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and   infinitely   more   disgusting。   Now�察  �the   boy   had   inherited   from   Jean 

Rutherford a shivering delicacy�察�unequally mated with potential violence。 

In the playing´fields�察�and amongst his own companions�察�he repaid a coarse 

expression with a blow�察�at his father's table ��when the time came for him 

to   join   these   revels��   he   turned   pale   and   sickened   in   silence。   Of   all   the 

guests whom he there encountered�察�he had toleration for only one�此�David 

Keith     Carnegie�察    �Lord     Glenalmond。       Lord    Glenalmond        was    tall  and 

emaciated�察     �with   long    features   and   long   delicate    hands。    He   was   often 

compared with the statue of Forbes of Culloden in the Parliament House�察�

and his blue eye�察�at more than sixty�察�preserved some of the fire of youth。 

His exquisite disparity with any of his fellow´guests�察�his appearance as of 



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an   artist   and   an   aristocrat   stranded   in   rude   company�察  �riveted   the   boy's 

attention�察�and as curiosity and interest are the things in the world that are 

the    most    immediately       and    certainly    rewarded�察     �Lord    Glenalmond        was 

attracted by the boy。 

     ;And   so   this   is   your   son�察  �Hermiston�拭─  �he   asked�察  �laying   his   hand   on 

Archie's shoulder。 ;He's getting a big lad。; 

     ;Hout� ─�said the gracious father�察 �just his mother over again ´ daurna 

say boo to a goose� ─�

     But the stranger retained the boy�察�talked to him�察�drew him out�察�found 

in   him   a   taste   for   letters�察  �and   a   fine�察  �ardent�察  �modest�察  �youthful   soul�察  �and 

encouraged   him   to   be   a   visitor   on   Sunday   evenings   in   his   bare�察  �cold�察�

lonely dining´room�察�where he sat and read in the isolation of a bachelor 

grown   old   in   refinement。   The   beautiful   gentleness   and   grace   of   the   old 

judge�察  �and   the   delicacy   of   his   person�察  �thoughts�察  �and   language�察  �spoke   to 

Archie's   heart   in   its   own   tongue。   He   conceived   the   ambition   to   be   such 

another�察�and�察�when the day came for him to choose a profession�察�it was in 

emulation of Lord Glenalmond�察�not of Lord Hermiston�察�that he chose the 

Bar。   Hermiston   looked   on   at   this   friendship   with   some   secret   pride�察  �but 

openly with the intolerance of scorn。 He scarce lost an opportunity to put 

them  down   with   a   rough   jape�察  �and�察  �to   say  truth�察�it   was   not difficult�察  �for 

they were neither of them quick。 He had a word of contempt for the whole 

crowd of poets�察�painters�察�fiddlers�察�and their admirers�察�the bastard race of 

amateurs�察  �which   was   continually   on   his   lips。   ;Signor   Feedle´eerie� ─  �he 

would say。 ;O�察�for Goad's sake�察�no more of the Signor� ─�

     ;You and my father are great friends�察�are you not�拭─�asked Archie once。 

     ;There       is  no    man     that   I  more     respect�察    �Archie�察─    �replied     Lord 

Glenalmond。 ;He is two things   of price。  He is   a   great lawyer�察 �and   he is 

upright as the day。; 

     ;You and he are so different�察─�said the boy�察�his eyes dwelling on those 

of his old friend�察�like a lover's on his mistress's。 

     ;Indeed so�察─�replied the judge�察 �very different。 And so I fear are you 

and he。 Yet I would like it very ill if my young friend were to misjudge his 

father。 He has all the Roman virtues�此�Cato and Brutus were such�察�I think a 

son's heart might well be proud of such an ancestry of one。; 



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     ;And   I   would   sooner   he   were   a   plaided   herd�察─  �cried   Archie�察  �with 

sudden bitterness。 

     ;And   that   is   neither   very   wise�察  �nor   I   believe   entirely   true�察─  �returned 

Glenalmond。         ;Before      you    are   done     you    will   find    some     of   these 

expressions       rise  on   you   like   a  remorse。     They   are    merely   literary    and 

decorative�察  �they   do   not   aptly   express   your   thought�察  �nor   is   your   thought 

clearly apprehended�察�and no doubt your father ��if he were here�� would say�察�

;Signor Feedle´eerie� ─�

     With the infinitely delicate sense of youth�察�Archie avoided the subject 

from that hour。 It was perhaps a pity。 Had he but talked ´ talked freely ´ let 

himself gush out in words ��the way youth loves to do and should���察�there 

might   have   been   no   tale   to   write   upon   the Weirs   of   Hermiston。   But   the 

