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Bertram's story, being confined to the accident of Hazlewood, and the confusion made between his own identity and that of one of the smugglers who had been active in the assault of Woodbourne, and chanced to bear the same name, was soon told. Dinmont listened very attentively.
'There are only two persons in this country who know anything of me, replied the prisoner. 'One is a plain Liddesdale sheep- farmer, called Dinmont of Charlie's Hope; but he knows nothing more of me than what I told him, and what I now tell you. 'Why, this is well enough, Sir Robert! said Glossin.
Bertram's story, being confined to the accident of Hazlewood, and the confusion made between his own identity and that of one of the smugglers who had been active in the assault of Woodbourne, and chanced to bear the same name, was soon told. Dinmont listened very attentively.
Others crowded around Dinmont, who was nothing loath to tell what he knew of his friend, and to boast the honor which he had in contributing to the discovery. As he was known to several of the principal farmers present, his testimony afforded an additional motive to the general enthusiasm.
The second dog was Punch a perfect, thorough-bred Dandie Dinmont, and the most intelligent, if not the most affectionate, of the lot. Punch and The Boy kept house together for a year or two, and alone. The first thing in the morning, the last thing at night, Punch was in evidence.
And as the law binds us, the law should loose us. Besides, a man's aye the better thought o' in our country for having been afore the Feifteen. 'Excellently argued, my friend! Away with you, and send your papers to me. Come, Colonel, we have no more to do here. 'God, we'll ding Jock o' Dawston Cleugh now after a'! said Dinmont, slapping his thigh in great exultation.
Dinmont might there give directions about his faithful horse, which would probably be safe at the stables where he had left him. 'Aweel, aweel, e'en sae be it for Dandie. Od, if we were ance out o' this trindling kist o' a thing, I am thinking they wad find it hard wark to gar us gang ony gate but where we liked oursells.
Gerunto's drowned because he could not swim, etc., etc. Such, O Themis, were anciently the sports of thy Scottish children! Dinmont was first in the room. He stood aghast a moment, and then exclaimed, 'It's him, sure enough. Deil o' the like o' that ever I saw! At the sound of 'Mr.
Good-night, Colonel; good-night, Dominie Sampson; good-night, Dinmont the Downright; good-night, last of all, to the new-found representative of the Bertrams, and the Mac-Dingawaies, the Knarths, the Arths, the Godfreys, the Dennises, and the Rolands, and, last and dearest title, heir of tailzie and provision of the lands and barony of Ellangowan, under the settlement of Lewis Bertram, Esq., whose representative you are.
'Ou, no mony, said Dandie, scratching his head; 'it's lying high and exposed: it may feed a hog, or aiblins twa in a good year. 'And for this grazing, which may be worth about five shillings a year, you are willing to throw away a hundred pound or two? 'Na, sir, it's no for the value of the grass, replied Dinmont; 'it's for justice.
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