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

liberate her from the dungeon in which I found her confined�察�and who am 

now escorting her back to the Castle of Ellieslaw�拭─�

     ;Is this so�察�Miss Vere�拭─       �said Mareschal。 

       ;It  is�察─ �answered      Isabella�察  �eagerly�察�it    is  so�察  �for  Heaven's     sake 

sheathe your swords。          I will swear by all that is sacred�察�that I was carried 



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off by ruffians�察�whose persons and object were alike unknown to me�察�and 

am     now    restored    to  freedom      by   means    of   this  gentleman's      gallant 

interference。; 

     ;By    whom�察     �and   wherefore�察    �could   this  have    been   done�拭─    �pursued 

Mareschal。;Had         you   no  knowledge       of  the  place   to  which    you   were 

conveyed��Earnscliff�察�where did you find this lady�拭─�

     But   ere   either   question   could   be   answered�察  �Ellieslaw   advanced�察  �and�察�

returning his sword to the scabbard�察�cut short the conference。 

     ;When I know�察─�he said�察 �exactly how much I owe to Mr。 Earnscliff�察�

he may rely on suitable acknowledgments�察�meantime�察─�taking the bridle of 

Miss Vere's horse�察 �thus far I thank him for replacing my daughter in the 

power of her natural guardian。; 

     A   sullen   bend    of  the  head    was   returned    by   Earnscliff    with   equal 

haughtiness�察�and Ellieslaw�察�turning back with his daughter upon the road 

to his own house�察�appeared engaged with her in a conference so earnest�察�

that the rest of the company judged it improper to intrude by approaching 

them   too   nearly。    In   the   meantime�察  �Earnscliff�察  �as   he   took   leave   of   the 

other gentlemen belonging to Ellieslaw's party�察�said aloud�察 �Although I am 

unconscious of any circumstance in my conduct that can authorize such a 

suspicion�察�I cannot but observe�察�that Mr。 Vere seems to believe that I have 

had   some   hand   in   the   atrocious   violence   which   has   been   offered   to   his 

daughter。      I request you�察�gentlemen�察�to take notice of my explicit denial 

of    a  charge    so   dishonourable�察     �and   that�察 �although     I  can   pardon     the 

bewildering      feelings    of  a  father   in  such   a  moment�察    �yet�察 �if  any   other 

gentleman;   ��he   looked   hard   at   Sir   Frederick   Langley��   ;thinks   my   word 

and that of Miss Vere�察�with the evidence of my friends who accompany me�察�

too slight   for   my exculpation�察 �I   will   be happymost   happyto repel the 

charge�察�as becomes a man who counts his honour dearer than his life。; 

     ;And I'll be his   second�察─�said Simon of   Hackburn�察 �and take up   ony 

twa o' ye�察�gentle or semple�察�laird or loon�察�it's a' ane to Simon。; 

     ;Who      is  that  rough´looking      fellow�拭─    �said   Sir  Frederick     Langley�察�

;and what has he to do with the quarrels of gentlemen�拭─�

     ;I'se be a lad frae the Hie Te'iot�察─�said Simon�察 �and I'se quarrel wi' ony 

body I like�察�except the king�察�or the laird I live under。; 



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     ;Come�察─     �said�察  �Mareschal�察     �let   us  have    no   brawls。Mr。     Earnscliff�察�

although      we   do   not   think   alike   in  some     things�察  �I  trust  we    may    be 

opponents�察  �even   enemies�察  �if   fortune   will   have   it   so�察  �without   losing   our 

respect for birth�察�fair´play�察�and each other。             I believe you as innocent of 

this   matter   as   I   am   myself�察  �and   I   will   pledge   myself   that   my   cousin 

Ellieslaw�察�as soon as the perplexity attending these sudden events has left 

his judgment to its free exercise�察�shall handsomely acknowledge the very 

important service you have this day rendered him。; 

     ;To   have   served   your   cousin   is   a   sufficient   reward   in   itself   Good 

evening�察�gentlemen�察─�continued Earnscliff�察 �I see most of your party  are 

already on their way to Ellieslaw。; 

     Then saluting Mareschal with courtesy�察�and the rest of the party with 

indifference�察�Earnscliff turned his horse and rode towards the Heugh´foot�察�

to   concert   measures   with   Hobbie   Elliot   for   farther   researches   after   his 

bride�察�of whose restoration to her friends he was still ignorant。 

     ;There he goes�察─�said Mareschal�察 �he is a fine�察�gallant young fellow�察�

upon my soul�察�and yet I should like well to have a thrust with him on the 

green turf。     I was reckoned at college nearly his equal with the foils�察�and I 

should like to try him at sharps。; 

     ;In my opinion�察─�answered Sir Frederick Langley�察 �we have done very 

ill   in   having   suffered   him�察  �and   those   men   who   are   with   him�察  �to   go   off 

without taking away their arms�察�for the Whigs are very likely to draw to a 

head under such a sprightly young fellow as that。; 

