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Updated: May 27, 2025
Whilst I was looking from afar at these and a hundred similar things, lo! there came by us a gaudy, strapping quean of arrogant mien, and after whom a hundred eyes were turned; some made obeisance, as if in worship of her, a few put something in her hand. I could not make out what she was, and so I enquired.
There was a general titter from the Corporal, my host, and his wife, at the Traveller's semi-jest at his own unprepossessing appearance: but Madeline, a little disconcerted, bowed hastily, and drew her sister away. "A proud quean!" said the Stranger, as he re-seated himself, and watched the sisters gliding across the green. All mouths were opened against him immediately.
Mattie particularly desired he would put about his neck, and which, thus entreated, he added to his other integuments. "Pooh! pooh! silly hussy," answered Mr. Jarvie; but added, turning to me, "it shows a kind heart though it shows a kind heart in sae young a quean Mattie's a carefu' lass." So speaking, he pricked the sides of his palfrey, and we left the town without farther interruption.
'The man that the old quean hev got is a man you can hardly get upon your tongue to gainsay, by the look o' en, rejoined Clerk Crickett. 'One o' them people that can contrive to be thought no worse o' for stealen a horse than another man for looken over hedge at en, said a grinder. 'Well, he's all there as steward, and is quite the gentleman no doubt about that.
He stopped at Mumps's Ha', notwithstanding the evil character of the place. His horse was accommodated where it might have the necessary rest and feed of corn; and Charlie himself, a dashing fellow, grew gracious with the landlady, a buxom quean, who used all the influence in her power to induce him to stop all night.
"Saint George and Saint Andrew!" exclaimed the amazed Roland Graeme to himself, "was there ever such an audacious quean! she seems a little ashamed of her mummery too, for she holds the lap of her cloak to her face, and her colour is heightened but Santa Maria, how she threads the throng, with as firm and bold a step as if she had never tied petticoat round her waist!
"She's a terrible feckless wife, the mistress!" said the one. "Tut," said the other, "the wumman's seeck." "Weel, I canna see nae differ in her," returned the first. "A fushionless quean, a feckless carline." The poor creature thus discussed rambled a while in the grounds without a purpose. Tides in her mind ebbed and flowed, and carried her to and fro like seaweed.
"Ho, ho!" cried one, "what right hast thou to step between the hunters and the doe? The young quean is too much honoured by a kiss from a bold 'prentice of London." At the same time they caught sight of the badge on his hat. These intimidated their ardour more than the drawn poniard. "A Nevile!" said one, retreating.
Ou! aye! forgi'e me, your leddyship. I'm e'en but a puir, auld, doitted bodie. I e'en thocht ye were talking o' yon misguided quean in the cell. The Honorable Mistress Dugald. She'll be like yoursel', intereested in yon lassie; and aiblins ain o' the leddy direectors o' the Magdalen." "I think you are a fool.
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