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raised eye´brows�察�he took his departure�察�and left Archie speechless in the 

street。 

     The anecdote might be called infinitely little�察�and yet its meaning for 

Archie was immense。 ;I did not know the old man had so much blood in 

him。; He had never dreamed this sire of his�察�this aboriginal antique�察�this 

adamantine Adam�察�had even so much of a heart as to be moved in the least 

degree for another ´ and that other himself�察�who had insulted him� �With 

the generosity of   youth�察�Archie was instantly under arms upon the  other 

side�此�had instantly created a new image of Lord Hermiston�察�that of a man 

who was all iron without and all sensibility within。 The mind of the vile 

jester�察�the tongue that had pursued Duncan Jopp with unmanly insults�察�the 

unbeloved countenance that he had known and feared for so long�察�were all 

forgotten�察    �and   he   hastened    home�察   �impatient     to  confess   his   misdeeds�察�

impatient to throw himself on the mercy of this imaginary character。 

     He    was   not   to  be   long   without    a  rude   awakening。     It  was   in  the 

gloaming when he drew near the door´step of the lighted house�察�and was 

aware of the figure of his father approaching from the opposite side。 Little 

daylight lingered�察�but on the door being opened�察�the strong yellow shine of 

the   lamp   gushed   out   upon   the   landing   and   shone   full   on   Archie�察  �as   he 



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stood�察�in the old´fashioned observance of respect�察�to yield precedence。 The 

judge   came   without   haste�察 �stepping stately  and   firm�察  �his   chin   raised�察�his 

face ��as he entered the lamplight�� strongly illumined�察�his mouth set hard。 

There was never a wink of change in his expression�察�without looking to 

the right or left�察�he mounted the stair�察�passed close to Archie�察�and entered 

the    house。   Instinctively�察  �the   boy�察 �upon    his  first  coming�察   �had   made    a 

movement to meet him�察�instinctively he recoiled against the railing�察�as the 

old man swept by him in a pomp of indignation。 Words were needless�察�he 

knew all ´ perhaps more than all ´ and the hour of judgment was at hand。 

     It is possible that�察�in this sudden revulsion of hope�察�and before these 

symptoms of impending danger�察�Archie might have fled。 But not even that 

was left to him。 My lord�察�after hanging up his cloak and hat�察�turned round 

in the lighted entry�察�and made him an imperative and silent gesture with 

his thumb�察�and with the strange instinct of obedience�察�Archie followed him 

into the house。 

     All dinner´time there reigned over the Judge's table a palpable silence�察�

and as soon as the solids were despatched he rose to his feet。 

     ;M'Killup�察�tak' the wine into my room�察─�said he�察�and then to his son�此�

;Archie�察�you and me has to have a talk。; 

     It was at this sickening moment that Archie's courage�察�for the first and 

last time�察�entirely deserted him。 ;I have an appointment�察─�said he。 

     ;It'll have to be broken�察�then�察─�said Hermiston�察�and led the way into his 

study。 

     The lamp was shaded�察�the fire trimmed to a nicety�察�the table covered 

deep with orderly documents�察�the backs of law books made a frame upon 

all sides that was only broken by the window and the doors。 

     For a moment Hermiston warmed his hands at the fire�察�presenting his 

back to Archie�察�then suddenly disclosed on him the terrors of the Hanging 

Face。 

     ;What's this I hear of ye�拭─�he asked。 

     There was no answer possible to Archie。 

     ;I'll   have   to   tell   ye�察  �then�察─  �pursued   Hermiston。   ;It   seems   ye've   been 

skirting against the father that begot ye�察�and one of his Maijesty's Judges 

in this land�察�and that in the public street�察�and while an order of the Court 



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was being executit。 Forbye which�察�it would appear that ye've been airing 

your opeenions in a Coallege Debatin' Society;�察�he paused a moment�此�and 

then�察�with extraordinary bitterness�察�added�此 �Ye damned eediot。; 

     ;I   had   meant   to   tell   you�察─  �stammered   Archie。   ;I   see   you   are   well 

informed。; 

     ;Muckle   obleeged   to   ye�察─  �said   his   lordship�察  �and   took   his   usual   seat。 

;And so you disapprove of Caapital Punishment�拭─�he added。 

     ;I am sorry�察�sir�察�I do�察─�said Archie。 

     ;I am sorry�察�too�察─�said his lordship。 ;And now�察�if you please�察�we shall 

approach this business with a little more parteecularity。 I hear that at the 

hanging   of   Duncan   Jopp   ´   and�察  �man�   �ye   had   a   fine   client   there   ´   in   the 

middle of all the riff´raff of the ceety�察�ye thought fit to cry out�察 �This is a 

damned murder�察�and my gorge rises at the man that haangit him。' ; 

