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     ;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。 

It's Atheists that cry out against him ´ French Atheists�察�Erchie� �Ye would 

never   surely  even   yourself   down   to   be   saying   the   same   thing   as   French 

Atheists�拭�It would break my heart to think that of you。 And O�察�Erchie�察�here 

are'na   YOU   setting   up   to   JUDGE�拭  �And   have   ye   no   forgot   God's   plain 

command ´ the First with Promise�察�dear�拭�Mind you upon the beam and the 

mote� ─�

     Having thus carried the war into the enemy's camp�察�the terrified lady 

breathed   again。 And   no   doubt   it   is   easy  thus   to   circumvent   a   child   with 

catchwords�察�but it may be questioned how far it is effectual。 An instinct in 

his breast detects the quibble�察�and a voice condemns it。 He will instantly 

submit�察  �privately   hold   the   same   opinion。   For   even   in   this   simple        and 

antique relation of the mother and the child�察�hypocrisies are multiplied。 



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     When the Court rose that year and the family returned to Hermiston�察�it 

was a common remark in all the country that the lady was sore failed。 She 

seemed to loose and seize again her touch with life�察�now sitting inert in a 

sort of durable bewilderment�察�anon waking to feverish and weak activity。 

She dawdled about the lasses at their work�察�looking stupidly on�察�she fell to 

rummaging in old cabinets and presses�察�and desisted when half through�察�

she would begin remarks with an air of animation and drop them without a 

struggle。     Her    common       appearance      was    of   one    who    has   forgotten 

something and is trying to remember�察�and when she overhauled�察�one after 

another�察  �the   worthless   and   touching   mementoes   of   her   youth�察  �she   might 

have   been   seeking   the   clue   to   that   lost   thought。   During   this   period�察  �she 

gave many  gifts   to   the neighbours and house lasses�察 �giving   them  with   a 

manner of regret that embarrassed the recipients。 

     The  last   night   of   all she   was   busy  on   some   female   work�察  �and   toiled 

upon it with so manifest and painful a devotion that my lord ��who was not 

often curious�� inquired as to its nature。 

     She blushed to the eyes。 ;O�察�Edom�察�it's for you� ─�she said。 ;It's slippers。 

I ´ I hae never made ye any。; 

     ;Ye daft auld wife� ─�returned his lordship。 ;A bonny figure I would be�察�

palmering about in bauchles� ─�

     The next day�察�at the hour of her walk�察�Kirstie interfered。 Kirstie took 

this decay  of   her   mistress   very  hard�察  �bore   her   a   grudge�察  �quarrelled   with 

and railed upon her�察�the anxiety of a genuine love wearing the disguise of 

temper。 This day of all days she insisted disrespectfully�察�with rustic fury�察�

that Mrs。 Weir should stay at home。 But�察 �No�察�no�察─�she said�察 �it's my lord's 

orders�察─�and set forth as usual。 Archie was visible in the acre bog�察�engaged 

upon some childish enterprise�察�the instrument of which was mire�察�and she 

stood   and   looked   at   him   a   while   like   one   about   to   call�察  �then   thought 

otherwise�察�sighed�察�and shook her head�察�and proceeded on her rounds alone。 

The house lasses were at the burnside washing�察�and saw her pass with her 

loose�察�weary�察�dowdy gait。 

     ;She's a terrible feckless wife�察�the mistress� ─�said the one。 

     ;Tut�察─�said the other�察 �the wumman's seeck。; 

     ;Weel�察�I canna see nae differ in her�察─�returned the first。 ;A fushionless 



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quean�察�a feckless carline。; 

     The    poor   creature   thus   discussed    rambled     a  while   in  the  grounds 

without a purpose。 Tides in her mind ebbed and flowed�察�and carried her to 

and fro like seaweed。 She tried a path�察�paused�察�returned�察�and tried another�察�

questing�察�forgetting her quest�察�the spirit of choice extinct in her bosom�察�or 

devoid     of   sequency。     On   a   sudden�察   �it  appeared     as  though    she   had 

remembered�察  �or   had   formed   a   resolution�察  �wheeled   about�察  �returned   with 

hurried steps�察�and appeared in the dining´room�察�where Kirstie was at the 

cleaning�察�like one charged with an important errand。 

     ;Kirstie� ─�she began�察�and paused�察�and then with conviction�察 �Mr。 Weir 

isna speeritually minded�察�but he has been a good man to me。; 

