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friend。 'Bring him by all means��
;The harp�察�his sole remaining joy��
Was carried by an orphan boy�察�
and I have no doubt the orphan boy can get some cold victuals in
the kitchen�察�while the Senatus dines。'
Accordingly�察�being now quite recovered from my unmanly condition�察�
except that nothing could yet induce me to cross the North Bridge�察�
I arranged for my ball dress at a shop in Leith Street�察�where I was
not served ill�察�cut out Rowley from his seclusion�察�and was ready
along with him at the trysting´place�察�the corner of Duke Street and
York Place�察�by a little after two。 The University was represented
in force�此�eleven persons�察�including ourselves�察�Byfield the
aeronaut�察�and the tall lad�察�Forbes�察�whom I had met on the Sunday
morning�察�bedewed with tallow�察�at the 'Hunters' Rest。' I was
introduced�察�and we set off by way of Newhaven and the sea beach�察�at
first through pleasant country roads�察�and afterwards along a
succession of bays of a fairylike prettiness�察�to our destination ´
Cramond on the Almond ´ a little hamlet on a little river�察�
embowered in woods�察�and looking forth over a great flat of
quicksand to where a little islet stood planted in the sea。 It was
miniature scenery�察�but charming of its kind。 The air of this good
February afternoon was bracing�察�but not cold。 All the way my
companions were skylarking�察�jesting and making puns�察�and I felt as
if a load had been taken off my lungs and spirits�察�and skylarked
with the best of them。
Byfield I observed�察�because I had heard of him before�察�and seen his
advertisements�察�not at all because I was disposed to feel interest
in the man。 He was dark and bilious and very silent�察�frigid in his
manners�察�but burning internally with a great fire of excitement�察�
and he was so good as to bestow a good deal of his company and
conversation ��such as it was�� upon myself�察�who was not in the least
grateful。 If I had known how I was to be connected with him in the
immediate future�察�I might have taken more pains。
In the hamlet of Cramond there is a hostelry of no very promising
appearance�察�and here a room had been prepared for us�察�and we sat
down to table。
'Here you will find no guttling or gormandising�察�no turtle or
nightingales' tongues��' said the extravagant�察�whose name�察�by the
way�察�was Dalmahoy。 'The device�察�sir�察�of the University of Cramond
is Plain Living and High Drinking。'
Grace was said by the Professor of Divinity�察�in a macaronic Latin�察�
which I could by no means follow�察�only I could hear it rhymed�察�and
I guessed it to be more witty than reverent。 After which the
SENATUS ACADEMICUS sat down to rough plenty in the shape of
rizzar'd haddocks and mustard�察�a sheep's head�察�a haggis�察�and other
delicacies of Scotland。 The dinner was washed down with brown
stout in bottle�察�and as soon as the cloth was removed�察�glasses�察�
boiling water�察�sugar�察�and whisky were set out for the manufacture
of toddy。 I played a good knife and fork�察�did not shun the bowl�察�
and took part�察�so far as I was able�察�in the continual fire of
pleasantry with which the meal was seasoned。 Greatly daring�察�I
ventured�察�before all these Scotsmen�察�to tell Sim's Tale of
Tweedie's dog�察�and I was held to have done such extraordinary
justice to the dialect�察�'for a Southron��' that I was immediately
voted into the Chair of Scots�察�and became�察�from that moment�察�a full
member of the University of Cramond。 A little after�察�I found
myself entertaining them with a song�察�and a little after ´ perhaps
a little in consequence ´ it occurred to me that I had had enough�察�
and would be very well inspired to take French leave。 It was not
difficult to manage�察�for it was nobody's business to observe my
movements�察�and conviviality had banished suspicion。
I got easily forth of the chamber�察�which reverberated with the
voices of these merry and learned gentlemen�察�and breathed a long
breath。 I had passed an agreeable afternoon and evening�察�and I had
apparently escaped scot free。 Alas� �when I looked into the
kitchen�察�there was my monkey�察�drunk as a lord�察�toppling on the edge
of the dresser�察�and performing on the flageolet to an audience of
the house lasses and some neighbouring ploughmen。
I routed him promptly from his perch�察�stuck his hat on�察�put his
instrument in his pocket�察�and set off with him for Edinburgh。
His limbs were of paper�察�his mind quite in abeyance�察�I must uphold
