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Little more than distant greeting passed among the members of the party, until, having rolled on for about three miles beyond the place at which they met, the carriages at length stopped at the sign of the Four Horse-shoes, a small hedge inn, where Caxon humbly opened the door, and let down the step of the hack-chaise, while the inmates of the barouche were, by their more courtly attendants, assisted to leave their equipage.
"Ou, doubtless, your honour is expected," answered Caxon; "weel I wot ye are expected. Ye ken, in this country ilka gentleman is wussed to be sae civil as to see the corpse aff his grounds; ye needna gang higher than the loan-head it's no expected your honour suld leave the land; it's just a Kelso convoy, a step and a half ower the doorstane."
No man, Caxon, ever heard of a Spartan attending the funeral of a Helot yet I dare be sworn that John of the Girnel ye have heard of him, Caxon?" "Ay, ay, sir," answered Caxon; "naebody can hae been lang in your honour's company without hearing of that gentleman."
"And who the devil's to dress my periwig, you silly jade? when you knew that Miss Wardour and Sir Arthur were coming here early after breakfast, how could you let Caxon go on such a Tomfool's errand?" "Me! what could I hinder him? your honour wadna hae us contradict the captain e'en now, and him maybe deeing?" "Dying!" said the alarmed Antiquary, "eh! what? has he been worse?"
Come, my good lad, take hold of my arm; I am not a prime support in such a wind but Caxon shall help us out Here, you old idiot, come on the other side of me. And how the deil got you down to that infernal Bessy's-apron, as they call it? Bess, said they?
But old Jacob Caxon conveyed no information which warranted his taking so decisive a step as that of securing a box. He sought no society, but rather avoided that which the apparent gentleness of his manners, and some degree of curiosity, induced many to offer him.
Caxon to his patron at Monkbarns, tended much to raise Lovel in the opinion of his former fellow-traveller. "A decent sensible lad," said he to himself, "who scorns to enter into the fooleries and nonsense of these idiot people at Fairport I must do something for him I must give him a dinner; and I will write Sir Arthur to come to Monkbarns to meet him. I must consult my womankind."
Oldbuck, on account of his late long absence from Knockwinnock, where his visits give so much pleasure." With this placebo she concluded her note, with which old Caxon, now refreshed in limbs and wind, set out on his return to the Antiquary's mansion. Moth.
"On mine honour, a pretty warder," said Monkbarns; "and what's my wig to do all the while?" "I asked Caxon that very question," answered Ochiltree, "and he said he could look in ilka morning, and gie't a touch afore he gaed to his bed, for there's another man to watch in the day-time, and Caxon says he'll friz your honour's wig as weel sleeping as wauking."
Mailsetter, "there's somebody in the shop," then aloud "Look to the customers, Baby!" Baby answered from without in a shrill tone "It's naebody but Jenny Caxon, ma'am, to see if there's ony letters to her."
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