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crowded on her�察  �she hung   over the future  and grew dizzy�察  �the  image  of 

this   young     man�察   �slim�察  �graceful�察   �dark�察   �with   the   inscrutable     half´smile�察�

attracted   and   repelled   her   like   a   chasm。   ;I   wonder�察  �will   I   have   met   my 

fate�拭─�she thought�察�and her heart swelled。 

     Torrance was got some way into his first exposition�察�positing a deep 

layer  of   texts   as   he   went   along�察 �laying   the   foundations of   his   discourse�察�

which was to deal with a nice point in divinity�察�before Archie suffered his 

eyes   to   wander。   They   fell   first   of   all   on  Clem�察  �looking      insupportably 

prosperous�察      �and   patronising      Torrance     with    the   favour    of  a   modified 

attention�察�as of one who was used to better things in Glasgow。 Though he 

had never before set eyes on him�察�Archie had no difficulty in identifying 



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him�察�and no hesitation in pronouncing him vulgar�察�the worst of the family。 

Clem was leaning lazily forward when Archie first saw him。 Presently he 

leaned   nonchalantly   back�察  �and   that   deadly   instrument�察  �the   maiden�察  �was 

suddenly unmasked in profile。 Though not quite in the front of the fashion 

��had anybody cared�。��察�certain artful Glasgow mantua´makers�察�and her own 

inherent taste�察�had arrayed her to great advantage。 Her accoutrement was�察�

indeed�察    �a   cause    of   heart´   burning�察    �and   almost     of  scandal�察    �in  that 

infinitesimal kirk company。 Mrs。 Hob had said her say at Cauldstaneslap。 

;Daft´like� ─�she had pronounced it。 ;A jaiket that'll no meet� �Whaur's the 

sense of a jaiket that'll no button upon you�察�if it should come to be weet�拭�

What do ye ca' thir things�拭�Demmy brokens�察�d'ye say�拭�They'll be brokens 

wi' a vengeance or ye can win back� �Weel�察�I have nae thing to do wi' it ´ 

it's no good taste。; Clem�察�whose purse had thus metamorphosed his sister�察�

and who was not insensible to the advertisement�察�had come to the rescue 

with a ;Hoot�察�woman� �What do you ken of good taste that has never been 

to the   ceety�拭─�And   Hob�察  �looking on   the   girl   with   pleased   smiles�察 �as   she 

timidly   displayed   her   finery   in   the   midst   of   the   dark   kitchen�察  �had   thus 

ended the dispute�此 �The cutty looks weel�察─�he had said�察 �and it's no very 

like rain。 Wear them the day�察�hizzie�察�but it's no a thing to make a practice 

o'。; In the breasts of her rivals�察�coming to the kirk very conscious of white 

under´linen�察�and their faces splendid with much soap�察�the sight of the toilet 

had     raised   a   storm    of   varying    emotion�察    �from     the   mere    unenvious 

admiration that was expressed in a long´drawn ;Eh� ─�to the angrier feeling 

that   found   vent   in   an   emphatic   ;Set   her   up� ─  �Her   frock   was   of   straw´ 

coloured jaconet muslin�察�cut low at the bosom and short at the ankle�察�so as 

to display her DEMI´ BROQUINS of Regency violet�察�crossing with many 

straps upon a yellow cobweb stocking。 According to the pretty fashion in 

which   our   grandmothers   did   not   hesitate   to   appear�察  �and   our   great´aunts 

went forth armed for the pursuit and capture of our great´uncles�察�the dress 

was drawn up so as to mould the contour of both breasts�察�and in the nook 

between�察  �a   cairngorm   brooch   maintained   it。   Here�察  �too�察  �surely   in   a   very 

enviable   position�察  �trembled   the   nosegay   of   primroses。   She   wore   on   her 

shoulders ´ or rather on her back and not her shoulders�察�which it scarcely 

passed ´ a French coat of sarsenet�察�tied in front with Margate braces�察�and 



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of   the   same   colour   with      her   violet   shoes。   About   her   face   clustered   a 

disorder      of   dark    ringlets�察   �a   little  garland     of   yellow      French     roses 

surmounted   her   brow�察  �and   the   whole   was   crowned   by   a   village   hat   of 

chipped   straw。      Amongst   all      the   rosy   and   all  the   weathered     faces    that 

surrounded   her   in   church�察  �she   glowed          like   an   open   flower   ´   girl  and 

raiment�察  �and   the   cairngorm   that   caught   the   daylight   and   returned   it   in   a 

