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said he�察�'and I hope�察�when your mind is at rest ��and it does you 

much honour to take it as you do���察�that you will sit down with me 

to the postponed meal�察�not forgetting the bottle。  You have my 

address��' he added�察�and gave it me ´ which was the only thing I 

wanted。



At last�察�at the level of York Place�察�we parted with mutual 

civilities�察�and I was free to pursue my way�察�through the mobs of 

people returning from church�察�to my lodgings in St。 James' Square。



Almost at the house door whom should I overtake but my landlady in 

a dress of gorgeous severity�察�and dragging a prize in her wake�此�no 

less than Rowley�察�with the cockade in his hat�察�and a smart pair of 

tops to his boots�  �When I said he was in the lady's wake I spoke 

but in metaphor。  As a matter of fact he was squiring her�察�with the 

utmost dignity�察�on his arm�察�and I followed them up the stairs�察�

smiling to myself。



Both were quick to salute me as soon as I was perceived�察�and Mrs。 

McRankine inquired where I had been。  I told her boastfully�察�giving 

her the name of the church and the divine�察�and ignorantly supposing 

I should have gained caste。  But she soon opened my eyes。  In the 

roots of the Scottish character there are knots and contortions 

that not only no stranger can understand�察�but no stranger can 

follow�察�he walks among explosives�察�and his best course is to throw 

himself upon their mercy ´ 'Just as I am�察�without one plea��' a 

citation from one of the lady's favourite hymns。



The sound she made was unmistakable in meaning�察�though it was 

impossible to be written down�察�and I at once executed the manoeuvre 

I have recommended。



'You must remember I am a perfect stranger in your city��' said I。  

'If I have done wrong�察�it was in mere ignorance�察�my dear lady�察�and 

this afternoon�察�if you will be so good as to take me�察�I shall 

accompany YOU。'



But she was not to be pacified at the moment�察�and departed to her 

own quarters murmuring。



'Well�察�Rowley��' said I�察�'and have you been to church��'



'If you please�察�sir��' he said。



'Well�察�you have not been any less unlucky than I have��' I returned。  

'And how did you get on with the Scottish form��'



'Well�察�sir�察�it was pretty 'ard�察�the form was�察�and reether narrow��' 

he replied。  'I don't know w'y it is�察�but it seems to me like as if 

things were a good bit changed since William Wallace�  �That was a 

main queer church she took me to�察�Mr。 Anne�  �I don't know as I 

could have sat it out�察�if she 'adn't 'a' give me peppermints。  She 

ain't a bad one at bottom�察�the old girl�察�she do pounce a bit�察�and 

she do worry�察�but�察�law bless you�察�Mr。 Anne�察�it ain't nothink really 

´ she don't MEAN it。  W'y�察�she was down on me like a 'undredweight 

of bricks this morning。  You see�察�last night she 'ad me in to 

supper�察�and�察�I beg your pardon�察�sir�察�but I took the freedom of 

playing her a chune or two。  She didn't mind a bit�察�so this morning 

I began to play to myself�察�and she flounced in�察�and flew up�察�and 

carried on no end about Sunday��'



'You see�察�Rowley��' said I�察�'they're all mad up here�察�and you have 

to humour them。  See and don't quarrel with Mrs。 McRankine�察�and�察�

above all�察�don't argue with her�察�or you'll get the worst of it。  

Whatever she says�察�touch your forelock and say�察 �If you please� ─�or 

;I beg pardon�察�ma'am。;  And let me tell you one thing�此�I am sorry�察�

but you have to go to church with her again this afternoon。  That's 

duty�察�my boy��'