and guide him�察�prevent his frantic dives�察�and set him continually
on his legs again。 At first he sang wildly�察�with occasional
outbursts of causeless laughter。 Gradually an inarticulate
melancholy succeeded�察�he wept gently at times�察�would stop in the
middle of the road�察�say firmly 'No�察�no�察�no��' and then fall on his
back�此�or else address me solemnly as 'M'lord' and fall on his face
by way of variety。 I am afraid I was not always so gentle with the
little pig as I might have been�察�but really the position was
unbearable。 We made no headway at all�察�and I suppose we were
scarce gotten a mile away from Cramond�察�when the whole SENATUS
ACADEMICUS was heard hailing�察�and doubling the pace to overtake
its。
Some of them were fairly presentable�察�and they were all Christian
martyrs compared to Rowley�察�but they were in a frolicsome and
rollicking humour that promised danger as we approached the town。
They sang songs�察�they ran races�察�they fenced with their walking´
sticks and umbrellas�察�and�察�in spite of this violent exercise�察�the
fun grew only the more extravagant with the miles they traversed。
Their drunkenness was deep´seated and permanent�察�like fire in a
peat�察�or rather ´ to be quite just to them ´ it was not so much to
be called drunkenness at all�察�as the effect of youth and high
spirits ´ a fine night�察�and the night young�察�a good road under
foot�察�and the world before you��
I had left them once somewhat unceremoniously�察�I could not attempt
it a second time�察�and�察�burthened as I was with Mr。 Rowley�察�I was
really glad of assistance。 But I saw the lamps of Edinburgh draw
near on their hill´top with a good deal of uneasiness�察�which
increased�察�after we had entered the lighted streets�察�to positive
alarm。 All the passers´by were addressed�察�some of them by name。 A
worthy man was stopped by Forbes。 'Sir��' said he�察�'in the name of
the Senatus of the University of Cramond�察�I confer upon you the
degree of LL。D。��' and with the words he bonneted him。 Conceive the
predicament of St。 Ives�察�committed to the society of these
outrageous youths�察�in a town where the police and his cousin were
both looking for him� �So far�察�we had pursued our way unmolested�察�
although raising a clamour fit to wake the dead�察�but at last�察�in
Abercromby Place�察�I believe ´ at least it was a crescent of highly
respectable houses fronting on a garden ´ Byfield and I�察�having
fallen somewhat in the rear with Rowley�察�came to a simultaneous
halt。 Our ruffians were beginning to wrench off bells and door´
plates��
'Oh�察�I say��' says Byfield�察�'this is too much of a good thing� �
Confound it�察�I'm a respectable man ´ a public character�察�by George� �
I can't afford to get taken up by the police。'
'My own case exactly��' said I。
'Here�察�let's bilk them��' said he。
And we turned back and took our way down hill again。
It was none too soon�此�voices and alarm bells sounded�察�watchmen here
and there began to spring their rattles�察�it was plain the
University of Cramond would soon be at blows with the police of
Edinburgh� �Byfield and I�察�running the semi´inanimate Rowley before
us�察�made good despatch�察�and did not stop till we were several
streets away�察�and the hubbub was already softened by distance。
'Well�察�sir��' said he�察�'we are well out of that� �Did ever any one
see such a pack of young barbarians��'
'We are properly punished�察�Mr。 Byfield�察�we had no business there��'
I replied。
'No�察�indeed�察�sir�察�you may well say that� �Outrageous� �And my
ascension announced for Friday�察�you know��' cried the aeronaut。 'A
pretty scandal� �Byfield the aeronaut at the police´court� �Tut´
tut� �Will you be able to get your rascal home�察�sir�拭 �Allow me to
offer you my card。 I am staying at Walker and Poole's Hotel�察�sir�察�
where I should be pleased to see you。'
'The pleasure would be mutual�察�sir��' said I�察�but I must say my
heart was not in my words�察�and as I watched Mr。 Byfield departing I
desired nothing less than to pursue the acquaintance
One more ordeal remained for me to pass。 I carried my senseless
load upstairs to our lodging�察�and was admitted by the landlady in a
tall white nightcap and with an expression singularly grim。 She
lighted us into the sitting´room�察�where�察�when I had seated Rowley
in a chair�察�she dropped me a cast´iron courtesy。 I smelt gunpowder
on the woman。 Her voice�察�tottered with emotion。
'I give ye nottice�察�Mr。 Ducie��' said she。 'Dacent