audience�察�and all joined to deprecate his purpose of returning 

to the spot the next day。 

     ;O�察  �my  bonny  bairn�察─  �said   the   old   dame   ��for�察 �in   the   kindness   of   her 

heart�察�she extended her parental style to all in whom she was interested��´ 

;You   should   beware   mair   than   other   folkthere's   been   a   heavy   breach 

made   in   your   house   wi'   your   father's   bloodshed�察  �and   wi'   law´pleas�察  �and 

losses sinsyne��and you are the flower of the flock�察�and the lad that will 

build up the auld bigging again ��if it be His will�� to be an honour to the 

country�察�and a safeguard to those that dwell in ityou�察�before others�察�are 



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called upon to put yoursell in no rash adventuresfor yours was aye ower 

venturesome a race�察�and muckle harm they have got by it。; 

     ;But I am sure�察�my good friend�察�you would not have me be afraid of 

going to an open moor in broad daylight�拭─�

     ;I dinna ken�察─�said the good old dame�察 �I wad never bid son or friend 

o' mine haud their hand back in a gude cause�察�whether it were a friend's or 

their   ainthat   should   be   by   nae   bidding   of   mine�察  �or   of   ony   body   that's 

come of a gentle kindredBut it winna gang out of a grey head like mine�察�

that to gang to seek for evil that's no fashing wi' you�察�is clean against law 

and Scripture。; 

     Earnscliff      resigned     an   argument      which     he   saw     no   prospect     of 

maintaining   with   good   effect�察  �and   the   entrance   of   supper   broke   off   the 

conversation。       Miss   Grace   had   by   this   time   made   her   appearance�察  �and 

Hobbie�察  �not   without   a   conscious   glance   at   Earnscliff�察  �placed   himself   by 

her   side。    Mirth   and   lively   conversation�察  �in   which   the   old   lady   of   the 

house   took   the   good´   humoured   share   which   so   well   becomes   old   age�察�

restored to the cheeks of the damsels the roses which their brother's tale of 

the   apparition   had   chased   away�察  �and   they   danced   and   sung   for   an   hour 

after supper as if there were no such things as goblins in the world。 



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                              CHAPTER IV。 



     I am Misanthropos�察�and hate mankind�察             �For thy part�察�I do wish thou 

wert a dog�察�That I might love thee something。 TIMON OF ATHENS 

     On the following morning�察�after breakfast�察�Earnscliff took leave of his 

hospitable friends�察�promising to return in time to partake of the venison�察�

which had arrived from his house。           Hobbie�察�who apparently took leave of 

him at the door of his habitation�察�slunk out�察�however�察�and joined him at the 

top of the hill。 

     ;Ye'll be gaun yonder�察�Mr。 Patrick�察�feind o' me will mistryst you for a' 

my mother says。        I thought it best to slip out quietly though�察�in case she 

should mislippen something of what we're gaun to dowe maunna vex her 

at   nae   rateit   was   amaist   the   last   word  my   father   said   to   me   on   his 

deathbed。; 

     ;By   no   means�察  �Hobbie�察─  �said   Earnscliff�察   �she   well   merits   all   your 

attention。; 

     ;Troth�察�for that matter�察�she would be as sair vexed amaist for you as 

for me。     But d'ye really think there's nae presumption in venturing back 

yonder��We hae nae special commission�察�ye ken。; 

     ;If I thought as you do�察�Hobbie�察─�said the young gentleman�察 �I would 

not perhaps enquire farther into this business�察�but as I am of opinion that 

preternatural visitations are either ceased altogether�察�or become very rare 

in our  days�察 �I  am  unwilling to leave  a  matter  uninvestigated   which  may 

concern the life of a poor distracted being。; 

     ;Aweel�察�aweel�察�if ye really think that�察─�answered Hobbie doubtfully 

;And   it's   for   certain   the   very   fairiesI   mean   the   very   good   neighbours 

themsells ��for they say folk suldna ca' them fairies�� that used to be seen on 

every  green   knowe   at   e'en�察  �are   no   half   sae   often   visible   in   our   days。 I 

canna depone to having ever seen ane mysell�察�but�察�I ance heard ane whistle 

ahint me in the moss�察�as like a whaup ��Curlew�А�as ae thing could be like 

anither。    And mony ane my father saw when he used to come hame frae 

the fairs at e'en�察�wi' a drap drink in his head�察�honest man。; 

