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Can'lish��'  'Fine�察�that��' said Candlish。  'Aweel�察�Tweedie had a dog 

´ '  The story I have forgotten�察�I dare say it was dull�察�and I 

suspect it was not true�察�but indeed�察�my travels with the drove 

rendered me indulgent�察�and perhaps even credulous�察�in the matter of 

dog stories。  Beautiful�察�indefatigable beings� �as I saw them at the 

end of a long day's journey frisking�察�barking�察�bounding�察�striking 

attitudes�察�slanting a bushy tail�察�manifestly playing to the 

spectator's eye�察�manifestly rejoicing in their grace and beauty ´ 

and turned to observe Sim and Candlish unornamentally plodding in 

the rear with the plaids about their bowed shoulders and the drop 

at their snuffy nose ´ I thought I would rather claim kinship with 

the dogs than with the men�  �My sympathy was unreturned�察�in their 

eyes I was a creature light as air�察�and they would scarce spare me 

the time for a perfunctory caress or perhaps a hasty lap of the wet 

tongue�察�ere they were back again in sedulous attendance on those 

dingy deities�察�their masters ´ and their masters�察�as like as not�察�

damning their stupidity。



Altogether the last hours of our tramp were infinitely the most 

agreeable to me�察�and I believe to all of us�察�and by the time we 

came to separate�察�there had grown up a certain familiarity and 

mutual esteem that made the parting harder。  It took place about 

four of the afternoon on a bare hillside from which I could see the 

ribbon of the great north road�察�henceforth to be my conductor。  I 

asked what was to pay。



'Naething��' replied Sim。



'What in the name of folly is this��' I exclaimed。  'You have led 

me�察�you have fed me�察�you have filled me full of whisky�察�and now you 

will take nothing��'



'Ye see we indentit for that��' replied Sim。



 'Indented��' I repeated�察�'what does the man mean��'



'Mr。 St。 Ivy��' said Sim�察�'this is a maitter entirely between 

Candlish and me and the auld wife�察�Gilchrist。  You had naething to 

say to it�察�weel�察�ye can have naething to do with it�察�then。'



'My good man��' said I�察�'I can allow myself to be placed in no such 

ridiculous position。  Mrs。 Gilchrist is nothing to me�察�and I refuse 

to be her debtor。'



'I dinna exac'ly see what way ye're gaun to help it��' observed my 

drover。



'By paying you here and now��' said I。



'There's aye twa to a bargain�察�Mr。 St。 Ives��' said he。



'You mean that you will not take it��' said I。



'There or thereabout��' said he。  'Forbye�察�that it would set ye a 

heap better to keep your siller for them you awe it to。  Ye're 

young�察�Mr。 St。 Ivy�察�and thoughtless�察�but it's my belief that�察�wi' 

care and circumspection�察�ye may yet do credit to yoursel'。  But 

just you bear this in mind�此�that him that AWES siller should never 

GIE siller。'



Well�察�what was there to say�拭 �I accepted his rebuke�察�and bidding 

the pair farewell�察�set off alone upon my southward way。



'Mr。 St。 Ivy��' was the last word of Sim�察�'I was never muckle ta'en 

up in Englishry�察�but I think that I really ought to say that ye 

seem to me to have the makings of quite a decent lad。'









CHAPTER XI ´ THE GREAT NORTH ROAD





IT chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my 

friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head。  I had never 

told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune�察�as 

it was a part�察�and the best part�察�of their civility to ask no 

questions�此�yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English。  Some 

strangeness in the accent they had doubtless thus explained。  And 

it occurred to me�察�that if I could pass in Scotland for an 

Englishman�察�I might be able to reverse the process and pass in 

England for a Scot。  I thought�察�if I was pushed to it�察�I could make 

a struggle to imitate the brogue�察�after my experience with Candlish 

and Sim�察�I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command�察�

and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie's dog so as to deceive 

