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rough cheeks。 

     ;It's a queer thing�察─�he said�察 �but I canna joy in the gear�察�unless I kend 

the puir body was happy that gave it me。; 

     ;Next     to   enjoying     happiness     ourselves�察─    �said   Ratcliffe�察    �is  the 

consciousness   of      having    bestowed     it  on  others。   Had     all  my   master's 

benefits been conferred like the present�察�what a different return would they 

have produced�        �But the indiscriminate profusion that would glut avarice�察�

or supply prodigality�察�neither does good�察�nor is rewarded by gratitude。 It is 

sowing the wind to reap the whirlwind。; 

     ;And   that   wad   be   a   light   har'st�察─  �said   Hobbie�察   �but�察  �wi'   my   young 

leddie's leave�察�I wad fain take down Eishie's skeps o' bees�察�and set them in 

Grace's bit flower yard at the Heugh´footthey shall ne'er be smeekit by 

ony o' huz。      And the puir goat�察�she would be negleckit about a great toun 

like this�察�and she could feed bonnily on our lily lea by the burn side�察�and 

the hounds wad ken her in a day's time�察�and never fash her�察�and Grace wad 

milk   her   ilka   morning   wi' her   ain   hand�察 �for   Elshie's   sake�察  �for   though   he 

was thrawn and cankered in his converse�察�he likeit dumb creatures weel。; 

     Hobbie's   requests   were   readily   granted�察  �not   without   some   wonder   at 

the   natural   delicacy   of   feeling   which   pointed   out   to   him   this   mode   of 

displaying his gratitude。        He was delighted when Ratcliffe informed him 



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that his benefactor should not remain ignorant of the care which he took of 

his favourite。 

     ;And mind be sure and tell him that grannie and the titties�察�and�察�abune 

a'�察�Grace and mysell�察�are weel and thriving�察�and that it's a' his doingthat 

canna but please him�察�ane wad think。; 

     And Elliot and the family at Heugh´foot were�察�and continued to be�察�as 

fortunate and happy as his undaunted honesty�察�tenderness�察�and gallantry so 

well merited。 

     All   bar   between     the   marriage    of   Earnscliff   and    Isabella   was   now 

removed�察�and the settlements which Ratcliffe produced on the part of Sir 

Edward   Mauley�察  �might   have   satisfied   the   cupidity   of   Ellieslaw   himself。 

But     Miss    Vere   and    Ratcliffe    thought     it  unnecessary      to  mention     to 

Earnscliff that one great motive of Sir Edward�察�in thus loading the young 

pair with benefits�察�was to expiate his having�察�many years before�察�shed the 

blood of his father in a hasty brawl。 If it be true�察�as Ratcliffe asserted�察�that 

the   Dwarf's   extreme   misanthropy   seemed   to   relax   somewhat�察  �under   the 

consciousness        of   having     diffused     happiness      among      so   many�察    �the 

recollection      of  this  circumstance      might    probably     be   one   of  his   chief 

motives for refusing obstinately ever to witness their state of contentment。 

     Mareschal   hunted�察  �shot�察  �and   drank   clarettired   of   the   country�察  �went 

abroad�察�served three campaigns�察�came home�察�and married Lucy Ilderton。 

     Years fled over the heads of Earnscliff and his wife�察�and found and left 

them   contented       and   happy。    The     scheming     ambition     of  Sir   Frederick 

Langley   engaged   him   in   the   unfortunate   insurrection   of   1715。        He   was 

made   prisoner   at   Preston�察�in   Lancashire�察  �with the   Earl of   Derwentwater�察�

and   others。     His   defence�察  �and   the   dying   speech   which   he   made   at   his 

execution�察  �may   be   found   in   the   State Trials。     Mr。  Vere�察 �supplied   by   his 

daughter      with   an  ample     income�察   �continued     to  reside    abroad�察  �engaged 

deeply   in   the   affair   of   Law's   bank   during   the   regency   of   the   Duke   of 