As I had foreseen�察�the bells had scarce begun before Mrs。 McRankine 

presented herself to be our escort�察�upon which I sprang up with 

readiness and offered her my arm。  Rowley followed behind。  I was 

beginning to grow accustomed to the risks of my stay in Edinburgh�察�

and it even amused me to confront a new churchful。  I confess the 

amusement did not last until the end�察�for if Dr。 Gray were long�察�

Mr。 McCraw was not only longer�察�but more incoherent�察�and the matter 

of his sermon ��which was a direct attack�察�apparently�察�on all the 

Churches of the world�察�my own among the number���察�where it had not 

the tonic quality of personal insult�察�rather inclined me to 

slumber。  But I braced myself for my life�察�kept up Rowley with the 

end of a pin�察�and came through it awake�察�but no more。



Bethiah was quite conquered by this 'mark of grace��' though�察�I am 

afraid�察�she was also moved by more worldly considerations。  The 

first is�察�the lady had not the least objection to go to church on 

the arm of an elegantly dressed young gentleman�察�and be followed by 

a spruce servant with a cockade in his hat。  I could see it by the 

way she took possession of us�察�found us the places in the Bible�察�

whispered to me the name of the minister�察�passed us lozenges�察�which 

I ��for my part�� handed on to Rowley�察�and at each fresh attention 

stole a little glance about the church to make sure she was 

observed。  Rowley was a pretty boy�察�you will pardon me if I also 

remembered that I was a favourable´looking young man。  When we grow 

elderly�察�how the room brightens�察�and begins to look as it ought to 

look�察�on the entrance of youth�察�grace�察�health�察�and comeliness�  �You 

do not want them for yourself�察�perhaps not even for your son�察�but 

you look on smiling�察�and when you recall their images ´ again�察�it 

is with a smile。  I defy you to see or think of them and not smile 

with an infinite and intimate�察�but quite impersonal�察�pleasure。  

Well�察�either I know nothing of women�察�or that was the case with 

Bethiah McRankine。  She had been to church with a cockade behind 

her�察�on the one hand�察�on the other�察�her house was brightened by the 

presence of a pair of good´looking young fellows of the other sex�察�

who were always pleased and deferential in her society and accepted 

her views as final。



These were sentiments to be encouraged�察�and�察�on the way home from 

church ´ if church it could be called ´ I adopted a most insidious 

device to magnify her interest。  I took her into the confidence�察�

that is�察�of my love affair�察�and I had no sooner mentioned a young 

lady with whom my affections were engaged than she turned upon me a 

face of awful gravity。



'Is she bonny��' she inquired。



I gave her full assurances upon that。



'To what denoamination does she beloang��' came next�察�and was so 

unexpected as almost to deprive me of breath。



'Upon my word�察�ma'am�察�I have never inquired��' cried I�察�'I only know 

that she is a heartfelt Christian�察�and that is enough。'



'Ay��' she sighed�察�'if she has the root of the maitter�  �There's a 

remnant practically in most of the denoaminations。  There's some in 

the McGlashanites�察�and some in the Glassites�察�and mony in the 

McMillanites�察�and there's a leeven even in the Estayblishment。'



'I have known some very good Papists even�察�if you go to that��' said 

I。



'Mr。 Ducie�察�think shame to yoursel'��' she cried。



'Why�察�my dear madam�  �I only ´ ' I began。



'You shouldnae jest in sairious maitters��' she interrupted。



On the whole�察�she entered into what I chose to tell her of our 

idyll with avidity�察�like a cat licking her whiskers over a dish of 

cream�察�and�察�strange to say ´ and so expansive a passion is that of 

love�  � that I derived a perhaps equal satisfaction from confiding 

in that breast of iron。  It made an immediate bond�此�from that hour 

we seemed to be welded into a family´party�察�and I had little 

difficulty in persuading her to join us and to preside over our 

tea´table。  Surely there was never so ill´matched a trio as Rowley�察�

Mrs。 McRankine�察�and the Viscount Anne�  �But I am of the Apostle's 

way�察�with a difference�此�all things to all women�  �When I cannot 

please a woman�察�hang me in my cravat��









CHAPTER XXVIII ´ EVENTS OF MONDAY�此�THE LAWYER'S PARTY





BY half´past eight o'clock on the next morning�察�I was ringing the 

bell of the lawyer's office in Castle Street�察�where I found him 

ensconced at a business table�察�in a room surrounded by several 

tiers of green tin cases。  He greeted me like an old friend。



'Come away�察�sir�察�come away��' said he。  'Here is the dentist ready 

for you�察�and I think I can promise you that the operation will be 

practically painless。'



'I am not so sure of that�察�Mr。 Robbie��' I replied�察�as I shook hands 

with him。  'But at least there shall be no time lost with me。'



I had to confess to having gone a´roving with a pair of drovers and 

their cattle�察�to having used a false name�察�to having murdered or 

half´murdered a fellow´creature in a scuffle on the moors�察�and to 

having suffered a couple of quite innocent men to lie some time in 

prison on a charge from which I could have immediately freed them。  

All this I gave him first of all�察�to be done with the worst of it�察�

and all this he took with gravity�察�but without the least appearance 

of surprise。



'Now�察�sir��' I continued�察�'I expect to have to pay for my unhappy 

frolic�察�but I would like very well if it could be managed without 

my per

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