     Earnscliff   was   somewhat   entertained   with   the   gradual   declension   of 

superstition from one generation to another which was inferred In this last 



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observation�察  �and   they   continued   to   reason   on   such   subjects�察  �until   they 

came in sight of the upright stone which gave name to the moor。 

     ;As I shall answer�察─�says Hobbie�察 �yonder's the creature creeping about 

yet��But it's daylight�察�and you have your gun�察�and I brought out my bit 

whingerI think we may venture on him。; 

     ;By all manner of means�察─�said Earnscliff�察 �but�察�in the name of wonder�察�

what can he be doing there�拭─�

     ;Biggin a dry´stane dyke�察�I think�察�wi' the grey geese�察�as they ca' thae 

great loose stanesOdd�察�that passes a' thing I e'er heard tell of� ─�

     As they approached nearer�察�Earnscliff could not help agreeing with his 

companion。        The   figure   they   had   seen   the   night   before   seemed   slowly 

and toilsomely labouring to pile the large stones one upon another�察�as if to 

form a small enclosure。         Materials lay around him in great plenty�察�but the 

labour of carrying on the work was immense�察�from the size of most of the 

stones�察   �and    it  seemed    astonishing     that  he   should   have    succeeded     in 

moving several which he had   already arranged   for the   foundation of his 

edifice。    He   was   struggling   to   move   a   fragment   of   great   size   when   the 

two young men came up�察�and was so intent upon executing his purpose�察�

that he did not perceive them till they were close upon him。                 In straining 

and   heaving   at   the   stone�察  �in   order   to   place   it   according   to   his   wish�察  �he 

displayed a degree of strength which seemed utterly inconsistent with his 

size and apparent deformity。 Indeed�察�to judge from the difficulties he had 

already surmounted�察�he must have been of Herculean powers�察�for some of 

the   stones   he   had   succeeded   in   raising   apparently   required   two   men's 

strength   to   have   moved   them。     Hobbie's   suspicions   began   to   revive�察  �on 

seeing the preternatural strength he exerted。 

     ;I   am   amaist   persuaded   it's   the   ghaist   of   a   stane´masonsee   siccan 

band´statnes as he's laid iAn it be a man�察�after a'�察�I wonder what he wad 

take by the rood to build a march dyke。 There's ane sair wanted between 

Cringlehope and the Shaws。 Honest man; ��raising his voice���察 �ye make 

good firm wark there�拭─�

     The being whom he addressed raised his eyes with a ghastly stare�察�and�察�

getting up from his stooping posture�察�stood before them in all his native 

and hideous deformity。         His head was of uncommon size�察�covered with a 



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fell   of   shaggy   hair�察  �partly   grizzled   with   age�察  �his   eyebrows�察  �shaggy   and 

prominent�察�overhung   a   pair   of   small   dark�察  �piercing   eyes�察  �set   far   back   in 

their sockets�察�that rolled with a portentous wildness�察�indicative of a partial 

insanity。 The   rest   of   his   features   were   of   the   coarse�察  �rough´hewn   stamp�察�

with which a painter would equip a giant in romance�察�to which was added 

the    wild�察   �irregular�察   �and    peculiar    expression�察     �so   often    seen    in   the 

countenances of those whose persons are deformed。                     His body�察�thick and 

square�察�like that of a man of middle size�察�was mounted upon two large feet�察�

but nature seemed to have forgotten the legs and the thighs�察�or they were 

so very short as to be hidden by the dress which he wore。                    His arms were 

long     and    brawny�察    �furnished     with    two    muscular      hands�察   �and�察   �where 

uncovered in the eagerness of his labour�察�were shagged with coarse black 

hair。    It seemed as if nature had originally intended the separate parts of 

his   body   to   be   the   members   of   a   giant�察  �but   had   afterwards   capriciously 

assigned them to the person of a dwarf�察�so ill did the length of his arms 

and   the   iron   strength   of   his   frame   correspond   with   the   shortness   of   his 

stature。     His   clothing   was   a   sort   of   coarse   brown   tunic�察  �like   a   monk's 

frock�察�girt round him with a belt of seal´skin。               On his head he had a cap 

made of badger's skin�察�or some other rough fur�察�which added considerably 

to   the   grotesque      effect   of  his   whole     appearance�察     �and   overshadowed 

features�察    �whose     habitual    expression      seemed     that   of  sullen    malignant 

misanthropy。 

     This   remarkable   Dwarf   gazed   on   the   two   youths   in   silence�察  �with   a 

dogged and irritated look�察�until Earnscliff�察�willing to soothe him into better 

temper�察�observed�察 �You are hard tasked�察�my friend�察�allow us to assist you。; 

     Elliot and he accordingly placed the stone�察�by their joint efforts�察�upon 

the rising wall。       The Dwarf watched them with the eye of a taskm
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