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     ;I fear�察─�said Mr。 Vere�察 �I can too well account for this strange incident。 

Read this letter�察�which Miss Lucy Ilderton thought fit to address from my 

house   of   Ellieslaw to   young   Mr。  Earnscliff�察  �whom�察 �of   all   men�察 �I   have   a 

hereditary   right     to  call  my   enemy。    You    see   she  writes   to  him   as   the 

confidant   of   a   passion   which   he   has   the   assurance   to   entertain   for   my 

daughter�察�tells him she serves his cause with her friend very ardently�察�but 

that he has a friend in the garrison who serves him yet more effectually。 



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Look     particularly    at  the  pencilled    passages�察   �Mr。    Ratcliffe�察  �where    this 

meddling girl recommends bold measures�察�with an assurance that his suit 

would      be  successful     anywhere     beyond     the   bounds    of   the  barony     of 

Ellieslaw。; 

     ;And   you   argue�察  �from   this   romantic   letter   of   a   very  romantic   young 

lady�察�Mr。 Vere�察─�said Ratcliffe�察 �that young Earnscliff has carried off your 

daughter�察�and committed a very great and criminal act of violence�察�on no 

better advice and assurance than that of Miss Lucy Ilderton�拭─�

     ;What else can I think�拭─        �said Ellieslaw。 

     ;What else CAN you think�拭─             �said Sir Frederick�察 �or who else could 

have any motive for committing such a crime�拭─�

     ;Were that the best mode of fixing the guilt�察─�said Mr。 Ratcliffe�察�calmly�察�

;there might easily be pointed out persons to whom such actions are more 

congenial�察      �and    who     have    also    sufficient    motives     of    instigation。 

Supposing it were judged advisable to remove Miss Vere to some place in 

which   constraint   might   be   exercised   upon   her   inclinations   to   a   degree 

which cannot at present be attempted under the roof of Ellieslaw Castle 

What says Sir Frederick Langley to that supposition�拭─�

     ;I say�察─�returned Sir Frederick�察 �that although Mr。 Vere may choose to 

endure in Mr。 Ratcliffe freedoms totally inconsistent with his situation in 

life�察  �I   will   not   permit   such   license   of   innuendo�察  �by   word   or   look�察  �to   be 

extended to me�察�with impunity。; 

     ;And I say�察─�said young Mareschal of Mareschal´Wells�察�who was also 

a guest at the castle�察 �that you are all stark mad to be standing wrangling 

here�察�instead of going in pursuit of the ruffians。; 

     ;I have ordered   off the   domestics already in   the track   most likely  to 

overtake them�察─�said Mr。 Vere ;if you will favour me with your company�察�

we will follow them�察�and assist in the search。; 

     The   efforts   of   the   party   were   totally   unsuccessful�察  �probably   because 

Ellieslaw   directed   the   pursuit   to   proceed   in   the   direction   of   Earnscliff 

Tower�察�under the supposition that the owner would prove to be the author 

of the violence�察�so that they followed a direction diametrically opposite to 

that   in   which   the   ruffians   had   actually   proceeded。   In   the   evening   they 

returned�察    �harassed    and   out   of   spirits。  But     other   guests   had�察  �in   the 



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meanwhile�察�arrived at the castle�察�and�察�after the recent loss sustained by the 

owner had been related�察�wondered at�察�and lamented�察�the recollection of it 

was�察�for the present�察�drowned in the discussion of deep political intrigues�察�

of which the crisis and explosion were momentarily looked for。 

     Several of the gentlemen who took part in this divan were Catholics�察�

and   all   of   them   stanch   Jacobites�察  �whose   hopes   were   at   present   at   the 

highest     pitch�察  �as  an   invasion�察   �in  favour    of  the   Pretender�察   �was    daily 

expected from France�察�which Scotland�察�between the defenceless state of its 

garrisons      and   fortified    places�察  �and    the   general    disaffection     of   the 

inhabitants�察�was rather prepared to welcome than to resist。                Ratcliffe�察�who 

neither   sought   to   assist   at   their   consultations   on   this   subject�察  �nor   was 

invited   to   do   so�察  �had�察  �in   the   meanwhile�察  �retired   to   his   own   apartment。 

Miss     Ilderton   was    sequestered     from    society    in  a  sort  of   honourable 

confinement�察 �until�察─�said Mr。 Vere�察 �she should be safely conveyed home 

to her father's house�察─�an opportunity for which occurred on the following 

day。 

     The domestics could not help thinking it remarkable how soon the loss 

of Miss Vere�察�and the strange manner in which it had happened�察�seemed to 

be forgotten by the other guests at the castle。             They knew not�察�that those 

the most interested in her fate were well acquainted with the cause of her 

being carried off�察�and the place of her retreat�察�and that the others�察�in the 

anxious   and   doubtful   moments   which   preceded   the   breaking   forth   of   a 

conspiracy�察     �were     little  accessible     to   any   feelings     but   what    arose 

immediately out of their own machinations。 



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                            CHAPTER XII。 



