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would find out for yourself whether Lord Well'n'ton approves of caapital 

punishment or not。 You a sodger� ─�he cried�察�with a sudden burst of scorn。 

;Ye auld wife�察�the sodgers would bray at ye like cuddies� ─�

     As at the drawing of a curtain�察�Archie was aware of some illogicality 

in his position�察�and stood abashed。 He had a strong impression�察�besides�察�of 

the   essential   valour   of   the   old   gentleman   before   him�察  �how   conveyed   it 

would be hard to say。 

     ;Well�察�have ye no other proposeetion�拭─�said my lord again。 

     ;You have taken this so calmly�察�sir�察�that I cannot but stand ashamed�察─�

began Archie。 

     ;I'm nearer voamiting�察�though�察�than you would fancy�察─�said my lord。 

The blood rose to Archie's brow。 

     ;I   beg   your   pardon�察  �I   should   have   said   that   you   had   accepted   my 

affront。 。 。 。 I admit it was an affront�察�I did not think to apologise�察�but I do�察�

I   ask   your   pardon�察   �it  will  not   be  so  again�察   �I  pass  you    my   word    of 

honour。 。 。 。 I should have said that I admired your magnanimity with ´ this 

´ offender�察─�Archie concluded with a gulp。 

     ;I   have no other son�察  �ye   see�察─  �said   Hermiston。   ;A bonny  one   I   have 

gotten� �But I must just do the best I can wi' him�察�and what am I to do�拭�If 

ye    had   been   younger�察    �I  would    have    wheepit    ye   for  this  rideeculous 

exhibeetion。 The way it is�察�I have just to grin and bear。 But one thing is to 

be   clearly  understood。 As   a   faither�察 �I   must   grin   and   bear it�察  �but   if   I   had 

been the Lord Advocate instead of the Lord Justice´ Clerk�察�son or no son�察�

Mr。 Erchibald Weir would have been in a jyle the night。; 

     Archie was now dominated。 Lord Hermiston was coarse and cruel�察�and 

yet the son was aware of a bloomless nobility�察�an ungracious abnegation of 



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the   man's    self  in  the   man's   office。   At   every   word�察   �this  sense   of   the 

greatness of Lord Hermiston's spirit struck more home�察�and along with it 

that of his own impotence�察�who had struck ´ and perhaps basely struck ´ at 

his own father�察�and not reached so far as to have even nettled him。 

     ;I place myself in your hands without reserve�察─�he said。 

     ;That's the first sensible word I've had of ye the night�察─�said Hermiston。 

;I can tell ye�察�that would have been the end of it�察�the one way or the other�察�

but it's better ye should come there yourself�察�than what I would have had 

to hirstle ye。 Weel�察�by my way of it ´ and my way is the best ´ there's just 

the one thing it's possible that ye might be with decency�察�and that's a laird。 

Ye'll be out of hairm's way at the least of it。 If ye have to rowt�察�ye can rowt 

amang the kye�察�and the maist feck of the caapital punishmeiit ye're like to 

come across'll be guddling trouts。 Now�察�I'm for no idle lairdies�察�every man 

has to work�察�if it's only at peddling ballants�察�to work�察�or to be wheeped�察�or 

to be haangit。 If I set ye down at Hermiston I'll have to see you work that 

place the way it has never been workit yet�察�ye must ken about the sheep 

like a herd�察�ye must be my grieve there�察�and I'll see that I gain by ye。 Is 

that understood�拭─�

     ;I will do my best�察─�said Archie。 

     ;Well�察�then�察�I'll send Kirstie word the morn�察�and ye can go yourself the 

day   after�察─  �said   Hermiston。   ;And   just   try   to   be   less   of   an   eediot� ─  �he 

concluded with a freezing smile�察�and turned immediately to the papers on 

his desk。 



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          CHAPTER IV ´ OPINIONS OF 

                             THE BENCH 



     LATE   the   same   night�察  �after   a   disordered   walk�察�Archie   was   admitted 

into Lord Glenalmond's dining´room�察�where he sat with a book upon his 

knee�察   �beside   three   frugal   coals  of  fire。  In  his  robes   upon    the  bench�察�

Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness�此�plucked of these�察�it was a may´ 

pole    of  a  man   that  rose   unsteadily   from   his   chair   to  give  his  visitor 

welcome。 Archie had suffered much in the last days�察�he had suffered again 

that evening�察�his face was white and drawn�察�his eyes wild and dark。 But 

Lord     Glenalmond      greeted    him   without    the  least  mark    of  surprise   or 

curiosity。 

     ;Come in�察�come in�察─�said he。 ;Come in and take a seat。 Carstairs; ��to 

his servant���察 �make up the fire�察�and then you can bring a bit of supper�察─�

and again to Archie�察�with a very trivial accent�此 �I was half expecting you�察─�

he added。 

     ;No supper�察─�said Archie。 ;It is impossible that I should eat。; 

     ;Not   impossible�察─  �said   the   tall   old   man�察  �laying   his   hand   upon   his 

shoulder�察 �and�察�if you will believe me�察�necessary。; 

     ;You know what brings me�拭─�said Archie�察�as soon as the servant had 

left the room。 

     ;I have a guess�察�I have a guess�察─�replied Glenalmond。 ;We will talk of 

it presently ´ when Carstairs has come and gone�察�and you have had a piece 

of my good Cheddar cheese and a pull at the porter tankard�此�not before。; 

     ;It is impossible I should eat; repeated Archie。 

     ;Tut�察�tut� ─�said Lord Glenalmond。 ;You have eaten nothing to´day�察�and 

I venture to add�察�nothing yesterday。 There is no case that may not be made 

worse�察�this   may  be   a   very  disagreeable business�察 �but if   you   were   to  fall 

sick   and   die�察  �it   would   be   still   more   so�察  �and   for   all   concerned   ´   for   all 

concerned。; 

     ;I see you must know all�察─�said Archie。 ;Where did you hear it�拭─�

     ;In the   mart of scandal�察 �in the   Parliament House�察─  �said   Glenalmond。 



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;It runs riot below among the bar and the public�察�but it sifts up to us upon 

the bench�察�and rumour has some of her voices even in the divisions。; 

     Carstairs returned at this moment�察�and rapidly laid out a little supper�察�

during   which   Lord   Glenalmond   spoke   at   large   and   a   little   vaguely   on 

indifferent subjects�察�so that it might be rather said of him that he made a 

cheerful noise�察�than that he contributed to human conversation�察�and Archie 

sat upon   the other side�察 �not   heeding him�察 �brooding   over his   wrongs   and 

errors。 

     But   so   soon   as   the   servant   was   gone�察  �he   broke   forth   again   at   once。 

;Who told my father�拭�Who dared to tell him�拭�Could it have been you�拭─�

     ;No�察�it was not me�察─�said the Judge�察 �although ´ to be quite frank with 

you�察  �and   after   I   had   seen   and   warned   you   ´   it   might   have   been   me   ´   I 

believe it was Glenkindie。; 

     ;That shrimp� ─�cried Archie。 

     ;As   you   say�察  �that   shrimp�察─  �returned   my   lord�察   �although   really   it   is 

scarce a fitting mode of expression for one of the senators of the College 

of Justice。 We were hearing the parties in a long�察�crucial case�察�before the 

fifteen�察�Creech was moving at some length for an infeftment�察�when I saw 

Glenkindie lean forward to Hermiston with his hand over his mouth and 

make him a secret communication。 No one could have guessed its nature 

from your father�此�from Glenkindie�察�yes�察�his malice sparked out of him a 

little grossly。 But your father�察�no。 A man of granite。 The next moment he 

pounced   upon   Creech。   `Mr。   Creech��'   says   he�察   �I'll   take   a   look   of   that 

sasine��'    and   for  thirty   minutes    after�察─  �said  Glenalmond�察      �with   a  smile�察�

;Messrs。      Creech    and    Co。   were   fighting    a  pretty   up´hill   battle�察 �which 

resulted�察�I need hardly add�察�in their total rout。 The case was dismissed。 No�察�

I doubt if ever I heard Hermiston 

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