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the Word that gate�察�ye dinna ken what ye speak about。;
;Hae ye ony tidings��Hae ye ony speerings�察 �Hobbie��O�察 �callants�察�
dinna be ower hasty�察─�said old Dick of the Dingle。
;What signifies preaching to us�察�e'enow�拭─ �said Simon�察 �if ye canna
make help yoursell�察�dinna keep back them that can。;
;Whisht�察�sir�察�wad ye take vengeance or ye ken wha has wrang'd ye�拭─�
;D'ye think we dinna ken the road to England as weel as our fathers
before us��All evil comes out o' thereawayit's an auld saying and a true�察�
and we'll e'en away there�察�as if the devil was blawing us south。;
;We'll follow the track o' Earnscliff's horses ower the waste�察─�cried one
Elliot。
;I'll prick them out through the blindest moor in the Border�察�an there
had been a fair held there the day before�察─�said Hugh�察�the blacksmith of
Ringleburn�察 �for I aye shoe his horse wi' my ain hand。;
;Lay on the deer´hounds�察─�cried another ;where are they�拭─�
;Hout�察�man�察�the sun's been lang up�察�and the dew is aff the grund the
scent will never lie。;
Hobbie instantly whistled on his hounds�察�which were roving about the
ruins of their old habitation�察�and filling the air with their doleful howls。
;Now�察�Killbuck�察─�said Hobbie�察 �try thy skill this day; and then�察�as if a
light had suddenly broke on him�察�that ill´faur'd goblin spak something o'
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this� �He may ken mair o't�察�either by villains on earth�察�or devils below
I'll hae it frae him�察 �if I should cut it out o' his mis´shapen bouk wi' my
whinger。; He then hastily gave directions to his comrades�此 �Four o' ye�察�
wi' Simon�察�haud right forward to Graeme's´gap。 If they're English�察�they'll
be for being back that way。 The rest disperse by twasome and threesome
through the waste�察 �and meet me at the Trysting´pool。 Tell my brothers�察�
when they come up�察�to follow and meet us there。 Poor lads�察�they will hae
hearts weelnigh as sair as mine�察�little think they what a sorrowful house
they are bringing their venison to� �I'll ride ower Mucklestane´Moor
mysell。;
;And if I were you�察─�said Dick of the Dingle�察 �I would speak to Canny
Elshie。 He can tell you whatever betides in this land�察�if he's sae minded。;
;He SHALL tell me�察─�said Hobbie�察�who was busy putting his arms in
order�察 �what he kens o' this night's job�察�or I shall right weel ken wherefore
he does not。;
;Ay�察 �but speak him fair�察 �my bonny manspeak him fair Hobbie�察 �the
like o' him will no bear thrawing。 They converse sae muckle wi' thae
fractious ghaists and evil spirits�察�that it clean spoils their temper。;
;Let me alane to guide him�察─ �answered Hobbie�察 �there's that in my
breast this day�察�that would ower´maister a' the warlocks on earth�察�and a' the
devils in hell。;
And being now fully equipped�察 �he threw himself on his horse�察 �and
spurred him at a rapid pace against the steep ascent。
Elliot speedily surmounted the hill�察 �rode down the other side at the
same rate�察 �crossed a wood�察 �and traversed a long glen�察 �ere he at length
regained Mucklestane´Moor。 As he was obliged�察 �in the course of his
journey�察�to relax his speed in consideration of the labour which his horse
might still have to undergo�察 �he had time to consider maturely in what
manner he should address the Dwarf�察 �in order to extract from him the
knowledge which he supposed him to be in possession of concerning the
authors of his misfortunes。 Hobbie�察�though blunt�察�plain of speech�察�and hot
of disposition�察�like most of his countrymen�察�was by no means deficient in
the shrewdness which is also their characteristic。 He reflected�察�that from
what he had observed on the memorable night when the Dwarf was first
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seen�察 �and from the conduct of that mysterious being ever since�察 �he was
likely to be rendered even more obstinate in his sullenness by threats and
violence。
;I'll speak him fair�察─�he said�察 �as auld Dickon advised me。 Though folk
say he has a league wi' Satan�察�he canna be sic an incarnate devil as no to
take some pity in a case like mine�察�and folk threep he'll whiles do good�察�
charitable sort o' things。 I'll keep my heart doun as weel as I can�察 �and
stroke him wi' the hair�察 �and if the warst come to the warst�察 �it's but
wringing the head o' him about at last。;
