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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