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favourite air�察�they clung about her like a favourite perfume。 Their minister 

was   a   marrowy   expounder   of   the   law�察  �and   my   lord   sat   under   him   with 

relish�察  �but   Mrs。   Weir   respected   him   from   far   off�察  �heard   him   ��like   the 

cannon of a beleaguered city�� usefully booming outside on the dogmatic 

ramparts�察  �and   meanwhile�察  �within   and   out   of   shot�察  �dwelt   in   her   private 

garden which she watered with grateful tears。 It seems strange to say of 

this colourless and ineffectual woman�察�but she was a true enthusiast�察�and 

might have made the sunshine and the glory of a cloister。 Perhaps none but 

Archie knew she could be eloquent�察�perhaps none but he had seen her ´ her 

colour  raised�察 �her  hands clasped or quivering  ´  glow  with   gentle   ardour。 

There is a corner of the policy of Hermiston�察�where you come suddenly in 

view of the summit of Black Fell�察�sometimes like the mere grass top of a 

hill�察�sometimes ��and this is her own expression�� like a precious jewel in 

the heavens。 On such days�察�upon the sudden view of it�察�her hand would 

tighten   on   the   child's   fingers�察  �her   voice   rise   like   a   song。   ;I   TO   THE 

HILLS� ─�she would repeat。 ;And O�察�Erchie�察�are nae these like the hills of 

Naphtali�拭─�and her tears would flow。 

     Upon   an   impressionable   child   the   effect   of   this   continual   and   pretty 

accompaniment to life was deep。 The woman's quietism and piety passed 

on to his different nature undiminished�察�but whereas in her it was a native 

sentiment�察�in him it was only an implanted dogma。 Nature and the child's 

pugnacity at times revolted。 A cad from the Potterrow once struck him in 

the   mouth�察  �he struck   back�察 �the   pair   fought it out in the   back stable   lane 

towards the Meadows�察�and Archie returned with a considerable decline in 

the number of his front teeth�察�and unregenerately boasting of the losses of 

the   foe。   It   was   a   sore   day  for   Mrs。 Weir�察  �she   wept   and   prayed   over   the 

infant backslider until my lord was due from Court�察�and she must resume 

that air of tremulous composure with which she always greeted him。 The 

judge was that day in an observant mood�察�and remarked upon the absent 

teeth。 

     ;I am afraid Erchie will have been fechting with some of they blagyard 

lads�察─�said Mrs。 Weir。 

     My  lord's   voice   rang   out   as   it   did seldom  in   the   privacy  of   his   own 



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house。 ;I'll have norm of that�察�sir� ─�he cried。 ;Do you hear me�拭 � nonn of 

that�   �No   son    of   mine    shall   be  speldering   in    the   glaur  with   any   dirty 

raibble。; 

     The anxious mother was grateful for   so much support�察�she had   even 

feared the contrary。 And that night when she put the child to bed ´ ;Now�察�

my dear�察�ye see� ─�she said�察 �I told you what your faither would think of it�察�

if he heard ye had fallen into this dreidful sin�察�and let you and me pray to 

God   that   ye   may   be   keepit   from   the   like   temptation   or   strengthened   to 

resist it� ─�

     The womanly falsity of this was thrown away。 Ice and iron cannot be 

welded�察�and the points of view   of the Justice´Clerk and Mrs。 Weir   were 

not less unassimilable。 The character and position of his father had long 

been   a   stumbling´block   to   Archie�察  �and   with   every   year   of   his   age   the 

difficulty grew more instant。 The man was mostly silent�察�when he spoke at 

all�察�it was to speak of the things of the world�察�always in a worldly spirit�察�

often   in   language   that   the   child   had   been   schooled   to   think   coarse�察  �and 

sometimes with words that he knew to be sins in themselves。 Tenderness 

was the first duty�察�and my lord was invariably harsh。 God was love�察�the 

name      of  my    lord   ��to  all  who    knew     him��   was    fear。  In   the  world�察   �as 

schematised   for Archie   by   his   mother�察  �the   place   was   marked   for   such   a 

creature。   There   were   some   whom   it   was   good   to   pity   and   well   ��though 

very likely useless�� to pray for�察�they were named reprobates�察�goats�察�God's 

enemies�察      �brands    for   the   burning�察    �and   Archie     tallied   every    mark    of 

identification�察     �and   drew    the   inevitable    private   inference     that  the   Lord 

Justice´Clerk was the chief of sinners。 

     The   mother's   honesty  was   scarce   complete。 There   was   one   influence 

she feared for the child and still secretly combated�察�that was my lord's�察�and 

half unconsciously�察�half in a wilful blindness�察�she continued to undermine 

her husband with his son。 As long   as Archie remained silent�察�she did   so 

ruthlessly�察�with a single eye to heaven and the child's salvation�察�but the day 

came when Archie spoke。 It was 1801�察�and Archie was seven�察�and beyond 

his years for curiosity and logic�察�when he brought the case up openly。 If 

judging were sinful and forbidden�察�how came papa to be a judge�拭�to have 

that sin for a trade�拭�to bear the name of it for a distinction�拭�



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     ;I can't see it�察─�said the little Rabbi�察�and wagged his head。 