       Some     one   way�察  �some     anotherDo     you    know     Where      we   may 

apprehend her�拭�

     The   researches   after   Miss   Vere   were   ��for   the   sake   of   appearances�察�

perhaps�� resumed on the succeeding day�察�with similar bad success�察�and the 

party were returning towards Ellieslaw in the evening。 

     ;It is singular�察─�said Mareschal to Ratcliffe�察 �that four horsemen and a 

female prisoner should  have passed through  the country  without   leaving 

the slightest trace of their passage。 One would think they had traversed the 

air�察�or sunk through the ground。; 

     ;Men may often�察─�answered Ratcliffe�察 �arrive at the knowledge of that 

which   is�察  �from   discovering   that   which   is   not。   We   have   now   scoured 

every road�察�path�察�and track leading from the castle�察�in all the various points 

of   the   compass�察  �saving only  that intricate   and difficult   pass   which   leads 

southward down the Westburn�察�and through the morasses。; 

     ;And why have we not examined that�拭─              �said Mareschal。 

     ;O�察 �Mr。 Vere   can   best   answer   that   question�察─  �replied   his   companion�察�

dryly。 

     ;Then I will ask it instantly�察─�said Mareschal�察�and�察�addressing Mr。 Vere�察�

;I   am   informed�察  �sir�察─  �said   he�察   �there   is   a   path   we   have   not   examined�察�

leading by Westburnflat。; 

     ;O�察─�said Sir Frederick�察�laughing�察 �we know the owner of Westburnflat 

wella    wild   lad�察 �that  knows     little  difference   between    his   neighbour's 

goods and his own�察�but�察�withal�察�very honest to his principles�此                �he would 

disturb nothing belonging to Ellieslaw。; 

     ;Besides�察─�said Mr。 Vere�察�smiling mysteriously�察 �he had other tow on 

his distaff last night。     Have you not heard young Elliot of the Heugh´foot 

has had his house burnt�察�and his cattle driven away�察�because he refused to 

give up his arms to some honest men that think of starting for the king�拭─�

     The   company   smiled   upon   each   other�察  �as   at   hearing   of   an   exploit 

which favoured their own views。 

     ;Yet�察�nevertheless�察─�resumed Mareschal�察 �I   think we ought to ride   in 

this   direction    also�察 �otherwise     we    shall  certainly    be  blamed     for   our 



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negligence。; 

     No   reasonable   objection   could   be   offered   to   this   proposal�察  �and   the 

party turned their horses' heads towards Westburnflat。 

     They had not proceeded very far in that direction when the trampling 

of horses was heard�察�and a small body of riders were perceived advancing 

to meet them。 

     ;There comes Earnscliff�察─�said Mareschal�察 �I know his bright bay with 

the star in his front。; 

     ;And there is my daughter along with him�察─�exclaimed Vere�察�furiously。 

;Who shall call my suspicions false or injurious now�拭�Gentlemenfriends´ 

´lend me the assistance of your swords for the recovery of my child。; 

     He   unsheathed   his   weapon�察  �and   was   imitated   by   Sir   Frederick   and 

several   of   the   party�察  �who   prepared   to   charge   those   that   were   advancing 

towards them。        But the greater part hesitated。 

     ;They  come   to   us   in   all   peace   and   security�察─  �said   Mareschal´   Wells�察�

;let us first hear what account they give us of this mysterious affair。                     If 

Miss Vere has sustained the slightest insult or injury from Earnscliff�察�I will 

be first to revenge her�察�but let us hear what they say。; 

     ;You   do   me   wrong   by   your   suspicions�察  �Mareschal�察─  �continued   Vere�察�

;you are the last I would have expected to hear express them。; 

     ;You   injure   yourself�察  �Ellieslaw�察  �by   your   violence�察  �though   the   cause 

may excuse it。; 

     He then advanced a little before the rest�察�and called out�察�with a loud 

voice�察�Stand�察�Mr。 Earnscliff�察�or do you and Miss Vere advance alone to 

meet   us。     You   are   charged   with   having   carried   that   lady   off   from   her 

father's   house�察  �and   we   are   here   in   arms   to   shed   our   best   blood   for   her 

recovery�察�and for bringing to justice those who have injured her。; 

     ;And who would do that more willingly than I�察�Mr。 Mareschal�拭─�said 

Earnscliff�察  �haughtily�察�than   I�察  �who   had   the   satisfaction   this   morning   to 

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