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Sae I was thinkingbut deil hae me�察�that I should say sae�察─�continued he�察�

checking himself�察 �if I can bring mysell to ask a favour of ane that winna 

sae muckle as ware a word on me�察�to tell me if he hears me speaking till 

him。; 

     ;Say what thou wiltdo what thou wilt�察─�answered the Dwarf from his 

cabin�察 �but begone�察�and leave me at peace。; 

     ;Weel�察�weel�察─�replied Elliot�察 �since ye are willing to hear me�察�I'se make 

my tale short。      Since ye are sae kind as to say ye are content to lend me 



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as muckle siller as will stock and plenish the Heugh´foot�察�I am content�察�on 

my part�察�to accept the courtesy wi' mony kind thanks�察�and troth�察�I think it 

will be as safe in my hands as yours�察�if ye leave it flung about in that gate 

for the first loon body  to lift�察 �forbye the risk o' bad   neighbours that   can 

win through steekit doors and lockfast places�察�as I can tell to my cost。                  I 

say�察�since ye hae sae muckle consideration for me�察�I'se be blithe to accept 

your kindness�察�and my mother and me ��she's a life´renter�察�and I am fiar�察�o' 

the lands o' Wideopen�� would grant you a wadset�察�or an heritable bond�察�for 

the siller�察�and to pay the annual rent half´yearly�察�and Saunders Wyliecoat 

to draw the bond�察�and you to be at nae charge wi' the writings。; 

     ;Cut   short   thy  jargon�察  �and   begone�察─  �said   the   Dwarf�察   �thy   loquacious 

bull´headed honesty makes thee a more intolerable plague than the light´ 

fingered courtier who would take a man's all without troubling him with 

either   thanks�察  �explanation�察  �or   apology。     Hence�察  �I   say�   �thou   art   one   of 

those tame slaves whose word is as good as their bond。                Keep the money�察�

principal and interest�察�until I demand it of thee。; 

     ;But�察─  �continued   the   pertinacious   Borderer�察   �we   are   a'   life´like   and 

death´like�察�Elshie�察�and there really should be some black and white on this 

transaction。     Sae just make me a minute�察�or missive�察�in ony form ye like�察�

and    I'se  write  it  fair  ower�察  �and   subscribe    it  before  famous     witnesses。 

Only�察�Elshie�察�I wad wuss ye to pit naething in't that may be prejudicial to 

my salvation�察�for I'll hae the minister to read it ower�察�and it wad only be 

exposing yoursell to nae purpose。           And now I'm ganging awa'�察�for ye'll be 

wearied o' my cracks�察�and I am wearied wi' cracking without an answer 

and I'se bring ye a bit o' bride's´cake ane o' thae days�察�and maybe bring 

Grace to see you。        Ye wad like to see Grace�察�man�察�for as dour as ye are 

Eh�察�Lord I I wish he may be weel�察�that was a sair grane�                  �or�察�maybe�察�he 

thought   I   was   speaking   of   heavenly   grace�察  �and   no   of   Grace Armstrong。 

Poor man�察�I am very doubtfu' o' his condition�察�but I am sure he is as kind 

to me as if I were his son�察�and a queer´looking father I wad hae had�察�if that 

had been e'en sae。; 

     Hobbie now relieved his benefactor of his presence�察�and rode blithely 

home to display his treasure�察�and consult upon the means of repairing the 

damage which his fortune had sustained through the aggression of the Red 



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Reiver of Westburnflat。 



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                              CHAPTER XI。 



       Three    ruffians   seized    me   yester    morn�察    �Alas�     �a   maiden     most 

forlorn�察    �They choked my cries with wicked might�察               �And bound me on a 

palfrey white�此     �As sure as Heaven shall pity me�察           �I cannot tell what men 

they be。        CHRISTABELLE。 

     The    course    of   our   story   must   here    revert   a  little�察 �to  detail  the 

circumstances   which   had   placed   Miss   Vere   in   the   unpleasant   situation 

from which she was unexpectedly�察�and indeed unintentionally liberated�察�by 

the appearance   of Earnscliff   and Elliot�察  �with their   friends and   followers�察�

before the Tower of Westburnflat。 

     On   the   morning   preceding   the   night   in   which   Hobbie's   house   was 

plundered and burnt�察�Miss Vere was requested by her father to accompany 

him  in   a   walk   through a   distant   part   of the   romantic   grounds   which   lay 

round his castle of Ellieslaw。         ;To hear was to obey�察─�in the true style of 

