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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 

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