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Ere Hobbie could repeat the blow, the door was shut and secured, and he was compelled to retreat to his companions, who were now preparing to break up the siege of Westburnflat. They insisted upon his accompanying them in their return.
"O, Mr. Vere can best answer that question," replied his companion, dryly. "Then I will ask it instantly," said Mareschal; and, addressing Mr. Vere, "I am informed, sir," said he, "there is a path we have not examined, leading by Westburnflat."
"You shall have full time," said Earnscliff; "I plight my faith and troth, my hand and my glove." "Wait there a moment, then," said Westburnflat; "or hear ye, I wad rather ye wad fa' back a pistol-shot from the door. It's no that I mistrust your word, Earnscliff; but it's best to be sure."
Westburnflat once was a real spot, now there is no subject for the pencil. The vestiges of a tower at the junction of two wild brooks with a rude hillside, are all that are subjects for the pencil, and they are very poor ones. Earnscliffe and Ganderscleuch are also visions. I have not heard of or seen it.
Haud a care, Hobbie we maun keep our faith wi' Westburnflat, were he the greatest rogue ever rode." Thus protected, the outlaw recovered his audacity, which had been somewhat daunted by the menacing gesture of Elliot. "I have kept my word, sirs," he said, "and I look to have nae wrang amang ye.
It is also remarkable, that while I thought my unhappy friend was residing among the Monks of La Trappe, he should have been actually living, for many months, in this bizarre disguise, within five miles of my house, and obtaining regular information of my most private movements, either by Ratcliffe, or through Westburnflat or others, whom he had the means to bribe to any extent.
"Not in my hands," answered Westburnflat; "ye may search the tower, if ye misdoubt me." "You false villain, you shall account for her, or die on the spot," said Elliot, presenting his gun. But his companions, who now came up, instantly disarmed him of his weapon, exclaiming, all at once, "Hand and glove! faith and troth!
"O," said Sir Frederick, laughing, "we know the owner of Westburnflat well a wild lad, that knows little difference between his neighbour's goods and his own; but, withal, very honest to his principles: he would disturb nothing belonging to Ellieslaw." "Besides," said Mr. Vere, smiling mysteriously, "he had other tow on his distaff last night.
"Then, may I never stir frae the bit," said Elliot, "if auld Ellieslaw is not at the bottom o' the haill villainy! Ye see he's leagued wi' the Cumberland Catholics; and that agrees weel wi' what Elshie hinted about Westburnflat, for Ellieslaw aye protected him, and he will want to harry and disarm the country about his ain hand before he breaks out."
"He has a white feather in his wing this same Westburnflat, after a'," said Simon of Hackburn, somewhat scandalized by his ready surrender. "He'll ne'er fill his father's boots." In the meanwhile, the inner door of the tower was opened, and the mother of the freebooter appeared in the space betwixt that and the outer grate.
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