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fishing among the Scots peasantry with condescension for a bait will have 

an empty basket by evening。 

     In   proof    of  this  theory    Frank    made    a  great   success    of   it  at  the 

Crossmichael Club�察�to which Archie took him immediately on his arrival�察�

his own last appearance on that scene of gaiety。 Frank was made welcome 

there at once�察�continued to go regularly�察�and had attended a meeting ��as the 

members ever after loved to tell�� on the evening before his death。 Young 

Hay     and   young    Pringle    appeared     again。   There   was    another    supper    at 

Windiclaws�察�another dinner at Driffel�察�and it resulted in Frank being taken 

to   the   bosom     of  the   county    people    as  unreservedly      as  he   had   been 

repudiated by the country folk。 He occupied Hermiston after the manner of 

an invader in a conquered capital。 He was perpetually issuing from it�察�as 

from a base�察�to toddy parties�察�fishing parties�察�and dinner parties�察�to which 

Archie was not invited�察�or to which Archie would not go。 It was now that 

the name   of The   Recluse became   general   for   the   young   man。   Some   say 

that Innes invented it�察�Innes�察�at least�察�spread it abroad。 

     ;How's all with your Recluse to´day�拭─�people would ask。 

     ;O�察�reclusing away� ─�Innes would declare�察�with his bright air of saying 

something witty�察�and immediately interrupt the general laughter which he 

had   provoked   much   more   by   his   air   than   his   words�察   �Mind   you�察  �it's   all 

very well laughing�察�but I'm not very well pleased。 Poor Archie is a good 

fellow�察�an excellent fellow�察�a fellow I always liked。 I think it small of him 

to take his little disgrace so hard�察�and shut himself up。 'Grant that it is a 

ridiculous story�察�painfully ridiculous��' I keep telling him。 'Be a man� �Live it 

down�察�man��' But not he。 Of course�察�it's just solitude�察�and shame�察�and all 

that。   But   I   confess   I'm   beginning   to   fear   the   result。   It   would   be   all   the 

pities in the world if a really promising fellow like Weir was to end ill。 I'm 

seriously tempted to write to Lord Hermiston�察�and put it plainly to him。; 

     ;I would if I were you�察─�some of his auditors would say�察�shaking the 

head�察�sitting bewildered and confused at this new view of the matter�察�so 

deftly indicated by a single word。 ;A capital idea� ─�they would add�察�and 

wonder at the APLOMB and position of this young man�察�who talked as a 



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matter   of   course   of   writing   to   Hermiston   and   correcting   him   upon   his 

private affairs。 

     And Frank would proceed�察�sweetly confidential�此 �I'll give you an idea�察�

now。 He's actually sore about the way that I'm received and he's left out in 

the county ´ actually jealous and sore。 I've rallied him and I've reasoned 

with him�察�told him that every one was most kindly inclined towards him�察�

told him even that I was received merely because I was his guest。 But it's 

no use。  He will   neither accept the invitations  he gets�察�nor stop   brooding 

about the ones where he's left out。 What I'm afraid of is that the wound's 

ulcerating。 He had always one of those dark�察�secret�察�angry natures ´ a little 

underhand and plenty of bile ´ you know the sort。 He must have inherited 

it  from   the    Weirs�察   �whom   I    suspect    to  have    been   a  worthy     family    of 

weavers   somewhere�察  �what's   the   cant   phrase�拭   �   sedentary  occupation。   It's 

precisely the kind of character to go wrong in a false position like what his 

father's made for him�察�or he's making for himself�察�whichever you like to 

call it。 And for my part�察�I think it a disgrace�察─�Frank would say generously。 

     Presently the sorrow and anxiety of this disinterested friend took shape。 

He began in private�察�in conversations of two�察�to talk vaguely of bad habits 

and   low   habits。   ;I   must   say   I'm   afraid   he's   going   wrong   altogether�察─  �he 

would say。 ;I'll tell you plainly�察�and between ourselves�察�I scarcely like to 

stay there any longer�察�only�察�man�察�I'm positively afraid to leave him alone。 

You'll see�察�I shall be blamed for it later on。 I'm staying at a great sacrifice。 

I'm hindering my chances at the Bar�察�and I can't blind my eyes to it。 And 

what I'm afraid of is that I'm going to get kicked for it all round before all's 

done。 You see�察�nobody believes in friendship nowadays。; 

     ;Well�察  �Innes�察─  �his   interlocutor   would   reply�察   �it's   very   good   of   you�察  �I 

must   say   that。   If   there's   any   blame   going�察  �you'll   always   be   sure   of   MY 

good word�察�for one thing。; 

     ;Well�察─�Frank would continue�察 �candidly�察�I don't say it's pleasant。 He 

has a very rough way with him�察�his father's son�察�you know。 I don't say he's 

rude ´ of course�察�I couldn't be expected to stand that ´ but he steers very 

near the wind。 No�察�it's not pleasant�察�but I tell ye�察�man�察�in conscience I don't 

think it would be fair to leave him。 Mind you�察�I don't say there's anything 

actually wrong。 What I say is that I don't like the looks of it�察�man� ─�and he 



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would press the arm of his momentary confidant。 In the early stages I am 

persuaded   there   was   no   malice。   He   talked   but   for   the   pleasure   of   airing 

himself。   He   was   essentially   glib�察  �as   becomes   the   young   advocate�察  �and 

essentially careless of the truth�察�which is the mark of the young ass�察�and so 

he talked at random。 There was no particular bias�察�but that one which is 

indigenous and universal�察�to flatter himself and to please and interest the 

present friend。 And by thus milling air out of his mouth�察�he had presently 

built   up   a   presentation   of Archie   which   was   known   and   talked   of   in   all 

corners of the county。 Wherever there was a residential house and a walled 

garden�察  �wherever   there   was   a   dwarfish   castle   and   a   park�察  �wherever   a 

quadruple cottage by the ruins of a peel´tower showed an old family going 

down�察  �and   wherever   a   handsome   villa   with   a   carriage   approach   and   a 

shrubbery marked the coming up of a new one ´ probably on the wheels of 

machinery ´ Archie began to be regarded in the light of a dark�察�perhaps a 

vicious mystery�察�and the future developments of his career to be looked for 

with    uneasiness     and    confidential    whispering。      He   had   done    something 

disgraceful�察�my dear。 What�察�was not precisely known�察�and that good kind 

young man�察�Mr。 Innes�察�did his best to make light of it。 But there it was。 

And Mr。 Innes was very anxious about him now�察�he was really uneasy�察�my 

dear�察�he was positively wrecking his own prospects because he dared not 

leave him alone。 How wholly we all lie at the mercy of a single prater�察�not 

needfully with any malign purpose� �And if a man but talks of himself in 

the right spirit�察�refers to his virtuous actions by the way�察�and never applies 

to   them   the   name   of   virtue�察  �how   easily   his   evidence   is   accepted   in   the 

court of public opinion� �

     All this while�察�however�察�there was a more poisonous ferment at work 

between   the   two   lads�察  �which   came   late   indeed   to   the   surface�察  �but   had 

modified      and   magnified      their  dissensions      from   the   first。  To   an  idle�察�

shallow�察    �easy´going     customer     like   Frank�察  �the   smell   of  a  mystery   was 

attractive。   It   gave   his   mind   something   to   play   with�察  �like   a   new   toy   to   a 

child�察�and it took him on the weak side�察�for like many young men coming 

to the Bar�察�and before they had been tried and found wanting�察�he flattered 

himself he was a fellow of unusual quickness and penetration。 They knew 

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