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been driven back into indistinctness by a memory of Lord Hermiston。 And 

Kirstie had been swift to understand and quick to choke down and smother 

the   understanding�察  �swift   to   leap   up   in   flame   at   a   mention   of   that   hope�察�

which spoke volumes to her vanity and her love�察�that she might one day be 

Mrs。   Weir   of   Hermiston�察  �swift�察  �also�察  �to   recognise   in   his   stumbling   or 

throttled     utterance    the   death´knell     of   these  expectations�察     �and   constant�察�

poor girl� �in her large´minded madness�察�to go on and to reck nothing of the 

future。   But   these   unfinished   references�察  �these   blinks   in   which   his   heart 

spoke�察�and his memory and reason rose up to silence it before the words 

were   well   uttered�察  �gave   her   unqualifiable   agony。   She   was   raised   up   and 

dashed down again bleeding。 The recurrence of the subject forced her�察�for 

however short a time�察�to open her eyes on what she did not wish to see�察�

and it had invariably ended in another disappointment。 So now again�察�at 

the mere wind of its coming�察�at the mere mention of his father's name ´ 

who      might    seem     indeed    to   have    accompanied        them    in   their   whole 

moorland courtship�察 �an  awful   figure in a wig   with   an ironical   and bitter 

smile�察�present to guilty consciousness ´ she fled from it head down。 



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     ;Ye havena told me yet�察─�she said�察 �who was it spoke�拭─�

     ;Your aunt for one�察─�said Archie。 

     ;Auntie     Kirstie�拭─   �she   cried。   ;And    what    do   I  care  for   my   Auntie 

Kirstie�拭─�

     ;She cares a great deal for her niece�察─�replied Archie�察�in kind reproof。 

     ;Troth�察�and it's the first I've heard of it�察─�retorted the girl。 

     ;The question here is not who it is�察�but what they say�察�what they have 

noticed�察─�pursued the lucid schoolmaster。 ;That is what we have to think 

of in self´defence。; 

     ;Auntie   Kirstie�察  �indeed�   �A   bitter�察  �thrawn   auld   maid   that's   fomented 

trouble in the country before I was born�察�and will be doing it still�察�I daur 

say�察  �when   I'm  deid�   �It's   in   her   nature�察  �it's   as   natural   for   her   as   it's   for   a 

sheep to eat。; 

     ;Pardon me�察�Kirstie�察�she was not the only one�察─�interposed Archie。 ;I 

had two warnings�察�two sermons�察�last night�察�both most kind and considerate。 

Had   you   been   there�察 �I   promise   you   you   would have   grat�察 �my  dear� �And 

they opened my eyes。 I saw we were going a wrong way。; 

     ;Who was the other one�拭─�Kirstie demanded。 

     By   this   time Archie   was   in   the   condition   of   a   hunted   beast。   He   had 

come�察�braced and resolute�察�he was to   trace out a line of conduct for the 

pair of them in a few cold�察�convincing sentences�察�he had now been there 

some time�察�and he was still staggering round the outworks and undergoing 

what he felt to be a savage cross´examination。 

     ;Mr。 Frank� ─�she cried。 ;What nex'�察�I would like to ken�拭─�

     ;He spoke most kindly and truly。; 

     ;What like did he say�拭─�

     ;I am not going to tell you�察�you have nothing to do with that�察─�cried 

Archie�察�startled to find he had admitted so much。 

     ;O�察�I have naething to do with it� ─�she repeated�察�springing to her feet。 

;A'body   at   Hermiston's   free   to   pass   their   opinions   upon   me�察  �but   I   have 

naething to do wi' it� �Was this at prayers like�拭�Did ye ca' the grieve into 

the consultation�拭�Little wonder if a'body's talking�察�when ye make a'body 

yer confidants� �But as you say�察�Mr。 Weir�察 � most kindly�察�most considerately�察�

most truly�察�I'm sure�察 � I have naething to do with it。 And I think I'll better 



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be going。 I'll be wishing you good evening�察�Mr。 Weir。; And she made him 

a stately curtsey�察�shaking as she did so from head to foot�察�with the barren 

ecstasy of temper。 

     Poor   Archie   stood   dumbfounded。   She   had   moved   some   steps   away 

from him before he recovered the gift of articulate speech。 

     ;Kirstie� ─�he cried。 ;O�察�Kirstie woman� ─�

     There was in his voice a ring of appeal�察�a clang of mere astonishment 

that showed the schoolmaster was vanquished。 

     She turned round on him。 ;What do ye Kirstie me for�拭─�she retorted。 

;What have ye to do wi' me� �Gang to your ain freends and deave them� ─�

     He could only repeat the appealing ;Kirstie� ─�

     ;Kirstie�察  �indeed� ─  �cried   the   girl�察  �her   eyes   blazing   in   her   white   face。 

