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eyes and wept�察�and papa let down the glass and looked out upon the rabble 

with    his   droll  formidable      face�察 �bitter   and   smiling�察   �as  they   said   he 

sometimes looked when he gave sentence�察�Archie was for the moment too 

much amazed to be alarmed�察�but he had scarce got his mother by herself 

before his shrill voice was raised demanding an explanation�此�why had they 

called papa a persecutor�拭�

     ;Keep me�察�my precious� ─�she exclaimed。 ;Keep me�察�my dear� �this is 

poleetical。 Ye must never ask me anything poleetical�察�Erchie。 Your faither 

is a great man�察 �my dear�察�and it's no for me or   you to be judging him。 It 

would be telling us all�察�if we behaved ourselves in our several stations the 

way your faither does in his high office�察�and let me hear no more of any 

such    disrespectful    and    undutiful   questions�    �No    that  you   meant    to  be 

undutiful�察�my lamb�察�your mother kens that ´ she kens it well�察�dearie� ─�And 

so slid off to safer topics�察�and left on the mind of the child an obscure but 

ineradicable sense of something wrong。 

     Mrs。    Weir's   philosophy     of   life  was   summed      in  one   expression    ´ 

tenderness。 In her view of the universe�察�which was all lighted up with a 

glow out of the doors of hell�察�good people must walk there in a kind of 

ecstasy of tenderness。 The beasts and plants had no souls�察�they were here 

but for a day�察�and let their day pass gently� �And as for the immortal men�察�

on what black�察�downward path were many of them wending�察�and to what a 

horror of an immortality�  �Are not two sparrows�察─ �Whosoever shall smite 

thee�察─ �God sendeth His rain�察─ �Judge not�察�that ye be not judged; ´ these 

texts made her body of divinity�察�she put them on in the morning with her 



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clothes and lay down to sleep with them at night�察�they haunted her like a 

favourite air�察�they clung about her like a favourite perfume。 Their minister 

was   a   marrowy   expounder   of   the   law�察  �and   my   lord   sat   under   him   with 

relish�察  �but   Mrs。   Weir   respected   him   from   far   off�察  �heard   him   ��like   the 

cannon of a beleaguered city�� usefully booming outside on the dogmatic 

ramparts�察  �and   meanwhile�察  �within   and   out   of   shot�察  �dwelt   in   her   private 

garden which she watered with grateful tears。 It seems strange to say of 

this colourless and ineffectual woman�察�but she was a true enthusiast�察�and 

might have made the sunshine and the glory of a cloister。 Perhaps none but 

Archie knew she could be eloquent�察�perhaps none but he had seen her ´ her 

colour  raised�察 �her  hands clasped or quivering  ´  glow  with   gentle   ardour。 

There is a corner of the policy of Hermiston�察�where you come suddenly in 

view of the summit of Black Fell�察�sometimes like the mere grass top of a 

hill�察�sometimes ��and this is her own expression�� like a precious jewel in 

the heavens。 On such days�察�upon the sudden view of it�察�her hand would 

tighten   on   the   child's   fingers�察  �her   voice   rise   like   a   song。   ;I   TO   THE 

HILLS� ─�she would repeat。 ;And O�察�Erchie�察�are nae these like the hills of 

Naphtali�拭─�and her tears would flow。 

     Upon   an   impressionable   child   the   effect   of   this   continual   and   pretty 

accompaniment to life was deep。 The woman's quietism and piety passed 

on to his different nature undiminished�察�but whereas in her it was a native 

sentiment�察�in him it was only an implanted dogma。 Nature and the child's 

pugnacity at times revolted。 A cad from the Potterrow once struck him in 

the   mouth�察  �he struck   back�察 �the   pair   fought it out in the   back stable   lane 

towards the Meadows�察�and Archie returned with a considerable decline in 

the number of his front teeth�察�and unregenerately boasting of the losses of 

the   foe。   It   was   a   sore   day  for   Mrs。 Weir�察  �she   wept   and   prayed   over   the 

infant backslider until my lord was due from Court�察�and she must resume 

that air of tremulous composure with which she always greeted him。 The 

judge was that day in an observant mood�察�and remarked upon the absent 

teeth。 

     ;I am afraid Erchie will have been fechting with some of they blagyard 

lads�察─�said Mrs。 Weir。 

     My  lord's   voice   rang   out   as   it   did seldom  in   the   privacy  of   his   own 



