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her    eyes   wound     the  gallant�察  �no   chance    for  her  poor    companions      and 

kinswomen�察  �even   the   conjuror   cannot   escape   the   force   of   her   charms。 

You should�察�in compassion�察�cease to be such an engrosser�察�my dear Isabel�察�

or at least set up shop�察�and sell off all the goods you do not mean to keep 

for your own use。; 

     ;You shall have them all�察─�replied Miss Vere�察 �and the conjuror to boot�察�

at a very easy rate。; 

     ;No�     �Nancy shall have the conjuror�察─�said Miss Ilderton�察 �to supply 

deficiencies�察�she's not quite a witch herself�察�you know。; 

     ;Lord�察�sister�察─�answered the younger Miss Ilderton�察 �what could I do 

with so frightful a monster�拭         �I kept my eyes shut�察�after once glancing at 

him�察�and�察�I protest�察�I thought I saw him still�察�though I winked as close as 

ever I could。; 

     ;That's a pity�察─�said her sister�察 �ever while you live�察�Nancy�察�choose an 

admirer whose faults can be hid by winking at them。 Well�察�then�察�I must 

take him myself�察�I suppose�察�and put him into mamma's Japan cabinet�察�in 

order    to  show     that  Scotland     can   produce    a  specimen      of  mortal    clay 

moulded   into   a   form  ten   thousand   times   uglier   than   the   imaginations   of 

Canton   and   Pekin�察  �fertile   as   they   are   in   monsters�察  �have   immortalized   in 

porcelain。; 



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     ;There is something�察─�said Miss Vere�察 �so melancholy in the situation 

of this poor man�察�that I cannot enter into your mirth�察�Lucy�察�so readily as 

usual。    If  he   has no   resources�察 �how  is   he   to   exist   in   this   waste   country�察�

living�察�as he does�察�at such a distance from mankind�拭                 �and if he has the 

means of securing occasional assistance�察�will not the very suspicion that 

he is possessed of them�察�expose him to plunder and assassination by some 

of our unsettled neighbours�拭─�

     ;But you forget that they say he is a warlock�察─�said Nancy Ilderton。 

     ;And�察�if his   magic diabolical should   fail him�察─�rejoined her sister�察  �I 

would have him trust to his magic natural�察�and thrust his enormous head�察�

and most preternatural visage�察�out at his door or window�察�full in view of 

the   assailants。    The   boldest   robber   that   ever   rode   would   hardly   bide   a 

second glance of him。          Well�察�I wish I had the use of that Gorgon head of 

his for only one half hour。; 

     ;For what purpose�察�Lucy�拭─          �said Miss Vere。 

     ;O�    �I would frighten out of the castle that dark�察�stiff�察�and stately Sir 

Frederick Langley�察�that is so great a favourite with your father�察�and so little 

a favourite of yours。       I protest I shall be obliged to the Wizard as long as I 

live�察  �if   it   were   only   for   the   half   hour's   relief   from   that   man's   company 

which we have gained by deviating from the party to visit Elshie。; 

     ;What would you say�察�then�察─�said Miss Vere�察�in a low tone�察�so as not to 

be heard by the younger sister�察�who rode before them�察�the narrow path not 

admitting   of   their   moving   all   three   abreast�察─  �What   would   you   say�察  �my 

dearest Lucy�察�if it were proposed to you to endure his company for life�拭─�

     ;Say�拭    �I   would    say�察 �NO�察   �NO�察   �NO�察  �three   times�察  �each   louder    than 

another�察�till they should hear me at Carlisle。; 

     ;And     Sir  Frederick     would    say   then�察 �nineteen    nay´says     are  half   a 

grant。; 

     ;That�察─�replied Miss Lucy�察 �depends entirely on the manner in which 

the nay´says are said。        Mine should have not one grain of concession in 

them�察�I promise you。; 

     ;But if your father�察─�said Miss Vere�察 �were to say��Thus do�察�or ; 

     ;I would stand to the consequences of his OR�察�were he the most cruel 

father that ever was recorded in romance�察�to fill up the alternative。; 



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     ;And what if he threatened you with a catholic aunt�察�an abbess�察�and a 

cloister�拭─�

     ;Then�察─  �said   Miss   Ilderton�察   �I   would   threaten   him   with   a   protestant 

son´in´law�察�and be glad of an opportunity to disobey him for conscience' 

sake。    And now that Nancy is out of hearing�察�let me really say�察�I think you 

would   be   excusable   before   God   and   man   for   resisting   this   preposterous 

match by every means in your power。                A proud�察�dark�察�ambitious man�察�a 

caballer against the state�察�infamous for his avarice and severity�察�a bad son�察�

a bad brother�察�unkind and ungenerous to all his relativesIsabel�察�I would 

die rather than have him。; 

     ;Don't let my father hear you give me such advice�察─�said Miss Vere�察�

;or adieu�察�my dear Lucy�察�to Ellieslaw Castle。; 