     Mrs。 Weir abounded in commonplace replies。 

     ;No�察    �I  cannae    see   it�察─ �reiterated    Archie。    ;And    I'll  tell  you   what�察�

mamma�察�I don't think you and me's justifeed in staying with him。; 

     The woman awoke to remorse�察�she saw herself disloyal to her man�察�her 

sovereign and bread´winner�察�in whom ��with what she had of worldliness�� 

she   took   a   certain   subdued   pride。   She   expatiated   in   reply   on   my   lord's 

honour   and   greatness�察  �his   useful   services   in   this   world   of   sorrow   and 

wrong�察     �and   the  place    in  which    he   stood�察  �far   above    where    babes    and 

innocents   could   hope   to   see   or   criticise。   But   she   had   builded   too   well   ´ 

Archie had his answers pat�此�Were not babes and innocents the type of the 

kingdom   of   heaven�拭  �Were   not   honour   and   greatness   the   badges   of   the 

world�拭�And at any rate�察�how about the mob that had once seethed about 

the carriage�拭�

     ;It's all very fine�察─�he concluded�察 �but in my opinion papa has no right 

to be   it。 And   it   seems   that's   not   the   worst   yet   of   it。   It   seems   he's   called 

;The   Hanging   judge;         ´   it  seems   he's  crooool。   I'll  tell   you  what   it  is�察�

mamma�察�there's a tex' borne in upon me�此�It were better for that man if a 

milestone were bound upon his back and him flung into the deepestmost 

pairts of the sea。; 

     ;O�察�my lamb�察�ye must never say the like of that� ─�she cried。 ;Ye're to 

honour faither and mother�察�dear�察�that your days may be long in the land。 

It's Atheists that cry out against him ´ French Atheists�察�Erchie� �Ye would 

never   surely  even   yourself   down   to   be   saying   the   same   thing   as   French 

Atheists�拭�It would break my heart to think that of you。 And O�察�Erchie�察�here 

are'na   YOU   setting   up   to   JUDGE�拭  �And   have   ye   no   forgot   God's   plain 

command ´ the First with Promise�察�dear�拭�Mind you upon the beam and the 

mote� ─�

     Having thus carried the war into the enemy's camp�察�the terrified lady 

breathed   again。 And   no   doubt   it   is   easy  thus   to   circumvent   a   child   with 

catchwords�察�but it may be questioned how far it is effectual。 An instinct in 

his breast detects the quibble�察�and a voice condemns it。 He will instantly 

submit�察  �privately   hold   the   same   opinion。   For   even   in   this   simple        and 

antique relation of the mother and the child�察�hypocrisies are multiplied。 



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     When the Court rose that year and the family returned to Hermiston�察�it 

was a common remark in all the country that the lady was sore failed。 She 

seemed to loose and seize again her touch with life�察�now sitting inert in a 

sort of durable bewilderment�察�anon waking to feverish and weak activity。 

She dawdled about the lasses at their work�察�looking stupidly on�察�she fell to 

rummaging in old cabinets and presses�察�and desisted when half through�察�

she would begin remarks with an air of animation and drop them without a 

struggle。     Her    common       appearance      was    of   one    who    has   forgotten 

something and is trying to remember�察�and when she overhauled�察�one after 

another�察  �the   worthless   and   touching   mementoes   of   her   youth�察  �she   might 

have   been   seeking   the   clue   to   that   lost   thought。   During   this   period�察  �she 

gave many  gifts   to   the neighbours and house lasses�察 �giving   them  with   a 

manner of regret that embarrassed the recipients。 

     The  last   night   of   all she   was   busy  on   some   female   work�察  �and   toiled 

upon it with so manifest and painful a devotion that my lord ��who was not 

often curious�� inquired as to its nature。 

     She blushed to the eyes。 ;O�察�Edom�察�it's for you� ─�she said。 ;It's slippers。 

I ´ I hae never made ye any。; 

     ;Ye daft auld wife� ─�returned his lordship。 ;A bonny figure I would be�察�

palmering about in bauchles� ─�

     The next day�察�at the hour of her walk�察�Kirstie interfered。 Kirstie took 

this decay  of   her   mistress   very  hard�察  �bore   her   a   grudge�察  �quarrelled   with 

and railed upon her�察�the anxiety of a genuine love wearing the disguise of 

temper。 This day of all days she insisted disrespectfully�察�with rustic fury�察�

that Mrs。 Weir should stay at home。 But�察 �No�察�no�察─�she said�察 �it's my lord's 

orders�察─�and set forth as usual。 Archie was vi

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