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creature that was not thought possessed of a grain of understanding�察�could 

have done so much herself。            On entering the door�察�I beheld Meg sitting 

with two or three of the neighbouring kimmers�察�and the corpse laid out on 

a   bed。   ;Come   awa'�察  �sir�察─  �said   Meg�察   �this is   an   altered house。    They're 

gane that keepit it bein�察�but�察�sir�察�we maun a' come to thiswe maun pay the 

debt o' naturedeath is a grim creditor�察�and a doctor but brittle bail when 

the hour of reckoning's at han'�         �What a pity it is�察�mother�察�that you're now 

dead�察  �for   here's   the   minister   come   to   see   you。 Oh�察  �sir�   �but   she   would 

have had a proud heart to see you in her dwelling�察�for she had a genteel 

turn�察�and would not let me�察�her only daughter�察�mess or mell wi' the lathron 

lasses of the clachan。        Ay�察�ay�察�she brought me up with care�察�and edicated 

me   for   a   lady�此 �nae   coarse   wark   darkened   my   lily´white   hands。      But   I 

maun work now�察�I maun dree the penalty of man。; 

     Having   stopped   some   time�察  �listening   to   the   curious   maunnering   of 



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Meg�察�I rose to come away�察�but she laid her hand on my arm�察�saying�察 �No�察�

sir�察�ye maun taste before ye gang�            �My mother had aye plenty in her life�察�

nor shall her latter day be needy。; 

     Accordingly�察      �Meg�察   �with    all  the  due    formality    common       on   such 

occasions�察�produced a bottle of water�察�and a dram´glass�察�which she filled 

and   tasted�察  �then   presented   to   me�察  �at   the   same   time   offering   me   a   bit   of 

bread    on   a  slate。   It  was    a  consternation     to  everybody      how   the   daft 

creature had learnt all the ceremonies�察�which she performed in a manner 

past the power of pen to describe�察�making the solemnity of death�察�by her 

strange mockery�察�a kind of merriment�察�that was more painful than sorrow�察�

but   some   spirits   are   gifted   with   a   faculty   of   observation�察  �that�察  �by   the 

strength of a little fancy�察�enables them to make a wonderful and truthlike 

semblance   of   things   and   events�察  �which   they   never   saw�察  �and   poor   Meg 

seemed to have this gift。 

     The same night�察�the session having provided a coffin�察�the body was put 

in�察�and removed to Mr Mutchkin's brewhouse�察�where the lads and lassies 

kept the late´wake。 

     Saving this�察�the year flowed in a calm�察�and we floated on in the stream 

of   time   towards   the   great   ocean   of   eternity�察  �like   ducks   and   geese   in   the 

river's tide�察�that are carried down without being sensible of the speed of 

the current。     Alas� �we have not wings like them�察�to fly back to the place 

we set out from。 



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           CHAPTER XXV                                    YEAR 1784 



     I have ever thought that this was a bright year�察�truly an Ann。 Dom。�察�for 

in it many of the lads came home that had listed to be soldiers�察�and Mr 

Howard�察�that was the midshipman�察�being now a captain of a man´of´war�察�

came   down   from   England   and   married   Effie   Malcolm�察  �and   took   her   up 

with   him  to   London�察  �where  she   wrote   to   her   mother�察  �that   she   found   his 

family  people   of   great note�察  �and   more   kind   to   her than   she   could   write。 

By this time�察�also�察�Major Macadam was made a colonel�察�and lived with his 

lady   in   Edinburgh�察  �where      they   were   much     respected   by   the   genteeler 

classes�察�Mrs Macadam being considered a great unco among them for all 

manner      of  ladylike    ornaments�察    �she   having    been   taught    every   sort   of 

perfection in that way by the old lady�察�who was educated at the court of 

France�察�and was�察�from her birth�察�a person of quality。                 In this year�察�also�察�

Captain Malcolm�察�her brother�察�married a daughter of a Glasgow merchant�察�

so that Mrs Malcolm�察�in her declining years�察�had the prospect of a bright 

setting�察�but nothing could change the sober Christianity of her settled mind�察�

and   although   she   was   strongly   invited�察  �both   by   the   Macadams   and   the 

Howards�察�to see their felicity�察�she ever declined the same�察�saying;No�                   �I 

have   been   long   out   of   the   world�察  �or   rather�察  �I   have   never   been   in   it�察  �my 

ways are not as theirs�察�and although I ken their hearts would be glad to be 

kind   to   me�察  �I   might   fash   their   servants�察  �or   their   friends   might   think   me 

unlike   other   folk�察  �by   which�察  �instead   of   causing   pleasure�察  �mortification 

might ensue�察�so I will remain in my own house�察�trusting that�察�when they 

can spare the time�察�they will come and see me。; 

     There was a spirit of true wisdom in this resolution�察�for it required a 

forbearance that in weaker minds would have relaxed�察�but though a person 

of a most slender and delicate frame of body�察�she was a Judith in fortitude�察�

and in all the   fortune that seemed   now smiling upon   her�察�she never   was 

lifted   up�察  �but   bore   always     that  pale   and   meek     look�察  �which    gave    a 

saintliness to her endeavours in the days of her suffering and poverty。 

     But when we enjoy most�察�we have least to tell。                 I look back on this 



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year as on a sunny spot in the valley�察�amidst the shadows of the clouds of 

time�察�and I have nothing to record�察�save the remembrance of welcomings 

and weddings�察�and a meeting of bairns and parents�察�that the wars and the 

waters   had   long   raged   between。     Contentment   within   the   bosom�察  �lent   a 

livelier   grace   to   the   countenance   of   Nature�察  �and   everybody   said�察  �that   in 

this year the hedges were greener than common�察�the gowans brighter on 

the brae�察�and the heads of the statelier trees adorned with a richer coronal 

of leaves and blossoms。          All things were animated with the gladness of 

thankfulness�察�and testified to the goodness of their Maker。 



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         CHAPTER XXVI                                      YEAR 1785 



     Well may we say�察�in the pious words of my old friend and neighbour�察�

the   Reverend   Mr   Keekie   of   Loupinton�察  �that   the   world   is   such   a   wheel´ 

carriage�察   �that   it  might   very   properly    be   called   the  WHIRL'D。        This 

reflection was brought home to me in a very striking manner�察�while I was 

preparing   a   discourse   for   my   people�察  �to   be   preached   on   the   anniversary 

day of my placing�察�in which I took a view of what had passed in the parish 

during the five´and´twenty years that I had been�察�by the grace of God�察�the 

pastor   thereof。     The   bairns�察  �that   were   bairns   when   I   came   among   my 

people�察�were ripened unto parents�察�and a new generation was swelling in 

the   bud   around   me。     But   it   is   what   happened   that   I   have   to   give   an 

account of。 

     This   year   the   Lady  Macadam's   jointure´house   that   was�察  �having   been 

long without a tenant�察�a Mr Cayenne and his family�察�American loyalists�察�

came and took it�察�and settled among us for a time。               His wife was a clever 

woman�察�and they had two daughters�察�Miss Virginia and Miss Carolina�察�but 

he   was   himself   an   ettercap�察  �a   perfect   spunkie   of   passion�察  �as   ever   was 

known in town or country。           His wife had a terrible time o't with him�察�and 

yet the unhappy man had a great share of common sense�察�and�察�saving the 

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