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where   it   was   without   making   use   of   it。   On   all   occasions   his   manners 

were     rude   and   unsocial�察   �and   his   words�察   �in  number�察    �just  sufficient   to 

express      his   meaning      as   briefly    as   possible�察    �and    he   shunned      all 

communication   that   went   a   syllable   beyond   the   matter   in   hand。       When 

winter   had   passed   away�察  �and   his   garden   began   to   afford   him   herbs   and 

vegetables�察�he confined himself almost entirely to those articles of food。 

He accepted�察�notwithstanding�察�a pair of she´goats from Earnscliff�察�which 

fed on the moor�察�and supplied him with milk。 

     When Earnscliff found his gift had been received�察�he soon afterwards 

paid the hermit a visit。       The old man was seated an a broad flat stone near 

his garden door�察�which was the seat of science he usually occupied when 

disposed to receive his patients or clients。            The inside of his hut�察�and that 

of   his   garden�察  �he   kept   as   sacred   from  human   intrusion   as   the   natives   of 

Otaheite do their Morai��apparently he would have deemed it polluted by 

the step of any human being。            When he shut himself up in his habitation�察�

no   entreaty   could   prevail   upon   him   to   make   himself   visible�察  �or   to   give 

audience to any one whomsoever。 

     Earnscliff had been fishing in a small river at some distance。 He had 

his rod in his hand�察�and his basket�察�filled with trout�察�at his shoulder。                  He 

sate   down   upon   a   stone   nearly   opposite   to   the   Dwarf   who�察  �familiarized 

with his presence�察�took no farther notice of him than by elevating his huge 

mis´shapen head for the purpose of staring at him�察�and then again sinking 

it upon his bosom�察�as if in profound meditation。 Earnscliff looked around 

him�察�and observed that the hermit had increased his accommodations by 

the construction of a shed for the reception of his goats。 

     You labour  hard�察 �Elshie�察─�he   said�察 �willing   to lead this   singular  being 

into conversation。 

     ;Labour�察─     �re´echoed     the   Dwarf�察     �is  the   mildest    evil  of   a  lot  so 



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miserable   as   that   of   mankind�察  �better   to   labour   like   me�察  �than   sport   like 

you。; 

     ;I cannot defend the humanity of our ordinary rural sports�察�Elshie�察�and 

yet; 

     ;And yet�察─  �interrupted the  Dwarf; they  are better  than your   ordinary 

business�察�better to exercise idle and wanton cruelty on mute fishes than on 

your fellow´creatures。         Yet why  should I say so�拭          �Why should   not   the 

whole   human       herd   butt�察 �gore�察  �and   gorge    upon    each   other�察 �till  all  are 

extirpated   but   one   huge   and   over´   fed   Behemoth�察  �and   he�察  �when   he   had 

throttled and gnawed the bones of all his fellowshe�察�when his prey failed 

him�察�to be roaring whole days for lack of food�察�and�察�finally�察�to die�察�inch by 

inch�察�of famineit were a consummation worthy of the race� ─�

     ;Your deeds are better�察�Elshie�察�than your words�察─�answered Earnscliff�察�

;you labour to preserve the race whom your misanthropy slanders。; 

     ;I do�察�but why��Hearken。          You are one on whom I look with the least 

loathing�察�and I care not�察�if�察�contrary to my wont�察�I waste a few words in 

compassion   to   your   infatuated   blindness。        If   I   cannot   send   disease   into 

families�察�and murrain among the herds�察�can I attain the same end so well 

as    by  prolonging      the   lives  of   those   who    can    serve   the   purpose    of 

destruction as effectually�拭�If Alice of Bower had died in winter�察�would 

young Ruthwin have been slain for her love the last spring��Who thought 

of    penning    their   cattle   beneath    the   tower    when     the  Red    Reiver    of 

Westburnflat was deemed to be on his death´bed��My draughts�察�my skill�察�

recovered him。       And�察�now�察�who dare leave his herd upon the lea without a 

watch�察�or go to bed without unchaining the sleuth´ hound�拭─�

     ;I own�察─�answered Earnscliff�察 �you did little good to society by the last 

of these cures。      But�察�to balance the evil�察�there is my friend Hobbie�察�honest 

Hobbie   of the   Heugh´foot�察 �your skill   relieved him  last   winter   in   a   fever 

that might have cost him his life。; 

     ;Thus think the children of clay in their ignorance�察─�said�此�the Dwarf�察�

smiling maliciously�察 �and thus they speak in their folly。 Have you marked 

the young cub of a wild cat that has been domesticated�察�how sportive�察�how 

playful�察  �how   gentle��but   trust   him   with   your   game�察  �your   lambs�察  �your 

poultry�察  �his   inbred   ferocity   breaks   forth�察  �he   gripes�察  �tears�察  �ravages�察  �and 



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devours。; 