In this disposition of accommodation he approached the hut of the
Solitary。
The old man was not upon his seat of audience�察 �nor could Hobbie
perceive him in his garden�察�or enclosures。
;He's gotten into his very keep�察─�said Hobbie�察 �maybe to be out o' the
gate�察�but I'se pu' it doun about his lugs�察�if I canna win at him otherwise。;
Having thus communed with himself�察�he raised his voice�察�and invoked
Elshie in a tone as supplicating as his conflicting feelings would permit。
;Elshie�察�my gude friend� ─ �No reply。 ;Elshie�察�canny Father Elshie� ─ �The
Dwarf remained mute。 ;Sorrow be in the crooked carcass of thee� ─�
said the Borderer between his teeth�察�and then again attempting a soothing
tone�察�Good Father Elshie�察 �a most miserable creature desires some
counsel of your wisdom。;
;The better� ─ �answered the shrill and discordant voice of the Dwarf
through a very small window�察 �resembling an arrow slit�察 �which he had
constructed near the door of his dwelling�察�and through which he could see
any one who approached it�察�without the possibility of their looking in upon
him。
;The better� ─ �said Hobbie impatiently�察 �what is the better�察 �Elshie�拭�
Do you not hear me tell you I am the most miserable wretch living�拭─�
;And do you not hear me tell you it is so much the better� �and did I
not tell you this morning�察�when you thought yourself so happy�察�what an
evening was coming upon you�拭─�
;That ye did e'en�察─�replied Hobbie�察 �and that gars me come to you for
advice now�察�they that foresaw the trouble maun ken the cure。;
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;I know no cure for earthly trouble�察─�returned the Dwarf ;or�察�if I did�察�
why should I help others�察 �when none hath aided me�拭 �Have I not lost
wealth�察�that would have bought all thy barren hills a hundred times over�拭�
rank�察�to which thine is as that of a peasant�拭 �society�察�where there was an
interchange of all that was amiableof all that was intellectual�拭 �Have I
not lost all this�拭�Am I not residing here�察�the veriest outcast on the face of
Nature�察�in the most hideous and most solitary of her retreats�察�myself more
hideous than all that is around me�拭 �And why should other worms
complain to me when they are trodden on�察�since I am myself lying crushed
and writhing under the chariot´wheel�拭─�
;Ye may have lost all this�察─ �answered Hobbie�察 �in the bitterness of
emotion�察 �land and friends�察�goods and gear�察�ye may hae lost them a'��but
ye ne'er can hae sae sair a heart as mine�察 �for ye ne'er lost nae Grace
Armstrong。 And now my last hopes are gane�察�and I shall ne'er see her
mair。;
This he said in the tone of deepest emotionand there followed a long
pause�察�for the mention of his bride's name had overcome the more angry
and irritable feelings of poor Hobbie。 Ere he had again addressed the
Solitary�察 �the bony hand and long fingers of the latter�察 �holding a large
leathern bag�察�was thrust forth at the small window�察�and as it unclutched the
burden�察�and let it drop with a clang upon the ground�察�his harsh voice again
addressed Elliot。
;Therethere lies a salve for every human ill�察�so�察�at least�察�each human
wretch readily thinks。Begone�察 �return twice as wealthy as thou wert
before yesterday�察�and torment me no more with questions�察�complaints�察�or
thanks�察�they are alike odious to me。;
;It is a' gowd�察 �by Heaven� ─ �said Elliot�察 �having glanced at the
contents�察�and then again addressing the Hermit�察 �Muckle obliged for your
goodwill�察 �and I wad blithely gie you a bond for some o' the siller�察 �or a
wadset ower the lands o' Wideopen。 But I dinna ken�察�Elshie�察�to be free
wi' you�察�I dinna like to use siller unless I kend it was decently come by�察�
and maybe it might turn into sclate´stanes�察�and cheat some poor man。;
;Ignorant idiot� ─ �retorted the Dwarf�察 �the trash is as genuine poison
as ever was dug out of the bowels of the earth。 Take it use it�察�and may
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it thrive with you as it hath done with me� ─�
;But I tell you�察─ �said Elliot�察 �it wasna about the gear that I was
consulting you��it was a braw barn´yard�察 �doubtless�察 �and thirty head of
finer cattle there werena on this side of the Catrail�察�but let the gear gang�察�
if ye could but gie me speerings o' puir Grace�察�I would be content to be
your slave for life
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