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from   the   share   his   family   had   taken   in   the   disturbances   of   the   period。 

They   were   much   and       generally   respected      in  the   country�察  �a  reputation 

which   this   young   gentleman   seemed   likely   to   sustain�察  �as   he   was   well 

educated�察�and of excellent dispositions。 

     ;Now�察�Earnscliff�察─�exclaimed Hobbie�察 �I am glad to meet your honour 

ony   gate�察  �and   company's   blithe   on   a   bare   moor   like   this   it's   an   unco 

bogilly bitWhere hae ye been sporting�拭─�

     ;Up   the   Carla   Cleugh�察  �Hobbie�察─  �answered   Earnscliff�察  �returning           his 

greeting。     ;But will our dogs keep the peace�察�think you�拭─�

     ;Deil a fear o' mine�察─�said Hobbie�察 �they hae scarce a leg to stand on。 

Odd�      �the deer's fled the country�察�I think�           �I have been as far as Inger´ 

fell´foot�察�and deil a horn has Hobbie seen�察�excepting three red´wud raes�察�

that never let me within shot of them�察�though I gaed a mile round to get up 

the   wind   to   them�察  �an'   a'。 Deil   o'   me   wad   care   muckle�察  �only   I   wanted 

some venison to our auld gude´dame。                 The carline�察�she sits in the neuk 

yonder�察�upbye�察�and cracks about the grand shooters and hunters lang syne 

Odd�察�I think they hae killed a' the deer in the country�察�for my part。; 

     ;Well�察�Hobbie�察�I have shot a fat buck�察�and sent him to Earnscliff this 

morningyou shall have half of him for your grandmother。; 

     ;Mony thanks to ye�察�Mr。 Patrick�察�ye're kend to a' the country for a kind 

heart。    It will do the auld wife's heart gudemair by token�察�when she kens 

it comes frae youand maist of a' gin ye'll come up and take your share�察�

for I reckon ye are lonesome now in the auld tower�察�and a' your folk at that 

weary   Edinburgh。        I   wonder   what   they   can   find   to   do   amang   a   wheen 

ranks o' stane´ houses wi' slate on the tap o' them�察�that might live on their 

ain bonny green hills。; 

     ;My education and my sisters' has kept my mother much in Edinburgh 

for several years�察─�said Earnscliff�察 �but I promise you I propose to make 

up for lost time。; 

     ;And ye'll rig out the auld tower a bit�察─�said Hobbie�察 �and live hearty 

and neighbour´like wi' the  auld family friends�察�as   the Laird o'   Earnscliff 

should�拭     �I can tell ye�察�my mothermy grandmother I meanbut�察�since we 

lost   our   ain   mother�察  �we   ca'   her   sometimes   the   tane�察  �and   sometimes   the 

totherbut�察  �ony   gate�察  �she   conceits   hersell   no   that   distant   connected   wi' 



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you。; 

     ;Very  true�察  �Hobbie�察  �and   I   will   come   to   the   Heugh´foot   to   dinner   to´ 

morrow with all my heart。; 

     ;Weel�察�that's kindly  said�        �We are  auld neighbours�察�an   we were  nae 

kinand   my   gude´dame's   fain   to   see   youshe   clavers   about   your   father 

that was killed lang syne。; 

     ;Hush�察    �hush�察   �Hobbienot      a   word    about    thatit's  a   story   better 

forgotten。; 

     ;I dinna kenif it had chanced amang our folk�察�we wad hae keepit it in 

mind mony a day till we got some mends for'tbut ye ken your ain ways 

best�察�you lairdsI have heard say that Ellieslaw's friend stickit your sire 

after the laird himsell had mastered his sword。; 

     ;Fie�察  �fie�察  �Hobbie�察  �it   was   a   foolish   brawl�察  �occasioned   by   wine   and 

politicsmany swords were drawnit is impossible to say who struck the 

blow。; 

     ;At ony rate�察�auld Ellieslaw was aiding and abetting�察�and I am sure if 

ye were sae disposed as to take amends on him�察�naebody could say it was 

wrang�察  �for   your   father's   blood   is   beneath   his   nailsand   besides   there's 

naebody   else   left   that   was   concerned   to   take   amends   upon�察  �and   he's   a 

prelatist and a jacobite into the bargainI can tell ye the country folk look 

for something atween ye。; 

     ;O for shame�察�Hobbie� ─          �replied the young Laird�察 �you�察�that profess 

religion�察�to stir your friend up to break the law�察�and take vengeance at his 

own hand�察�and in such a bogilly bit too�察�where we know not what beings 

may be listening to us� ─�

     ;Hush�察�hush� ─       �said Hobbie�察�drawing nearer to his companion�察 �I was 

nae thinking o' the like o' themBut I can guess a wee bit what keeps your 

hand up�察�Mr。 Patrick�察�we a' ken it's no lack o' courage�察�but the twa grey een 

of a bonny lass�察�Miss Isabel Vere�察�that keeps you sae sober。; 

