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"This is a fine reward we have, Earnscliff, for building a tabernacle for the devil, and prejudicing our ain souls into the bargain, for what we ken." "Our presence," answered Earnscliff, "seems only to irritate his frenzy; we had better leave him, and send some one to provide him with food and necessaries." They did so.
I cried to let house and plenishing burn, and follow the reivers to recover Grace, and Earnscliff and his men were ower the Fell within three hours after the deed. God bless him! he's a real Earnscliff; he's his father's true son a leal friend." "A true friend indeed; God bless him!" exclaimed Hobbie; "let's on and away, and take the chase after him."
"Naebody but mysell and baudrons," said the old woman. "Then open the gate and admit us," said Earnscliff; "I am a justice of peace, and in search of the evidence of a felony." "Deil be in their fingers that draws a bolt for ye," retorted the portress; "for mine shall never do it.
Young Earnscliff, "of that ilk," had lately come of age, and succeeded to a moderate fortune, a good deal dilapidated, from the share his family had taken in the disturbances of the period. They were much and generally respected in the country; a reputation which this young gentleman seemed likely to sustain, as he was well educated, and of excellent dispositions.
"They come to us in all peace and security," said Mareschal-Wells; "let us first hear what account they give us of this mysterious affair. If Miss Vere has sustained the slightest insult or injury from Earnscliff, I will be first to revenge her; but let us hear what they say."
"Hout, Earnscliff, ye keep a record of a' men's misdoings Dick's head's healed again, and we're to fight out the quarrel at Jeddart, on the Rood-day, so that's like a thing settled in a peaceable way; and then I am friends wi' Willie again, puir chield it was but twa or three hail draps after a'. I wad let onybody do the like o't to me for a pint o' brandy.
"And ye didna think it was a spiritual creature, then?" asked Hobbie at his companion. "Who, I? No, surely." "Weel, I am partly of the mind mysell that it may be a live thing and yet I dinna ken, I wadna wish to see ony thing look liker a bogle." "At any rate," said Earnscliff, "I will ride over to-morrow and see what has become of the unhappy being."
Gie me my sword, and my father's knapsack I will have vengeance, if I should go to the pit of darkness to seek it!" "O my bairn, my bairn! be patient under the rod. Who knows when He may lift His hand off from us? Young Earnscliff, Heaven bless him, has taen the chase, with Davie of Stenhouse, and the first comers.
"As I shall answer," says Hobbie, "yonder's the creature creeping about yet! But it's daylight, and you have your gun, and I brought out my bit whinger I think we may venture on him." "By all manner of means," said Earnscliff; "but, in the name of wonder, what can he be doing there?"
"We are seeking William Graeme of Westburnflat," said Earnscliff. "He's no at hame," returned the old dame. "When did he leave home?" pursued Earnscliff. "I canna tell," said the portress. "When will he return?" said Hobbie Elliot. "I dinna ken naething about it," replied the inexorable guardian of the keep. "Is there anybody within the tower with you?" again demanded Earnscliff.
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