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Where is the seafaring fellow Ewart what do you call him? 'Nanty Ewart, sir. I will carry your commands, said Nixon. 'I will deliver them myself to him, said Redgauntlet; call him hither. 'But should your honour leave the presence? said Nixon, still lingering. ''Sdeath, sir, do you prate to me? said Redgauntlet, bending his brows.

'The deuce take me, friend Broadbrim, said Nanty Ewart, looking to the Quaker, 'if I can make out what this old scarecrow means. If I thought it was fitting that Master Fairford should see him, why perhaps it is a matter that could be managed. Do you know anything about the old fellow? you seemed to take some charge of him just now.

Thomas Trumbull stumbled on his tongue; but Nanty was one of those topers, who, becoming early what bon vivants term flustered, remain whole nights and days at the same point of intoxication; and, in fact, as they are seldom entirely sober, can be as rarely seen absolutely drunk.

Fairford thanked him, and accepted his offer of tea. Nanty Ewart was soon heard calling about, 'Break open yon chest take out your capful, you bastard of a powder-monkey; we may want it again. No sugar? all used up for grog, say you? knock another loaf to pieces, can't ye? and get the kettle boiling, ye hell's baby, in no time at all!

Politics are the religion of France; as Nanty Ewart would have said, 'A d-d bad religion'; while we, at home, keep most of our bitterness for little differences about a hymn-book, or a Hebrew word which perhaps neither of the parties can translate.

But ye will get the blue bowl, Robin the blue bowl that will sloken all their drouth, and prevent the sinful repetition of whipping for an eke of a Saturday at e'en. Aye, Robin, it is a pity of Nanty Ewart Nanty likes the turning up of his little finger unco weel, and we maunna stint him, Robin, so as we leave him sense to steer by.

Nanty Ewart cursed in a low tone the suspicions of old maids and the churlish scruples of Catholics, that made so many obstacles to helping a fellow creature, and wished Miss Arthuret a hearty rheumatism or toothache as the reward of her excursion; but the lady presently appeared, to cut short further grumbling.

D n all warrants, false or true curse the justice confound the constable! and here stands little Nanty Ewart to make good what he says against gentle and simple, in spite of horse-shoe or horse-radish either. The cry of 'Down with all warrants! was popular in the ears of the militia of the inn, and Nanty Ewart was no less so. Fishers, ostlers, seamen, smugglers, began to crowd to the spot.

But I am sure, so sensible a man as Summertrees and the laird may correspond together without offence to the state. 'I take you, friend I take you, said Nanty Ewart, upon whom, at length, the liquor and tobacco-smoke began to make considerable innovation.

This recommendation, joined to what Provost Crosbie had formerly recommended, and to the warning which he doubted not that Nanty intended to convey by his classical allusion, decided Fairford's resolution.