shadow of a threat of ridicule sufficed�察�in the slight tartness of these words 

he read a prohibition�察�and it is likely that Glenalmond meant it so。 

     Besides the veteran�察�the boy was without confidant or friend。 Serious 

and   eager�察  �he   came   through       school   and   college�察  �and   moved   among   a 

crowd   of   the   indifferent�察  �in   the   seclusion   of   his   shyness。   He   grew   up 

handsome�察  �with   an   open�察  �speaking   countenance�察  �with   graceful�察  �youthful 

ways�察�he was clever�察�he took prizes�察�he shone in the Speculative Society。 It 

should      seem    he   must    become      the  centre    of   a  crowd     of  friends�察   �but 

something that was in part the delicacy of his mother�察�in part the austerity 

of his father�察�held him aloof from all。 It is a fact�察�and a strange one�察�that 

among his contemporaries Hermiston's son was thought to be a chip of the 

old block。 ;You're a friend of Archie Weir's�拭─�said one to Frank Innes�察�and 

Innes replied�察�with his usual flippancy and more than his usual insight�此 �I 

know Weir。   but   I   never   met Archie。;   No   one   had   met Archie�察  �a   malady 

most incident to only sons。 He flew his private signal�察�and none heeded it�察�

it seemed he was abroad in a world from which the very hope of intimacy 

was   banished�察  �and   he   looked   round   about   him   on   the   concourse   of   his 

fellow´students�察  �and   forward   to   the   trivial   days   and   acquaintances   that 

were to come�察�without hope or interest。 

     As time went on�察�the tough and rough old sinner felt himself drawn to 

the son of his loins and sole continuator of his new family�察�with softnesses 

of   sentiment      that  he   could    hardly   credit    and   was    wholly    impotent     to 



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express。   With   a   face�察  �voice�察  �and   manner   trained   through   forty   years   to 

terrify    and   repel�察  �Rhadamanthus         may   be    great�察  �but   he   will   scarce   be 

engaging。   It   is   a   fact   that   he   tried   to   propitiate   Archie�察  �but   a   fact   that 

cannot be too lightly taken�察�the attempt was so unconspicuously made�察�the 

failure so stoically supported。 Sympathy is not due to these steadfast iron 

natures。 If he failed to gain his son's friendship�察�or even his son's toleration�察�

on    he   went    up    the  great�察   �bare   staircase    of   his  duty�察   �uncheered      and 

undepressed。 There   might   have been   more   pleasure   in   his   relations   with 

Archie�察�so much he may have recognised at moments�察�but pleasure was a 

by´product of the singular chemistry of life�察�which only fools expected。 

     An   idea   of   Archie's   attitude�察  �since   we   are   all   grown   up   and   have 

forgotten the days of our youth�察�it is more difficult to convey。 He made no 

attempt      whatsoever      to   understand      the  man     with   whom      he   dined    and 

breakfasted。       Parsimony       of  pain�察   �glut   of  pleasure�察    �these    are   the   two 

alternating ends of youth�察�and Archie was of the parsimonious。 The wind 

blew cold out of a certain quarter ´ he turned his back upon it�察�stayed as 

little as was possible in his father's presence�察�and when there�察�averted his 

eyes   as   much   as   was   decent   from   his   father's   face。   The   lamp   shone   for 

many hundred days upon these two at table ´ my lord�察�ruddy�察�gloomy�察�and 

unreverent�察�Archie   with   a   potential   brightness   that   was   always   dimmed 

and veiled in that society�察�and there were not�察�perhaps�察�in Christendom two 

men   more   radically  strangers。 The   father�察 �with   a   grand   simplicity�察  �either 

spoke of what interested himself�察�or maintained an unaffected silence。 The 

son turned in his head for some topic that should be quite safe�察�that would 

spare him fresh evidences either of my lord's inherent grossness or of the 

innocence   of   his   inhumanity�察  �treading   gingerly   the   ways   of   intercourse�察�

like a lady gathering up her skirts in a by´path。 If he made a mistake�察�and 

my lord began to abound in matter of offence�察�Archie drew himself up�察�his 

brow grew dark�察�his share of the talk expired�察�but my lord would faithfully 

and cheerfully continue to pour out the worst of himself before his silent 

and offended son。 

     ;Well�察    �it's  a  poor    hert  that   never    rejoices� ─   �he   would     say�察  �at  the 

conclusion   of   such   a   nightmare   interview。   ;But   I   must   get   to   my   plew´ 

stilts。;   And   he   would   seclude   himself   as   usual   in   his   back   room�察  �and 



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Archie go forth into the night and the city quivering with animosity and 

scorn。 



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     CHAPTER III ´ IN THE MATTER 

   OF THE HANGING OF DUNCAN 

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