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Mac-Guffog, who now followed them into the room; then, turning her back to the prisoner, with as much delicacy as the action admitted, she whipped from her knee her ferret garter, and applied it to splicing and fastening the broken bed-post then used more pins than her apparel could well spare to fasten up the bed-curtains in festoons then shook the bed-clothes into something like form then flung over all a tattered patchwork quilt, and pronounced that things were now "something purpose-like."
Bertram came out of the carriage, and, collared by the constable as he put his foot on the ground, was dragged, though he offered no resistance, across the threshold, amid the continued shouts of the little sansculottes, who looked on at such distance as their fear of Mrs. Mac-Guffog permitted.
Mac-Guffog, the officer by whom Bertram had at first been apprehended, and who was now in attendance upon him, was keeper of this palace of little-ease. He caused the carriage to be drawn close up to the outer gate, and got out himself to summon the warders.
'Aweel, aweel, gudeman, said Mac-Guffog, 'a wilfu' man maun hae his way; but if I am challenged for it by the justices, I ken wha sall bear the wyte, and, having sealed this observation with a deep oath or two, he retired to bed, after carefully securing all the doors of the bridewell. The bell from the town steeple tolled nine just as the ceremony was concluded.
Mac-Morlan, requesting his attendance at Woodbourne as soon as possible on business of importance. Dinmont, fatigued with the events of the evening before, and finding the accommodations of Woodbourne much preferable to those of Mac-Guffog, was in no hurry to rise.
Glossin, said he, in a whispering voice. 'Call louder, answered Dirk Hatteraick. 'Mr. Glossin, for God's sake come away! 'He'll hardly do that without help, said Hatteraick. 'What are you chattering there for, Mac-Guffog? called out the captain from below. 'Come away, for God's sake, Mr. Glossin! repeated the turnkey. At this moment the jailor made his appearance with a light.
Mac-Guffog, when they entered the courtyard, suffered Bertram to pause for a minute and look upon his companions in affliction.
'Send my clerk here directly, ye'll find him copying the survey of the estate in the little green parlour. Set things to rights in my study, and wheel the great leathern chair up to the writing-table; set a stool for Mr. Scrow. Now lend me a hand off with my muckle-coat, and hang it up in the lobby, and bid them bring up the prisoner; I trow I'll sort him; but stay, first send up Mac-Guffog.
In respect to his comparative rank and education, he was not ironed, but placed in a decent apartment, under the inspection of Mac-Guffog, who, since the destruction of the bridewell of Portanferry by the mob, had acted here as an under-turnkey.
Dinmont, we have put off locking up for an hour to oblige ye; ye must go to your quarters. 'Quarters, man? I intend to sleep here the night. There's a spare bed in the Captain's room. 'It's impossible! answered the keeper. 'But I say it IS possible, and that I winna stir; and there's a dram t' ye. Mac-Guffog drank off the spirits and resumed his objection.
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