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I go back to the wood in Hengishire, my dear, to bring about much that will astonish Chaldea curses on her evil heart. Tell the rye to meet me at his old cottage in a week. Then the wrong will be made right," ended Mother Cockleshell, speaking quite in the style of Meg Merrilees, and very grandiloquently. "And happiness will be yours.
As for characters, the author opens fire on us almost at the very first with Dominie Sampson and Meg Merrilees, and the hardly less excellent figure of Bertram's well-meaning booby of a father; gives us barely time to make their acquaintance before we meet Dandie Dinmont; brings up almost superfluous reinforcements with Mr.
Saying this, the pair started, and in a short time were hovering on the skirts of the heedless party, and their heedless and unwary leader, the devoted Jacob Merrilees.
At the supposed date of the novel also a man of the name of Merrilees, a tanner in Leith, absconded from his country to escape his creditors; and after having slain his own mastiff dog, and put a bit of red cloth in its mouth, as if it had died in a contest with soldiers, and involved his own existence in as much mystery as possible, made his escape into Yorkshire.
We have seven horses, a broad-faced calf, and puppies, called Muir and Merrilees.... November 22, 1892. Snow is falling by day, while at night the moon is shining its utmost, a gorgeous amazing moon. It is magnificent.
Leaving the process just detailed at the point to which we have brought it, we beg to introduce the reader to another personage who figures in our little drama: this is Mr Jacob Merrilees, a student of medicine, a gentlemanly young man, of limited means, but fair prospects, and, withal, talented and promising.
Here he was detected by persons sent in search of him, to whom he gave a portentous account of his having been carried off and concealed in various places. Mr. Merrilees was, in short, a kind of male Elizabeth Canning, but did not trespass on the public credulity quite so long. I am sorry to say that the modes of concealment described in the imaginary premises of Mr.
I remember his quoting with dramatic effect the curse uttered by Meg Merrilees upon Ellan-gowan a curse which he intended, of course, to apply to Mr. Gladstone. It was the last speech that Lord Derby ever made.
"Ah yes, let me see" and he stroked his chin, threw himself back in the chair, gazed on the roof, and thought for a moment. At length "My compliments to Mr Merrilees," he said; "I will send him what he wants to-morrow morning." In due course of time, to-morrow morning made its appearance, and with it came to Jacob's lodgings the promised article of dress.
This duty, then, we will forthwith discharge; but we must be allowed to do so in our own way. We have said that our friend Merrilees was making rapid progress in his professional education; he was so, but he was advancing with no less celerity in another and fully more congenial study namely, the study of love.
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