Oriental despotism�察�but Isabella trembled in silence while she followed her 

father   through   rough   paths�察  �now   winding   by   the   side   of   the   river�察  �now 

ascending the cliffs which serve for its banks。             A single servant�察�selected 

perhaps for  his stupidity�察 �was   the only  person   who attended   them。  From 

her father's silence�察�Isabella little doubted that he had chosen this distant 

and     sequestered     scene    to  resume     the   argument     which     they   had   so 

frequently  maintained   upon   the   subject   of   Sir   Frederick's   addresses�察  �and 

that he was meditating in what manner he should most effectually impress 

upon   her   the   necessity   of   receiving   him   as   her   suitor。  But   her   fears 

seemed for some time to be unfounded。                 The only sentences which her 

father   from   time   to   time   addressed   to   her�察  �respected   the   beauties   of   the 

romantic     landscape     through    which    they   strolled�察  �and   which    varied   its 

features   at   every  step。   To   these   observations�察  �although   they  seemed   to 

come from a heart occupied by  more gloomy as well as more important 

cares�察    �Isabella   endeavoured       to   answer     in   a   manner     as   free   and 

unconstrained as it was possible for her to assume�察�amid the involuntary 

apprehensions which crowded upon her imagination。 

     Sustaining   with     mutual   difficulty   a   desultory   conversation�察     �they   at 

length     gained   the   centre   of  a   small   wood�察   �composed      of   large   oaks�察�



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intermingled with birches�察�mountain´ashes�察�hazel�察 �holly�察�and a variety  of 

underwood。        The   boughs   of   the   tall   trees   met   closely   above�察  �and   the 

underwood filled up each interval between their trunks below。                     The spot 

on   which   they   stood   was   rather   more   open�察  �still�察  �however�察  �embowered 

under the natural arcade of tall trees�察�and darkened on the sides for a space 

around by a great and lively growth of copse´wood and bushes。 

     ;And here�察�Isabella�察─�said Mr。 Vere�察�as he pursued the conversation�察�so 

often     resumed�察    �so   often   dropped�察     �here    I  would     erect   an   altar  to 

Friendship。; 

     ;To Friendship�察�sir� ─       �said Miss Vere�察 �and why on this gloomy and 

sequestered spot�察�rather than elsewhere�拭─�

     ;O�察  �the   propriety   of   the   LOCALE   is   easily   vindicated�察─  �replied   her 

father�察�with a sneer。      ;You know�察�Miss Vere ��for you�察�I am well aware�察�are 

a learned young lady���察�you know�察�that the Romans were not satisfied with 

embodying�察  �for   the   purpose   of   worship�察  �each   useful   quality   and   moral 

virtue to which they could give a name�察�but they�察�moreover�察�worshipped 

the   same   under   each   variety   of   titles   and   attributes   which   could   give   a 

distinct shade�察�or individual character�察�to the virtue in question。               Now�察�for 

example�察�the Friendship to whom a temple should be here dedicated�察�is not 

Masculine       Friendship�察    �which    abhors    and    despises    duplicity�察  �art�察 �and 

disguise�察�but Female Friendship�察�which consists in little else than a mutual 

disposition on the part of the friends�察�as they call themselves�察�to abet each 

other in obscure fraud and petty intrigue。; 

     ;You are severe�察�sir�察─�said Miss Vere。 

     ;Only just�察─�said her father�察 �a humble copier I am from nature�察�with 

the    advantage     of   contemplating      two    such   excellent     studies   as   Lucy 

Ilderton and yourself。; 

     ;If I have been unfortunate enough to offend�察�sir�察�I can conscientiously 

excuse Miss Ilderton from being either my counsellor or confidante。; 

     ;Indeed�      �how came   you�察�then�察─  �said Mr。 Vere�察   �by the flippancy  of 

speech�察    �and   pertness    of   argument�察    �by  which     you   have    disgusted    Sir 

Frederick�察�and given me of late such deep offence�拭─�

     ;If   my   manner   has   been   so unfortunate   as   to  displease   you�察 �sir�察 �it   is 

impossible for me to apologize too deeply�察�or too sincerely�察�but I cannot 



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confess the same contrition for having answered Sir Frederick flippantly 

when he pressed me rudely。 Since he forgot I was a lady�察�it was time to 

show him that I am at least a woman。; 

     ;Reserve�察  �then�察  �your   pertness   for   those   who   press   you   on   the   topic�察�

Isabella�察─�said her father coldly�察 �for my part�察�I am weary of the subject�察�

and will never speak upon it again。; 

     ;God   bless   you�察  �my   dear   father�察─  �said   Isabella�察  �seizing   his   reluctant 

hand ;there is nothing you can impose on me�察�save the task of listening to 

this man's persecution�察�that I will call�察�or think�察�a hardship。; 

     ;You are very obliging�察�Miss Vere�察�when it happens to suit you to be 

dutiful�察─�said her unrelenting father�察�forcing himself at the same time from 

the affectionate grasp of her hand�察 �but henceforward�察�child�察�I shall save 

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