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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。