     ;And adieu to Ellieslaw Castle�察�with all my heart�察─�said her friend�察 �if I 

once saw you fairly out of it�察�and settled under some kinder protector than 

he   whom   nature   has   given   you。     O�察  �if   my   poor   father   had   been   in   his 

former health�察�how gladly would he have received and sheltered you�察�till 

this ridiculous and cruel persecution were blown over� ─�

     ;Would   to   God   it   had   been   so�察  �my   dear   Lucy� ─ �answered   Isabella�察�

;but    I  fear�察 �that�察 �in  your   father's   weak    state  of  health�察  �he   would    be 

altogether     unable    to  protect    me   against    the   means    which    would     be 

immediately used for reclaiming the poor fugitive。; 

     ;I   fear   so   indeed�察─  �replied   Miss   Ilderton�察   �but   we   will   consider   and 

devise something。         Now that your father and his guests seem so deeply 

engaged in some mysterious plot�察�to judge from the passing and returning 

of messages�察�from the strange faces which appear and disappear without 

being announced by their names�察�from the collecting and cleaning of arms�察�

and the anxious gloom and bustle which seem to agitate every male in the 

castle�察�it may not be impossible for us ��always in case matters be driven to 

extremity�� to   shape out   some   little supplemental   conspiracy of   our own。 

I hope the gentlemen have not kept all the policy to themselves�察�and there 

is one associate that I would gladly admit to our counsel。; 

     ;Not Nancy�拭─�

     ;O�察�no� ─     �said Miss Ilderton�察 �Nancy�察�though an excellent good girl�察�

and   fondly   attached   to   you�察  �would   make   a   dull   conspirator   as   dull   as 



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Renault and all the other subordinate plotters in VENICE PRESERVED。 

No�察  �this   is   a   Jaffier�察  �or   Pierre�察  �if   you   like   the   character   better�察  �and   yet 

though I know I shall please you�察�I am afraid to mention his name to you�察�

lest I vex you at the same time。           Can you not guess�拭        �Something about 

an    eagle   and   a  rock   it  does   not  begin    with   eagle   in  English�察   �but 

something very like it in Scotch。; 

     ;You     cannot    mean     young     Earnscliff�察  �Lucy�拭─      �said    Miss    Vere�察�

blushing deeply。 

     ;And whom else should I mean; said Lucy。                 ;Jaffiers and Pierres are 

very scarce in this country�察�I take it�察�though one could find Renaults and 

Bedamars enow。; 

     ;How call you talk so wildly�察�Lucy�拭            �Your plays and romances have 

positively turned your brain。         You know�察�that�察�independent of my father's 

consent�察�without which I never will marry any one�察�and which�察�in the case 

you   point   at�察 �would   never be granted�察  �independent�察  �too�察 �of our   knowing 

nothing     of   young     Earnscliff's   inclinations�察   �but   by    your   own     vivid 

conjectures and fancies besides all this�察�there is the fatal brawl� ─�

     ;When his father was killed�拭─          �said Lucy。      ;But that was very long 

ago�察�and I hope we have outlived the time of bloody feud�察�when a quarrel 

was carried down between two families from father to son�察�like a Spanish 

game at chess�察�and a murder or two committed in every generation�察�just to 

keep the matter from going to sleep。            We do with our quarrels nowadays 

as with our clothes�察�cut them out for ourselves�察�and wear them out in our 

own day�察�and should no more think of resenting our fathers' feuds�察�than of 

wearing their slashed doublets and trunk´hose。; 

     ;You treat this far too lightly�察�Lucy�察─�answered Miss Vere。 

     ;Not    a  bit�察 �my   dear   Isabella�察─  �said  Lucy。    ;Consider�察    �your   father�察�

though present in the unhappy affray�察�is never supposed to have struck the 

fatal blow�察�besides�察�in former times�察�in case of mutual slaughter between 

clans�察�subsequent alliances were so far from being excluded�察�that the hand 

of   a   daughter   or   a   sister   was   the   most   frequent   gage   of   reconciliation。 

You laugh at my skill in romance�察�but�察�I assure you�察�should your history be 

written�察�like that of many a less distressed and less deserving heroine�察�the 

well´judging   reader   would   set   you   down   for   the   lady   and   the   love   of 



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Earnscliff�察�from the very obstacle which you suppose so insurmountable。; 

     ;But   these   are   not   the   days   of   romance�察  �but   of   sad   reality�察  �for   there 

stands the castle of Ellieslaw。; 

     ;And there stands Sir Frederick Langley at the gate�察�waiting to assist 

the    ladies   from    their   palfreys。    I   would     as   lief  touch    a  toad�察  �I  will 

disappoint him�察�and take old Horsington the groom for my master of the 

horse。; 

     So   saying�察  �the   lively   young   lady   switched   her   palf
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