     ;No�察�sir�察�these were not my words�察─�cried Archie。 

     ;What were yer words�察�then�拭─�asked the Judge。 

     ;I believe I said�察 �I denounce it as a murder��'; said the son。 ;I beg your 

pardon ´ a God´defying murder。 I have no wish to conceal the truth�察─�he 

added�察�and looked his father for a moment in the face。 

     ;God�察�it would only need that of it next� ─�cried Hermiston。 ;There was 

nothing about your gorge rising�察�then�拭─�

     ;That was afterwards�察�my lord�察�as I was leaving the Speculative。 I said 

I had been to see the miserable creature hanged�察�and my gorge rose at it。; 

     ;Did    ye�察  �though�拭─   �said   Hermiston。      ;And    I  suppose    ye  knew     who 

haangit him�拭─�

     ;I was present at the trial�察�I ought to tell you that�察�I ought to explain。 I 

ask your pardon beforehand for any expression that may seem undutiful。 

The position in   which   I stand   is   wretched�察─  �said the unhappy  hero�察 �now 

fairly face to face with the business he had chosen。 ;I have been reading 

some of your cases。 I was present while Jopp was tried。 It was a hideous 

business。  Father�察  �it   was   a hideous   thing�   �Grant   he   was   vile�察  �why  should 

you hunt him with a vileness equal to his own�拭�It was done with glee ´ that 

is the   word   ´   you   did   it   with   glee�察  �and   I   looked on�察  �God help   me�   �with 

horror。; 

     ;You're      a   young     gentleman      that    doesna     approve     of    Caapital 



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Punishment�察─  �said   Hermiston。   ;Weel�察  �I'm   an   auld   man   that   does。   I   was 

glad to get Jopp haangit�察�and what for would I pretend I wasna�拭�You're all 

for   honesty�察  �it   seems�察  �you   couldn't   even   steik   your   mouth   on   the   public 

street。 What for should I   steik mines upon   the bench�察�the King's   officer�察�

bearing the sword�察�a dreid to evil´doers�察�as I was from the beginning�察�and 

as I will be to the end� �Mair than enough of it� �Heedious� �I never gave twa 

thoughts to heediousness�察�I have no call to be bonny。 I'm a man that gets 

through with my day's business�察�and let that suffice。; 

     The ring of sarcasm had died out of his voice as he went on�察�the plain 

words became invested with some of the dignity of the Justice´seat。 

     ;It   would     be   telling   you   if  you   could    say   as  much�察─    �the   speaker 

resumed。   ;But   ye   cannot。 Ye've been   reading   some   of   my  cases�察  �ye   say。 

But    it  was    not  for   the  law    in  them�察   �it  was   to  spy   out   your    faither's 

nakedness�察�a fine employment in a son。 You're splairging�察�you're running 

at   lairge   in   life   like   a   wild   nowt。   It's   impossible   you   should   think   any 

longer   of   coming   to   the   Bar。   You're   not   fit   for   it�察  �no   splairger   is。   And 

another thing�此�son of mines or no son of mines�察�you have flung fylement in 

public on one of the Senators of the Coallege of Justice�察�and I would make 

it my business to see that ye were never admitted there yourself。 There is a 

kind of a decency to be observit。 Then comes the next of it ´ what am I to 

do   with   ye   next�拭  �Ye'll   have   to   find   some   kind   of   a   trade�察  �for   I'll   never 

support ye   in idleset。 What do   ye   fancy  ye'll   be fit   for�拭�The   pulpit�拭  �Na�察�

they could never get diveenity into that bloackhead。 Him that the law of 

man whammles is no likely to do muckle better by the law of God。 What 

would ye   make   of hell�拭�Wouldna  your gorge  rise at that�拭  �Na�察�there's   no 

room for splairgers under the fower quarters of John Calvin。 What else is 

there�拭�Speak up。 Have ye got nothing of your own�拭─�

     ;Father�察�let me go to the Peninsula�察─�said Archie。 ;That's all I'm fit for ´ 

to fight。; 

     ;All�拭�quo' he� ─�returned the Judge。 ;And it would be enough too�察�if I 

thought it。 But I'll never trust ye so near the French�察�you that's so Frenchi´ 

feed。; 

     ;You   do   me   injustice   there�察  �sir�察─  �said Archie。   ;I   am  loyal�察  �I   will   not 

boast�察�but any interest I may have ever felt in the French ´ ; 



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     ;Have ye been so loyal to me�拭─�interrupted his father。 

     There came no reply。 

     ;I think not�察─�continued Hermiston。 ;And I would send no man to be a 

servant to the King�察�God bless him� �that has proved such a shauchling son 

to his own faither。 You can splairge here on Edinburgh street�察�and where's 

the hairm�拭�It doesna play buff on me� �And if there were twenty thousand 

eediots   like   yourself�察  �sorrow   a   Duncan   Jopp   would   hang   the   fewer。   But 

there's no   splairging   possible in   a   camp�察  �and   if   ye   were   to   go to it�察  �you 

would find out for yourself whether Lord Well'n'ton approves of caapital 

punishment or not。 You a sodger� ─�he 

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