a native。  At the same time�察�I was afraid my name of St。 Ives was 

scarcely suitable�察�till I remembered there was a town so called in 

the province of Cornwall�察�thought I might yet be glad to claim it 

for my place of origin�察�and decided for a Cornish family and a 

Scots education。  For a trade�察�as I was equally ignorant of all�察�

and as the most innocent might at any moment be the means of my 

exposure�察�it was best to pretend to none。  And I dubbed myself a 

young gentleman of a sufficient fortune and an idle�察�curious habit 

of mind�察�rambling the country at my own charges�察�in quest of 

health�察�information�察�and merry adventures。



At Newcastle�察�which was the first town I reached�察�I completed my 

preparations for the part�察�before going to the inn�察�by the purchase 

of a knapsack and a pair of leathern gaiters。  My plaid I continued 

to wear from sentiment。  It was warm�察�useful to sleep in if I were 

again benighted�察�and I had discovered it to be not unbecoming for a 

man of gallant carriage。  Thus equipped�察�I supported my character 

of the light´hearted pedestrian not amiss。  Surprise was indeed 

expressed that I should have selected such a season of the year�察�

but I pleaded some delays of business�察�and smilingly claimed to be 

an eccentric。  The devil was in it�察�I would say�察�if any season of 

the year was not good enough for me�察�I was not made of sugar�察�I was 

no mollycoddle to be afraid of an ill´aired bed or a sprinkle of 

snow�察�and I would knock upon the table with my fist and call for 

t'other bottle�察�like the noisy and free´hearted young gentleman I 

was。  It was my policy ��if I may so express myself�� to talk much 

and say little。  At the inn tables�察�the country�察�the state of the 

roads�察�the business interest of those who sat down with me�察�and the 

course of public events�察�afforded me a considerable field in which 

I might discourse at large and still communicate no information 

about myself。  There was no one with less air of reticence�察�I 

plunged into my company up to the neck�察�and I had a long cock´and´

bull story of an aunt of mine which must have convinced the most 

suspicious of my innocence。  'What��' they would have said�察�'that 

young ass to be concealing anything�  �Why�察�he has deafened me with 

an aunt of his until my head aches。  He only wants you should give 

him a line�察�and he would tell you his whole descent from Adam 

downward�察�and his whole private fortune to the last shilling。' A 

responsible solid fellow was even so much moved by pity for my 

inexperience as to give me a word or two of good advice�此�that I was 

but a young man after all ´ I had at this time a deceptive air of 

youth that made me easily pass for one´and´twenty�察�and was�察�in the 

circumstances�察�worth a fortune ´ that the company at inns was very 

mingled�察�that I should do well to be more careful�察�and the like�察�to 

all which I made answer that I meant no harm myself and expected 

none from others�察�or the devil was in it。  'You are one of those d´

d prudent fellows that I could never abide with��' said I。  'You are 

the kind of man that has a long head。  That's all the world�察�my 

dear sir�此�the long´heads and the short´horns�  �Now�察�I am a short´

horn。'  'I doubt��' says he�察�'that you will not go very far without 

getting sheared。'  I offered to bet with him on that�察�and he made 

off�察�shaking his head。



But my particular delight was to enlarge on politics and the war。  

None damned the French like me�察�none was more bitter against the 

Americans。  And when the north´bound mail arrived�察�crowned with 

holly�察�and the coachman and guard hoarse with shouting victory�察�I 

went even so far as to entertain the company to a bowl of punch�察�

which I compounded myself with no illiberal hand�察�and doled out to 

such sentiments as the following�此�



'Our glorious victory on the Nivelle'�  �'Lord Wellington�察�God bless 

him� �and may victory ever attend upon his arms��' and�察�'Soult�察�poor 

devil� �and may he catch it again to the same tune��'



Never was oratory more applauded to the echo ´ never any one was 

more of the popular man than I。  I promise you�察�we made a night of 

it。  Some of the company supported each other�察�with the assistance 

of boots�察�to their respective bedchambers�察�while the rest slept on 

the field of glory where we had left them�察�and at the breakfast 

table the next morning there was an extraordinary assemblage of red 

eyes and shaking fists。  I observed patriotism to burn much lower 

by daylight。  Let no one blame me for insensibility to the reverses 

of France�  �God knows how my heart raged。  How I longed to fall on 

that herd of swine and knock their heads together in the moment of 

their revelry�  �But you are to consider my own situation and its 

necessities�察�also a certain lightheartedness�察�eminently Gallic�察�

which forms a leading trait in my character�察�and leads me to throw 

myself into new circumstances with the spirit of a schoolboy。  It 

is possible that I sometimes allowed this impish humour to carry

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