     ;I   assure   you�察  �Hobbie�察─  �said   his   companion�察  �rather   angrily�察   �I   assure 

you you are mistaken�察�and it is extremely wrong of you�察�either to think of�察�

or   to   utter�察  �such   an   idea�察  �I   have   no   idea   of   permitting   freedoms   to   be 

carried so far as to connect my name with that of any young lady。; 

     ;Why�察�there nowthere  now� ─            �retorted Elliot�察   �did I not   say it   was 



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nae    want    o'  spunk   that   made    ye  sae   mim��Weel�察     �weel�察   �I  meant   nae 

offence�察�but there's just ae thing ye may notice frae a friend。                  The auld 

Laird of Ellieslaw has the auld riding blood far hetter at his heart than ye 

haetroth�察�he kens naething about thae newfangled notions o' peace and 

quietnesshe's a' for the auld´warld doings o' lifting and laying on�察�and he 

has a wheen stout lads at his back too�察�and keeps them weel up in heart�察�

and as fu' o' mischief as young colts。           Where he gets the gear to do't nane 

can say�察�he lives high�察�and far abune his rents here�察�however�察�he pays his 

waySae�察�if there's ony out´break in the country�察�he's likely to break out 

wi'   the   firstand   weel   does   he   mind   the   auld   quarrels   between   ye�察  �I'm 

surmizing he'll be for a touch at the auld tower at Earnscliff。; 

     ;Well�察�Hobbie�察─�answered the young gentleman�察 �if he should be so ill 

advised�察�I shall try to make the old tower good against him�察�as it has been 

made good by my betters against his betters many a day ago。; 

     ;Very rightvery rightthat's speaking like a man now�察─�said the stout 

yeoman�察 �and�察�if sae should be that this be sae�察�if ye'll just gar your servant 

jow out the great bell in the tower�察�there's me�察�and my twa brothers�察�and 

little   Davie   of   the   Stenhouse�察  �will   be   wi'   you�察  �wi'   a'   the   power   we   can 

make�察�in the snapping of a flint。; 

     ;Many   thanks�察  �Hobbie�察─  �answered   Earnscliff�察   �but   I   hope   we   shall 

have no war of so unnatural and unchristian a kind in our time。; 

     ;Hout�察�sir�察�hout�察─�replied Elliot�察 �it wad be but a wee bit neighbour war�察�

and Heaven and earth would make allowances for it in this uncuItivated 

placeit's just the nature o' the folk and the landwe canna live quiet like 

Loudon folkwe haena sae muckle to do。                It's impossible。; 

     ;Well�察�Hobbie�察─�said the Laird�察 �for one who believes so deeply as you 

do in supernatural appearances�察�I must own you take Heaven in your own 

hand rather audaciously�察�considering where we are walking。; 

     ;What   needs   I   care   for   the   Mucklestane´Moor   ony   mair   than   ye   do 

yoursell�察�Earnscliff�拭─       �said Hobbie�察�something offended�察 �to be sure�察�they 

do say there's a sort o' worricows and lang´nebbit things about the land�察�

but   what   need   I   care   for   them�拭 �I   hae   a   good   conscience�察  �and   little   to 

answer for�察�unless it be about a rant amang the lasses�察�or a splore at a fair�察�

and that's no muckle to speak of。           Though I say it mysell�察�I am as quiet a 



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lad and as peaceable; 

     ;And Dick Turnbull's head that you broke�察�and Willie of Winton whom 

you shot at�拭─     �said his travelling companion。 

     ;Hout�察  �Earnscliff�察  �ye   keep   a   record   of   a'   men's   misdoings   Dick's 

head's healed again�察  �and we're to fight   out the   quarrel at   Jeddart�察�on   the 

Rood´day�察�so that's like a thing settled in a peaceable way�察�and then I am 

friends wi' Willie again�察�puir chieldit was but twa or three hail draps after 

a'。   I   wad   let   onybody   do   the   like   o't   to   me   for   a   pint   o'   brandy。 But 

Willie's lowland bred�察�poor fallow�察�and soon frighted for himsellAnd�察�for 

the worricows�察�were we to meet ane on this very bit; 

     ;As is not unlikely�察─�said young Earnscliff�察 �for there stands your old 

witch�察�Hobbie。; 

     ;I say�察─�continued Elliot�察�as if indignant at this hint;I say�察�if the auld 

carline hersell was to get up out o' the grund just before us here�察�I would 

think nae mairBut�察�gude preserve us�察�Earnscliff�察�what can yon�察�be� ─�



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                             CHAPTER III。 



       Brown Dwarf�察�that o'er the moorland strays�察             �Thy name to Keeldar 

tell�    �The   Brown   Man   of   the   Moor�察  �that   stays    Beneath   the   heather´ 

bell。; JOHN LEYDEN 

     The    object   which    alarmed    the  young    farmer    in  the  middle    of  his 

valorous     protestations�察   �startled  for  a  moment     even    his  less  prejudiced 

companion。       The moon�察�which had arisen during their conversation�察�was�察�

in the phrase of that country�察�wading or struggling with clouds�察�and shed 

only    a  doubtful    and   occasional     light。  By    one   of   her  beams�察   �which 

streamed   upon   the   great   granite   column   to   which   they  now   approached�察�

they  discovered   a   form�察  �apparently  hu
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