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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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