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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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