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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 

nothing of Sherlock Holmes in those days�察�but there was a good deal said 



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of Talleyrand。 And if you could have caught Frank off his guard�察�he would 

have   confessed   with   a   smirk   that�察  �if   he   resembled   any   one�察  �it   was   the 

Marquis   de Talleyrand´Perigord。   It   was   on   the   occasion   of Archie's   first 

absence that this interest took root。 It was vastly deepened when   Kirstie 

resented his curiosity at breakfast�察�and that same afternoon there occurred 

another scene which clinched the business。 He was fishing Swingleburn�察�

Archie accompanying him�察�when the latter looked at his watch。 

     ;Well�察�good´bye�察─�said he。 ;I have something to do。 See you at dinner。; 

     ;Don't be in such a hurry�察─�cries Frank。 ;Hold on till I get my rod up。 

I'll go with you�察�I'm sick of flogging this ditch。; 

     And he began to reel up his line。 

     Archie   stood   speechless。   He   took   a   long   while   to   recover   his   wits 

under this direct attack�察�but by the time he was ready with his answer�察�and 

the angle was almost packed up�察�he had become completely Weir�察�and the 

hanging face gloomed on his young shoulders。 He spoke with a laboured 

composure�察�a laboured kindness even�察�but a child could see that his mind 

was made up。 

     ;I beg your pardon�察�Innes�察�I don't want to be disagreeable�察�but let us 

understand one another from the beginning。 When I want your company�察�

I'll let you know。; 

     ;O� ─�cries Frank�察 �you don't want my company�察�don't you�拭─�

     ;Apparently   not   just   now�察─  �replied   Archie。   ;I   even   indicated   to   you 

when I did�察�if you'll remember ´ and that was at dinner。 If we two fellows 

are to live together pleasantly ´ and I see no reason why we should not ´ it 

can only be by respecting each other's privacy。 If we begin intruding ´ ; 

     ;O�察�come� �I'll take this at no man's hands。 Is this the way you treat a 

guest and an old friend�拭─�cried Innes。 

     ;Just   go   home   and   think   over   what   I   said   by   yourself�察─  �continued 

Archie�察 �whether it's reasonable�察�or whether it's really offensive or not�察�and 

let's meet at dinner as though nothing had happened�察�I'll put it this way�察�if 

you like ´ that I know my own character�察�that I'm looking forward ��with 

great pleasure�察�I assure you�� to a long visit from you�察�and that I'm taking 

precautions at the first。 I see the thing that we ´ that I�察�if you like ´ might 

fall   out   upon�察  �and   I   step   in   and   OBSTO   PRINCIPIIS。   I   wager   you   five 



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pounds   you'll   end   by   seeing   that   I   mean   friendliness�察  �and   I   assure   you�察�

Francie�察�I do�察─�he added�察�relenting。 

     Bursting with anger�察�but incapable of speech�察�Innes shouldered his rod�察�

made   a   gesture   of   farewell�察  �and   strode   off   down   the   burn´side。   Archie 

watched him go without moving。 He was sorry�察�but quite unashamed。 He 

hated to be inhospitable�察�but in one thing he was his father's son。 He had a 

strong sense that his house was his own and no man else's�察�and to lie at a 

guest's mercy was what he refused。 He hated to seem harsh。 But that was 

Frank's   lookout。   If   Frank   had   been   commonly   discreet�察  �he   would   have 

been decently courteous。 And there was another consideration。 The secret 

he was protecting was not his own merely�察�it was hers�此�it belonged to that 

inexpressible she who was fast taking possession of his soul�察�and whom he 

would soon have defended at the cost of burning cities。 By the time he had 

watched Frank as far as the Swingleburn´foot�察�appearing and disappearing 

in the tarnished heather�察�still stalking at a fierce gait but already dwindled 

in the distance into less than the smallness of Lilliput�察�he could afford to 

smile at the occurrence。 Either Frank would go�察�and that would be a relief 

´ or he would continue to stay�察�and his host must continue to endure him。 

And Archie was now free ´ by devious paths�察�behind hillocks and in the 

hollow of burns ´ to make for the trysting´place where Kirstie�察�cried about 

by   the   curlew   and   the   plover�察  �waited   and   burned   for   his   coming   by   the 

Covenanter's stone。 

     Innes    went    off   down´hill    in   a  passion    of  resentment�察    �easy    to  be 

understood�察�but which yielded progressively to the needs of his situation。 

He    cursed    Archie    for   a  cold´hearted�察    �unfriendly�察   �rude�察  �rude   dog�察  �and 

himself   still   more   passionately   for   a   fool   in   having   come   to   Hermiston 

when he might have sought refuge in almost any other house in Scotland。 

But   the   step   once   taken�察  �was   practically   irretrievable。   He   had   no   more 

ready money to go anywhere else�察�he would have to borrow from Archie 

the next club´night�察�and ill as he thought of his host's manners�察�he was sure 

of his practical generosity。 Frank's resemblance to Talleyrand strikes me as 

imaginary�察�but at least not Talleyrand himself could have more obediently 

taken     his   lesson   from    the   facts。   He    met   Archie     at  dinner    without 

resentment�察�almost with cordiality。 You must take your friends as you find 



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them�察�he would have said。 Archie couldn't help being his father's son�察�or 

his grandfather's�察�the hypothetical weaver's�察�grandson。 The son of a hunks�察�

he    was     still  a  hunks     at   heart�察  �incapable      of   true   generosity     and 

consideration�察  �but   he   had   other   qualities   with   which   Frank   could   divert 

himself in the meanwhile�察�and to enjoy which it was necessary that Frank 

should keep his temper。 

     So excellently was it controlled that he awoke next morning with his 

head full of a different�察�though a cognate subject。 What was Archie's little 

game�拭�Why did he shun Frank's company�拭�What was he keeping secret�拭�

Was he keeping tryst with somebody�察�and was it a woman�拭�It would be a 

good joke and a fair revenge to discover。 To that task he set himself with a 

great deal of patience�察�which might have surprised his friends�察�for he had 

been always credited not with patience so much as brilliancy�察�and little by 

little�察  �from   one   point   to   another�察  �he   at   last   succeeded   in   piecing   out   the 

situation。     First  he   remarked     that�察  �although     Archie    set  out   in  all  the 

directions of the compass�察�he always came home again from some point 

between the south and west。 From the study of a map�察�and in consideration 

of   the   great   expanse   of   untenanted   moorland   running   in   that   direction 

towards the sources of the Clyde�察�he laid his finger on Cauldstaneslap and 

two     other   neighbouring      farms�察   �Kingsmuirs      and    Polintarf。   But   it  was 

difficult   to   advance   farther。 With   his   rod   for   a   pretext�察  �he   vainly   visited 

each of them in turn�察�nothing was to be seen suspicious about this trinity 

of moorland settlements。 He would have tried to follow Archie�察�had it been 

the least possible�察�but the nature of the land precluded the idea。 He did the 

next best�察�ensconced himself in a quiet corner�察�and pursued his movements 

with a telescope。 It was equally in vain�察�and he soon wearied of his futile 

vigilance�察�left the telescope at home�察�and had almost given the matter up in 

despair�察  �when�察  �on   the   twenty´seventh   day   of   his   visit�察  �he   was   suddenly 

confronted with the person whom he sought。 

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