Orleans�察�and was at one time supposed to be immensely rich。                     But�察�on the 

bursting of that famous bubble�察�he was so much chagrined at being again 

reduced      to  a   moderate      annuity    ��although     he   saw    thousands     of   his 

companions        in  misfortune     absolutely     starving���察  �that   vexation    of  mind 

brought on a paralytic stroke�察�of which he died�察�after lingering under its 



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effects a few weeks。 

     Willie   of   Westburnflat   fled   from   the   wrath   of   Hobbie   Elliot�察  �as   his 

betters did from the pursuit of the law。             His patriotism urged him to serve 

his   country   abroad�察  �while   his   reluctance   to   leave   his   native   soil   pressed 

him   rather   to   remain   in   the   beloved   island�察  �and   collect   purses�察  �watches�察�

and     rings   on   the  highroads      at  home。     Fortunately       for   him�察  �the   first 

impulse prevailed�察�and he joined the army under Marlborough�察�obtained a 

commission to which he was recommended by his services in collecting 

cattle   for   the   commissariat�察  �returned   home   after   many   years�察  �with   some 

money ��how come by Heaven only knows����demolished the peel´house at 

Westburnflat�察 �and   built�察 �in   its   stead�察 �a   high   narrow   ONSTEAD�察  �of   three 

stories�察  �with   a   chimney   at   each   enddrank   brandy   with   the   neighbours�察�

whom�察  �in   his   younger   days�察  �he   had   plundereddied   in   his   bed�察  �and   is 

recorded upon his tombstone at Kirkwhistle ��still extant���察�as having played 

all   the   parts   of  a   brave    soldier�察  �a  discreet    neighbour�察    �and    a  sincere 

Christian。 

     Mr。 Ratcliffe resided usually with the family at Ellieslaw�察�but regularly 

every spring and autumn he absented himself for about a month。                         On the 

direction and purpose of his periodical journey he remained steadily silent�察�

but    it  was    well   understood       that  he   was    then    in  attendance      on   his 

unfortunate patron。         At length�察�on his return from one of these visits�察�his 

grave countenance�察�and deep mourning dress�察�announced to the Ellieslaw 

family  that their benefactor   was no   more。             Sir   Edward's death   made   no 

addition to their fortune�察�for he had divested himself of his property during 

his lifetime�察�and chiefly in their favour。           Ratcliffe�察�his sole confidant�察�died 

at a good old age�察�but without ever naming the place to which his master 

had finally retired�察�or the manner of his death�察�or the place of his burial。 

It was supposed that on all these particulars his patron had enjoined him 

strict secrecy。 

     The sudden disappearance of Elshie from his extraordinary hermitage 

corroborated the reports which the common people had spread concerning 

him。      Many      believed     that�察  �having     ventured     to   enter   a   consecrated 

building�察  �contrary   to   his   paction   with   the   Evil   One�察  �he   had   been   bodily 

carried off while on his return to his cottage�察�but most are of opinion that 



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he only disappeared for a season�察�and continues to be seen from time to 

time among the hills。         And retaining�察�according to custom�察�a more vivid 

recollection   of   his   wild   and   desperate   language�察  �than   of   the   benevolent 

tendency of most of his actions�察�he is usually identified with the malignant 

demon   called   the   Man   of   the   Moors�察  �whose   feats   were   quoted   by   Mrs。 

Elliot    to  her  grandsons�察     �and�察 �accordingly�察    �is  generally    represented     as 

bewitching the sheep�察�causing the ewes to KEB�察�that is�察�to cast their lambs�察�

or seen loosening the impending wreath of snow to precipitate its weight 

on such as take shelter�察�during the storm�察�beneath the bank of a torrent�察�or 

under   the   shelter   of   a   deep   glen。 In   short�察  �the   evils   most   dreaded   and 

deprecated by the inhabitants of that pastoral country�察�are ascribed to the 

agency of the BLACK DWARF。 



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