     ;For shame�察�Sir Frederick� ─          �exclaimed Mareschal�察 �do you think that 

Ellieslaw     could�察   �in  honour�察   �consent    to   any   violence    being    offered   to 

Earnscliff�察�when he entered his bounds only to bring back his daughter�拭�

or�察�if he were to be of your opinion�察�do you think that I�察�and the rest of 

these     gentlemen�察     �would     disgrace    ourselves     by    assisting    in  such    a 

transaction�拭     �No�察  �no�察  �fair   play   and   auld   Scotland   for   ever�  �When   the 

sword is drawn�察�I will be as ready to use it as any man�察�but while it is in 

the sheath�察�let us behave like gentlemen and neighbours。; 

     Soon after this colloquy they reached the castle�察�when Ellieslaw�察�who 

had been arrived a few minutes before�察�met them in the court´ yard。 

     ;How   is   Miss   Vere�拭     �and   have   you   learned   the   cause   of   her   being 



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carried off�拭─     �asked Mareschal hastily。 

     ;She is retired to her apartment greatly fatigued�察�and I cannot expect 

much   light   upon   her   adventure   till   her   spirits   are   somewhat   recruited�察─�

replied her father。      ;She and I were not the less obliged to you�察�Mareschal�察�

and to my other friends�察�for their kind enquiries。             But I must suppress the 

father's feelings for a while to give myself up to those of the patriot。                You 

know this is the day fixed for our final decisiontime pressesour friends 

are arriving�察�and I have opened house�察�not only for the gentry�察�but for the 

under     spur´leathers     whom      we   must    necessarily     employ。      We     have�察�

therefore�察    �little  time  to  prepare    to  meet    them。Look      over   these   lists�察�

Marchie   ��an   abbreviation   by   which   Mareschal´Wells   was   known   among 

his friends��。     Do you�察�Sir Frederick�察�read these letters from Lothian and 

the   westall   is   ripe   for   the   sickle�察  �and   we   have   but   to   summon   out   the 

reapers。; 

     ;With   all   my   heart�察─  �said   Mareschal�察   �the   more   mischief   the   better 

sport。; 

     Sir Frederick looked grave and disconcerted。 

     ;Walk aside with me�察 �my good friend�察─�said Ellieslaw to the sombre 

baronet�察 �I have something for your private ear�察�with which I know you 

will be gratified。; 

     They walked into the house�察�leaving Ratcliffe and Mareschal standing 

together in the court。 

     ;And so�察─  �said   Ratcliffe�察  �the   gentlemen   of   your   political   persuasion 

think the downfall of this government so certain�察�that they disdain even to 

throw a decent disguise over the machinations of their party�拭─�

     ;Faith�察    �Mr。    Ratcliffe�察─   �answered       Mareschal�察      �the    actions    and 

sentiments YOUR friends may require to be veiled�察�but I am better pleased 

that ours can go barefaced。; 

     ;And      is    it  possible�察─     �continued      Ratcliffe�察    �that    you�察    �who�察�

notwithstanding   pour   thoughtlessness   and   heat   of   temper   ��I   beg   pardon�察�

Mr。 Mareschal�察�I am a   plain man��that you�察�who�察�notwithstanding   these 

constitutional       defects�察   �possess     natural     good     sense     and    acquired 

information�察     �should    be  infatuated    enough     to  embroil    yourself    in  such 

desperate proceedings�拭         �How does your head feel when you are engaged 



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in these dangerous conferences�拭─�

     ;Not quite so secure on my shoulders�察─�answered Mareschal�察 �as if I 

were talking of hunting and hawking。              I am not of so indifferent a mould 

as my cousin Ellieslaw�察�who speaks treason as if it were a child's nursery 

rhymes�察�and loses and recovers that sweet girl�察�his daughter�察�with a good 

deal less emotion on both occasions�察�than would have affected me had I 

lost   and   recovered     a  greyhound      puppy。     My     temper    is  not  quite   so 

inflexible�察�nor my hate against government so inveterate�察�as to blind me to 

the full danger of the attempt。; 

     ;Then why involve yourself in it�拭─          �said Ratcliffe。 

     ;Why�察 �I   love   this poor   exiled   king   with   all   my  heart�察  �and   my  father 

was   an   old   Killiecrankie   man�察  �and   I   long   to   see   some   amends   on   the 

Unionist courtiers�察�that have bought and sold old Scotland�察�whose crown 

has been so long independent。; 

     ;And for the sake of these shadows�察─�said his monitor�察 �you are going 

to involve your country in war and yourself in trouble�拭─�

     ;I   involve�拭   �No��but�察  �trouble   for   trouble�察  �I   had   rather   it   came   to´ 

morrow than a month hence。            COME�察�I know it will�察�and�察�as 
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