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house。 ;I'll have norm of that�察�sir� ─�he cried。 ;Do you hear me�拭 � nonn of 

that�   �No   son    of   mine    shall   be  speldering   in    the   glaur  with   any   dirty 

raibble。; 

     The anxious mother was grateful for   so much support�察�she had   even 

feared the contrary。 And that night when she put the child to bed ´ ;Now�察�

my dear�察�ye see� ─�she said�察 �I told you what your faither would think of it�察�

if he heard ye had fallen into this dreidful sin�察�and let you and me pray to 

God   that   ye   may   be   keepit   from   the   like   temptation   or   strengthened   to 

resist it� ─�

     The womanly falsity of this was thrown away。 Ice and iron cannot be 

welded�察�and the points of view   of the Justice´Clerk and Mrs。 Weir   were 

not less unassimilable。 The character and position of his father had long 

been   a   stumbling´block   to   Archie�察  �and   with   every   year   of   his   age   the 

difficulty grew more instant。 The man was mostly silent�察�when he spoke at 

all�察�it was to speak of the things of the world�察�always in a worldly spirit�察�

often   in   language   that   the   child   had   been   schooled   to   think   coarse�察  �and 

sometimes with words that he knew to be sins in themselves。 Tenderness 

was the first duty�察�and my lord was invariably harsh。 God was love�察�the 

name      of  my    lord   ��to  all  who    knew     him��   was    fear。  In   the  world�察   �as 

schematised   for Archie   by   his   mother�察  �the   place   was   marked   for   such   a 

creature。   There   were   some   whom   it   was   good   to   pity   and   well   ��though 

very likely useless�� to pray for�察�they were named reprobates�察�goats�察�God's 

enemies�察      �brands    for   the   burning�察    �and   Archie     tallied   every    mark    of 

identification�察     �and   drew    the   inevitable    private   inference     that  the   Lord 

Justice´Clerk was the chief of sinners。 

     The   mother's   honesty  was   scarce   complete。 There   was   one   influence 

she feared for the child and still secretly combated�察�that was my lord's�察�and 

half unconsciously�察�half in a wilful blindness�察�she continued to undermine 

her husband with his son。 As long   as Archie remained silent�察�she did   so 

ruthlessly�察�with a single eye to heaven and the child's salvation�察�but the day 

came when Archie spoke。 It was 1801�察�and Archie was seven�察�and beyond 

his years for curiosity and logic�察�when he brought the case up openly。 If 

judging were sinful and forbidden�察�how came papa to be a judge�拭�to have 

that sin for a trade�拭�to bear the name of it for a distinction�拭�



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     ;I can't see it�察─�said the little Rabbi�察�and wagged his head。 

     Mrs。 Weir abounded in commonplace replies。 

     ;No�察    �I  cannae    see   it�察─ �reiterated    Archie。    ;And    I'll  tell  you   what�察�

mamma�察�I don't think you and me's justifeed in staying with him。; 

     The woman awoke to remorse�察�she saw herself disloyal to her man�察�her 

sovereign and bread´winner�察�in whom ��with what she had of worldliness�� 

she   took   a   certain   subdued   pride。   She   expatiated   in   reply   on   my   lord's 

honour   and   greatness�察  �his   useful   services   in   this   world   of   sorrow   and 

wrong�察     �and   the  place    in  which    he   stood�察  �far   above    where    babes    and 

innocents   could   hope   to   see   or   criticise。   But   she   had   builded   too   well   ´ 

Archie had his answers pat�此�Were not babes and innocents the type of the 

kingdom   of   heaven�拭  �Were   not   honour   and   greatness   the   badges   of   the 

world�拭�And at any rate�察�how about the mob that had once seethed about 

the carriage�拭�

     ;It's all very fine�察─�he concluded�察 �but in my opinion papa has no right 

to be   it。 And   it   seems   that's   not   the   worst   yet   of   it。   It   seems   he's   called 

;The   Hanging   judge;         ´   it  seems   he's  crooool。   I'll  tell   you  what   it  is�察�

mamma�察�there's a tex' borne in upon me�此�It were better for that man if a 

milestone were bound upon his back and him flung into the deepestmost 

pairts of the sea。; 

     ;O�察�my lamb�察�ye must never say the like of that� ─�she cried。 ;Ye're to 

honour faither and mother�察�dear�察�that your days may be long in the land
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