fiery flash�察�and the threads of bronze and gold that played in her hair。 

     Archie was attracted by the bright thing like a child。 He looked at her 

again and yet again�察�and their looks crossed。 The lip was lifted from her 

little teeth。 He saw the red blood work vividly under her tawny skin。 Her 

eye�察�which was great as a stag's�察�struck and held his gaze。 He knew who 

she must be ´ Kirstie�察�she of the harsh diminutive�察�his housekeeper's niece�察�

the sister of the rustic prophet�察�Gib ´ and he found in her the answer to his 

wishes。 

     Christina felt the shock of their encountering glances�察�and seemed to 

rise�察  �clothed   in   smiles�察  �into   a   region   of   the   vague   and   bright。   But   the 

gratification   was   not   more   exquisite   than   it   was   brief。   She   looked   away 

abruptly�察�and immediately began to blame herself for that abruptness。 She 

knew what she should have done�察�too late ´ turned slowly with her nose in 

the   air。 And   meantime   his   look   was   not   removed�察 �but   continued   to   play 

upon her   like   a battery  of   cannon constantly  aimed�察 �and now  seemed   to 

isolate her alone with him�察�and now seemed to uplift her�察�as on a pillory�察�

before the congregation。 For Archie continued to drink her in with his eyes�察�

even as   a   wayfarer   comes   to   a   well´head on   a   mountain�察 �and   stoops his 

face�察�and drinks with thirst unassuageable。 In the cleft of her little breasts 

the fiery eye of the topaz and the pale florets of primrose fascinated him。 

He   saw   the   breasts   heave�察  �and   the   flowers   shake   with   the   heaving�察  �and 

marvelled   what   should so   much   discompose   the girl。 And   Christina   was 

conscious of his gaze ´ saw it�察�perhaps�察�with the dainty plaything of an ear 

that   peeped   among   her   ringlets�察  �she   was   conscious   of   changing   colour�察�

conscious       of  her   unsteady     breath。    Like   a  creature     tracked�察   �run   down�察�

surrounded�察�she sought in a dozen ways to give herself a countenance。 She 

used her  handkerchief  ´  it   was   a  really  fine   one  ´  then she  desisted in   a 

panic�此 �He would only think I was too warm。; She took to reading in the 



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metrical psalms�察�and then remembered it was sermon´time。 Last she put a 

;sugar´bool; in her mouth�察�and the next moment repented of the step。 It 

was such a homely´like thing� �Mr。 Archie would never be eating sweeties 

in kirk�察�and�察�with a palpable effort�察�she swallowed it whole�察�and her colour 

flamed high。 At this signal of distress Archie awoke to a sense of his ill´ 

behaviour。   What   had   he   been   doing�拭  �He   had   been   exquisitely   rude   in 

church to the niece of his housekeeper�察�he had stared like a lackey and a 

libertine at a beautiful and modest girl。 It was possible�察�it was even likely�察�

he would be presented to her after service in the kirk´yard�察�and then how 

was he to look�拭�And there was no excuse。 He had marked the tokens of her 

shame�察�of her increasing indignation�察�and he was such a fool that he had 

not understood them。 Shame bowed him down�察�and he looked resolutely at 

Mr。 Torrance�察�who little supposed�察�good�察�worthy man�察�as he continued to 

expound justification by faith�察�what was his true business�此�to play the part 

of derivative to a pair of children at the old game of falling in love。 

     Christina   was   greatly  relieved   at   first。   It   seemed   to   her   that   she   was 

clothed again。 She looked back on what had passed。 All would have been 

right if she had not blushed�察�a silly fool� �There was nothing to blush at�察�if 

she   HAD   taken   a   sugar´bool。   Mrs。   MacTaggart�察  �the   elder's   wife   in   St。 

Enoch's�察  �took   them   often。 And   if   he   had   looked   at   her�察  �what   was   more 

natural than that a young gentleman should look at the best´dressed girl in 

church�拭�And at the same time�察�she knew far otherwise�察�she knew there was 

nothing casual or ordinary in the look�察�and valued herself on its memory 

like a decoration。 Well�察�it was a blessing he had found something else to 

look at� �And presently she began to have other thoughts。 It was necessary�察�

she fancied�察�that she should put herself right by a repetition of the incident�察�

better managed。 If the wish was father to the thought�察�she did not know or 

she would not recognise it。 It was simply as a manoeuvre of propriety�察�as 

something called for to lessen the significance of what had gone before�察�

that   she   should    a  second     time   meet   his   eyes�察  �and   this  time   without 

blushing。 And at the memory of the blush�察�she blushed again�察�and became 

one    general    blush    burning    from    head   to  foot。   Was    ever   anything    so 

indelicate�察�so forward�察�done by a girl before�拭�And here she was�察�making an 

exhibition   of   herself   before   the   congregation   about   nothing�   �She   stole   a 



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glance   upon   her   neighbours�察  �and   behold�   �they   were   steadily   indifferent�察�

and Clem had   gone to   sleep。 And still the one idea   was becoming   more 

and more potent with her�察�that in common prudence she must look again 

before the service ended。 Something of the same sort was going forward in 

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