;My name is Miss Christina Elliott�察�I would have ye to ken�察�and I daur ye 

to ca' me out of it。 If I canna get love�察�I'll have respect�察�Mr。 Weir。 I'm come 

of decent people�察�and I'll have respect。 What have I done that ye should 

lightly me�拭�What have I done�拭�What have I done�拭�O�察�what have I done�拭─�

and her voice rose upon the third repetition。 ;I thocht ´ I thocht ´ I thocht I 

was   sae   happy� ─  �and   the   first   sob   broke   from   her   like   the   paroxysm   of 

some mortal sickness。 

     Archie ran to her。 He took the poor child in his arms�察�and she nestled 

to his breast as to a mother's�察�and clasped him in hands that were strong 

like vices。 He felt her whole body shaken by the throes of distress�察�and had 

pity upon her beyond speech。 Pity�察�and at the same time a bewildered fear 

of this explosive engine in his arms�察�whose works he did not understand�察�

and yet had been tampering with。 There arose from before him the curtains 

of boyhood�察�and he saw for the first time the ambiguous face of woman as 

she is。 In vain he looked back over the interview�察�he saw not where he had 

offended。 It seemed unprovoked�察�a wilful convulsion of brute nature。 。 。 。 



       GLOSSARY 



       Ae�察�one。 Antinomian�察�one of a sect which holds that under the gospel 

dispensation the moral law is not obligatory。 Auld Hornie�察�the Devil。 

     Ballant�察  �ballad。   Bauchles�察  �brogues�察  �old   shoes。   Bauld�察  �bold。   Bees   in 



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their     bonnet�察    �eccentricities。     Birling�察    �whirling。     Black´a´vised�察      �dark´ 

complexioned。 Bonnet´laird�察�small landed proprietor�察�yeoman。 Bool�察�ball。 

Brae�察�rising ground。 Brig�察�bridge。 Buff�察�play buff on�察�to make a fool of�察�to 

deceive。 Burn�察�stream。 Butt end�察�end of a cottage。 Byre�察�cow´house。 

     Ca'�察�drive。 Caller�察�fresh。 Canna�察�cannot。 Canny�察�careful�察�shrewd。 Cantie�察�

cheerful。     Carline�察   �old   woman。      Cauld�察   �cold。   Chalmer�察     �chamber。     Claes�察�

clothes。   Clamjamfry�察  �crowd。   Clavers�察  �idle   talk。   Cock´laird。   See   Bonnet´ 

laird。    Collieshangie�察     �turmoil。    Crack�察   �to   converse。     Cuist�察  �cast。   Cuddy�察�

donkey。 Cutty�察�jade�察�also used playfully = brat。 

     Daft�察�mad�察 �frolicsome。  Dander�察 �to   saunter。  Danders�察 �cinders。  Daurna�察�

dare not。 Deave�察�to deafen。 Denty�察�dainty。 Dirdum�察�vigour。 Disjaskit�察�worn 

out�察  �disreputable´looking。   Doer�察  �law   agent。   Dour�察  �hard。   Drumlie�察  �dark。 

Dunting�察      �knocking。     Dwaibly�察     �infirm�察   �rickety。    Dule´tree�察    �the   tree   of 

lamentation�察�the hanging´tree。 

     Earrand�察�errand。 Ettercap�察�vixen。 

     Fechting�察�fighting。 Feck�察�quantity�察�portion。 Feckless�察�feeble�察�powerless。 

Fell�察�strong and fiery。 Fey�察�unlike yourself�察�strange�察�as if urged on by fate�察�

or   as   persons   are   observed   to   be   in   the   hour   of   approaching   death   or 

disaster。   Fit�察  �foot。   Flit�察  �to   depart。   Flyped�察  �turned   up�察  �turned   in´side   out。 

Forbye�察�in addition to。 Forgather�察�to fall in with。 Fower�察�four。 Fushionless�察�

pithless�察�weak。 Fyle�察�to soil�察�to defile。 Fylement�察�obloquy�察�defilement。 

  

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