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     Only Dandie�察 �waiting till the   last�察 �caught   Kirstie by  the   arm。  ;When 

did   ye   begin   to   dander   in   pink   hosen�察  �Mistress   Elliott�拭─  �he   whispered 

slyly。 

     She     looked    down�察    �she   was   one    blush。   ;I  maun     have    forgotten    to 

change them�察─�said she�察�and went into prayers in her turn with a troubled 

mind�察  �between   anxiety   as   to   whether   Dand   should   have   observed   her 

yellow     stockings     at  church�察    �and   should    thus   detect    her  in   a  palpable 

falsehood�察�and shame that she had already made good his prophecy。 She 

remembered the words of it�察�how it was to be when she had gotten a jo�察�

and that that would be for good and evil。 ;Will I have gotten my jo now�拭─�

she thought with a secret rapture。 

     And all through prayers�察�where it was her principal business to conceal 

the   pink   stockings   from   the   eyes   of   the   indifferent   Mrs。   Hob   ´   and   all 

through supper�察�as she made a feint of eating and sat at the table radiant 

and   constrained   ´   and   again   when   she   had   left   them   and   come   into   her 

chamber�察�and was alone with her sleeping niece�察�and could at last lay aside 

the   armour   of   society   ´   the   same   words   sounded   within   her�察  �the   same 

profound note of happiness�察�of a world all changed and renewed�察�of a day 

that   had   been   passed   in   Paradise�察  �and   of   a   night   that   was   to   be   heaven 

opened。 All   night   she   seemed   to   be   conveyed   smoothly   upon   a   shallow 

stream of sleep and waking�察�and through the bowers of Beulah�察�all night 

she cherished to her heart that exquisite hope�察�and if�察�towards morning�察�she 



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forgot it a while in a more profound unconsciousness�察�it was to catch again 

the rainbow thought with her first moment of awaking。 



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                  CHAPTER VII ´ ENTER 

                    MEPHISTOPHELES 



     TWO days later a gig from Crossmichael deposited Frank Innes at the 

doors of Hermiston。 Once in a way�察�during the past winter�察�Archie�察�in some 

acute    phase    of   boredom�察    �had    written   him    a  letter。  It  had   contained 

something in the nature of   an invitation or a  reference to an invitation   ´ 

precisely     what�察   �neither   of   them    now    remembered。       When      Innes   had 

received   it�察  �there   had   been   nothing   further   from   his   mind   than   to   bury 

himself   in   the   moors   with Archie�察  �but   not   even   the   most   acute   political 

heads are guided through the steps of life with unerring directness。 That 

would   require   a   gift   of   prophecy   which   has   been   denied   to   man。   For 

instance�察�who could have imagined that�察�not a month after he had received 

the letter�察�and turned it into mockery�察�and put off answering it�察�and in the 

end   lost   it�察  �misfortunes   of   a   gloomy   cast   should   begin   to   thicken   over 

Frank's     career�拭   �His   case   may    be   briefly   stated。   His   father�察  �a  small 

Morayshire laird with a large family�察�became recalcitrant and cut off the 

supplies�察�he had fitted himself out with the beginnings of quite a good law 

library�察�which�察�upon some sudden losses on the turf�察�he had been obliged 

to sell before they were paid for�察�and his bookseller�察�hearing some rumour 

of the event�察�took out a warrant for his arrest。 Innes had early word of it�察�

and was able to take precautions。 In this immediate welter of his affairs�察�

with an unpleasant charge hanging over him�察�he had judged it the part of 

prudence   to   be   off   instantly�察  �had   written   a   fervid   letter   to   his   father   at 

Inverauld�察�and put himself   in the   coach   for Crossmichael。 Any port in   a 

storm� �He was manfully turning his back on the Parliament House and its 

gay    babble�察   �on   porter   and   oysters�察  �the  race´course     and    the  ring�察 �and 

manfully   prepared�察  �until   these   clouds   should   have   blown   by�察  �to   share   a 

living grave with Archie Weir at Hermiston。 

     To   do   him   justice�察�he   was   no less   surprised   to be   going than Archie 

was   to   see   him   come�察  �and   he   carried   off   his   wonder   with   an   infinitely 

better grace。 



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     ;Well�察  �here     I  am� ─   �said   he�察 �as  he   alighted。    ;Pylades     has   come    to 

Orestes   at   last。   By   the   way�察  �did   you   get   my   answer�拭  �No�拭  �How   very 

provoking� �Well�察�here I am to answer for myself�察�and that's better still。; 

     ;I   am   very   glad   to   see   you�察  �of   course�察─  �said   Archie。   ;I   make   you 

heartily welcome�察�of course。 But you surely have not come to stay�察�with 

the Courts still sitting�察�is that not most unwise�拭─�

     ;Damn   the   Courts� ─  �says   Frank。   ;What   are   the   Courts   to   friendship 

and a little fishing�拭─�

     And so it was agreed that he was to stay�察�with no term to the visit but 

the term which he had privily set to it himself ´ the day�察�namely�察�when his 

father   should   have   come   down   with   the   dust�察  �and   he   should   be   able   to 

pacify the bookseller。 On such vague conditions there began for these two 

young men ��who were not even friends�� a life of great familiarity and�察�as 

the days drew on�察�less and less intimacy。 They were together at meal times�察�

together o' nights when the hour had come for whisky´toddy�察�but it might 

have   been   noticed   ��had   there   been   any  one   to   pay   heed��   that   they   were 

rarely    so   much     together    by   day。   Archie     had   Hermiston      to   attend   to�察�

multifarious   activities   in   the   hills�察  �in   which   he   did   not   require�察  �and   had 

even refused�察�Frank's escort。 He would be off sometimes in the morning 

and   leave   only   a   note   on   the   breakfast   table   to   announce   the   fact�察  �and 

sometimes�察�with no notice at all�察�he would not return for dinner until the 

hour was long past。 Innes groaned under these desertions�察�it required all 

his philosophy to sit down to a solitary breakfast with composure�察�and all 

his unaffected good´nature to be able to greet Archie with friendliness on 

the more rare occasions when he came home late for dinner。 

     ;I   wonder   what   on   earth   he   finds   to   do�察  �Mrs。   Elliott�拭─  �said   he   one 

morning�察�after he had just read the hasty billet and sat down to table。 

     ;I   suppose     it  will  be   business�察   �sir�察─ �replied    the   housekeeper      drily�察�

measuring his distance off to him by an indicated curtsy。 

     ;But I can't imagine what business� ─�he reiterated。 

     ;I suppose it will be HIS business�察─�retorted the austere Kirstie。 

     He turned to her with that happy brightness that made the charm of his 

disposition�察�and broke into a peal of healthy and natural laughter。 

     ;Well     played�察   �Mrs。    Elliott� ─   �he  cried�察   �and   the   housekeeper's       face 



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relaxed into the shadow of an iron smile。 ;Well played indeed� ─�said he。 

;But you must not be making a stranger of me like that。 Why�察�Archie and I 

were at the High School together�察�and we've been to college together�察�and 

we were going to the Bar together�察�when ´ you know� �Dear�察�dear me� �what 

a pity that was� �A life spoiled�察�a fine young fellow as good as buried here 

in the wilderness with rustics�察�and all for what�拭�A frolic�察�silly�察�if you like�察�

but no more。 God�察�how good yo

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