     It was perhaps the first time since her husband's elevation that she had 

forgotten the handle to his name�察�of which the tender�察�inconsistent woman 

was not a little proud。 And when Kirstie looked up at the speaker's face�察�

she was aware of a change。 

     ;Godsake�察  �what's   the   maitter   wi'   ye�察  �mem�拭─  �cried   the   housekeeper�察�

starting from the rug。 

     ;I do not ken�察─�answered her mistress�察�shaking her head。 ;But he is not 

speeritually minded�察�my dear。; 

     ;Here�察�sit down with ye� �Godsake�察�what ails the wife�拭─�cried Kirstie�察�

and helped   and   forced her into   my  lord's own   chair   by the   cheek   of the 

hearth。 

     ;Keep     me�察   �what's    this�拭─  �she   gasped。    ;Kirstie�察   �what's   this�拭  �I'm 

frich'ened。; 

     They were her last words。 

     It was the lowering nightfall when my lord returned。 He had the sunset 

in his back�察�all clouds and glory�察�and before him�察�by the wayside�察�spied 

Kirstie Elliott waiting。 She was dissolved in tears�察�and addressed him in 

the high�察�false note of barbarous mourning�察�such as still lingers modified 

among Scots heather。 

     ;The Lord peety ye�察�Hermiston� �the Lord prepare ye� ─�she keened out。 

;Weary upon me�察�that I should have to tell it� ─�

     He reined in his horse and looked upon her with the hanging face。 

     ;Has the French landit�拭─�cried he。 



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     ;Man�察�man�察─�she said�察 �is that a' ye can think of�拭�The Lord prepare ye�此�

the Lord comfort and support ye� ─�

     ;Is onybody deid�拭─�said his lordship。 ;It's no Erchie�拭─�

     ;Bethankit�察  �no� ─  �exclaimed   the   woman�察  �startled   into   a   more   natural 

tone。 ;Na�察�na�察�it's no sae bad as that。 It's the mistress�察�my lord�察�she just fair 

flittit before my e'en。 She just gi'ed a sab and was by wi' it。 Eh�察�my bonny 

Miss   Jeannie�察  �that   I   mind   sae   weel� ─�And   forth   again upon   that   pouring 

tide of lamentation in which women of her class excel and over´abound。 

     Lord   Hermiston   sat   in   the   saddle   beholding   her。   Then   he   seemed   to 

recover command upon himself。 

     ;Well�察    �it's  something    of   the  suddenest�察─    �said   he。   ;But   she   was    a 

dwaibly body from the first。; 

     And   he   rode   home   at   a   precipitate   amble   with   Kirstie   at   his   horse's 

heels。 

     Dressed as she was for her last walk�察�they had laid the dead lady on 

her bed。 She was never interesting in life�察�in death she was not impressive�察�

and   as   her   husband   stood   before   her�察  �with   his   hands   crossed   behind   his 

powerful   back�察  �that   which   he   looked   upon   was   the   very   image   of   the 

insignificant。 

     ;Her and me were never cut out for one another�察─�he remarked at last。 

;It was a daft´like marriage。; And then�察�with a most unusual gentleness of 

tone�察 �Puir bitch�察─�said he�察 �puir bitch� ─�Then suddenly�此 �Where's Erchie�拭─�

     Kirstie had decoyed him to her room and given him ;a jeely´piece。; 

     ;Ye    have    some    kind    of  gumption�察    �too�察─  �observed     the   judge�察  �and 

considered his housekeeper grimly。 ;When all's said�察─�he added�察 �I micht 

have done waur ´ I micht have been marriet upon a skirting Jezebel like 

you� ─�

     ;There's     naebody     thinking    of  you�察  �Hermiston� ─      �cried  the   offended 

woman。 ;We think of her that's out of her sorrows。 And could SHE have 

done   waur�拭�Tell   me   that�察 �Hermiston   ´ tell   me   that before her   clay´cauld 

corp� ─�

     ;Weel�察    �there's   some    of   them    gey   an'  ill  to  please�察─  �observed     his 

lordship。 



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           CHAPTER II ´ FATHER AND 

                                        SON 



     MY   Lord   Justice´Clerk   was   known   to   many�察  �the   man   Adam   Weir 

perhaps   to   none。   He   had   nothing   to   explain   or   to   conceal�察  �he   sufficed 

wholly and silently to himself�察�and that part of our nature which goes out 

��too often with false coin�� to acquire glory or love�察�seemed in him to be 

omitted。 He did not try to be loved�察�he did not care to be�察�it is pr
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