     ;Such is the animal's instinct�察─�answered Earnscliff�察 �but what has that 

to do with Hobbie�拭─�

     ;It is his   emblemit   is his   picture�察─  �retorted   the   Recluse。         ;He is   at 

present tame�察�quiet�察�and domesticated�察�for lack of opportunity to exercise 

his   inborn   propensities�察  �but   let   the   trumpet   of   war   soundlet   the   young 

blood´hound   snuff   blood�察  �he   will   be   as   ferocious   as   the   wildest   of   his 

Border   ancestors   that   ever   fired   a   helpless   peasant's   abode。          Can   you 

deny�察�that even at present he often urges you to take bloody revenge for an 

injury   received   when   you   were   a   boy�拭�Earnscliff   started�察  �the   Recluse 

appeared not to observe his surprise�察�and proceeded;The trumpet WILL 

blow�察�the young blood´hound WILL lap blood�察�and I will laugh and say�察�

For   this   I   have   preserved   thee� ─    �He   paused�察  �and   continued�察�Such   are 

my   cures��their   object�察  �their   purpose�察  �perpetuating   the   mass   of   misery�察�

and   playing   even   in   this   desert   my   part   in   the   general   tragedy。      Were 

YOU on your sick bed�察�I might�察�in compassion�察�send you a cup of poison。; 

     ;I   am   much   obliged   to   you�察  �Elshie�察  �and   certainly   shall   not   fail   to 

consult you�察�with so comfortable a hope from your assistance。; 

     ;Do   not   flatter   yourself   too   far�察─  �replied   the   Hermit�察   �with   the   hope 

that I will positively yield to the frailty of pity。               Why should I snatch a 

dupe�察  �so   well   fitted   to   endure   the   miseries   of   life   as   you   are�察  �from   the 

wretchedness   which   his   own   visions�察  �and   the   villainy   of   the   world�察  �are 

preparing   for   him�拭      �Why   should   I   play   the   compassionate   Indian�察  �and�察�

knocking out the brains of the captive with my tomahawk�察�at once spoil 

the three days' amusement of my kindred tribe�察�at the very moment when 

the   brands   were   lighted�察  �the   pincers   heated�察  �the   cauldrons   boiling�察  �the 

knives sharpened�察�to tear�察�scorch�察�seethe�察�and scarify the intended victim�拭─�

     ;A  dreadful   picture   you   present   to   me   of   life�察  �Elshie�察  �but   I   am   not 

daunted   by  it�察─  �returned   Earnscliff。       ;We   are   sent here�察�in one   sense�察  �to 

bear and to suffer�察�but�察�in another�察�to do and to enjoy。                 The active day has 

its   evening of   repose�察  �even   patient   sufferance   has   its   alleviations�察  �where 

there is a consolatory sense of duty discharged。; 

     ;I spurn at the slavish and bestial doctrine�察─�said the Dwarf�察�his eyes 

kindling with insane fury�察�I spurn at it�察�as worthy only of the beasts that 



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perish�察�but I will waste no more words with you。; 

     He rose hastily�察�but�察�ere he withdrew into the hut�察�he added�察�with great 

vehemence�察 �Yet�察�lest you still think my apparent benefits to mankind flow 

from   the   stupid   and   servile   source�察  �called   love   of   our   fellow´creatures�察�

know�察�that were there a man who had annihilated my soul's dearest hope 

who had torn my heart to mammocks�察�and seared mp brain till it glowed 

like   a   volcano�察  �and   were   that   man's   fortune   and   life   in   my   power   as 

completely  as   this   frail potsherd;   ��he   snatched   up   an   earthen   cup   which 

stood beside him���察 �I would not dash him into atoms thus;��he flung the 

vessel   with   fury  against   the   wall���察�No� ─    。�he spoke   more   composedly�察�

but   with   the   utmost   bitterness���察   �I   would   pamper   him   with   wealth   and 

power to inflame his evil passions�察�and to fulfil his evil designs�察�he should 

lack no means of vice and villainy�察�he should be the centre of a whirlpool 

that itself should know neither rest nor peace�察�but boil with unceasing fury�察�

while it wrecked every goodly ship that approached its limits�                   �he should 

be an earthquake capable of shaking the very land in which he dwelt�察�and 

rendering all its inhabitants friendless�察�outcast�察�and miserableas I am� ─�

     The wretched being rushed into his hut as he uttered these last words�察�

shutting the door with furious violence�察�and rapidly drawing two bolts�察�one 

after another�察�as if to exclude the intrusion of any one of that hated race�察�

who   had   thus   lashed   his   soul   to   frenzy。  Earnscliff   left   the   moor   with 

mingled      sensations     of  pity   and    horror�察  �pondering     what    strange    and 

melancholy cause could have reduced to so miserable a state of mind�察�a 

man     whose     language    argued    him    to  be   of  rank   and   education     much 

superior to the vulgar。        He was also surprised to see how much particular 

information a person who had li
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