The Waverley novels, by Sir Walter Scott, complete in 12 vol., printed from the latest English ed., embracing the author's last corrections, prefaces & notes.

THE ANTIQUAttY. 157
your end - look to a rope's end. - Welcome, welcome, my good old friend,
to firm land, though I cannot say to warmz land or to dry land. A cord for
ever against fifty fathom of water, though not in the sense of the base proverb -a fico for the phrase - better sus. pefRelm, than sits. _per coil."
While Oldbuck ran on in this way, Sir Arthur was safely wrapped in the
close embraces of his daughter, who, assuming thazt authority which the
circumstances demanded, ordclredl sorme of the assistants to convey him to
the chariot, promising to follow in a few minutes. She lingered on the clin,
holding an old countryman's arm, to witness probably the safety of those
whose dangers'she had shared.
" What have we here?" said Oldbuck, as the vehicle once more ascended
— " what patched and weather-beaten matter is this?" Then, as the torches
llumrned the rough face and grey hairs of old Ochiltree, -" What! is it thou?
— Conic, old MBocker, I must.needs be f-iends with thee-But who the devil
-tmak:es up your party besides?"
"Ane that's weel worth onv twa o' us, 3Monkbarns; — it's the young
stranger lad they ca' Lovel' anclh he's behaved this blessed night as if he
had three lives to rely on, and was willing to waste them a' rather than
e.ndanger ither folk's. Ca' hooly, sirs, as ye wad win an auld man's blessing! - nind there's naebody below now to haud the gy - Hae a care o' the
Cat's-lug corner- bide weed aff Crummie's-horn!"
"' Have a care indeced," echoed Oldbuck. "What! is it mly'ara avismny black swan - my phoenix of com-panions in a post-chaise? - take care
of him, Mucklebackit."
" As inuckle care as if he were a greybeard o' brandy; and I canna take
nair if his hair were like John Harlowe's. - Yo ho, my hearts! bowse
away with him!"
Level did, in fact, run a much greater risk than any of his precursors.
His weight was not sufficient to render his ascent steady amid such a storm
of wind, and hle swung like an agitated pendulum at the mortal risk of
being dashed against the rocks. But lie was young, bold, and active, and,
with the assistance of the beggar's stout piked staff, which he had retained
by advice of the proprietor, contrived to bear himself from the face of the
precipice, and the yet more hazardous projecting clifls which varied its
surface. Tossed in empty space, like an idle and unsubstantial feather,
with a motion that agitated the brain at once with fear and with dizziness,
lie retained his alertness of exertion and presence of mind; and it was not
until he was safely grounded upon the summit of the cliff, that he felt temporary and giddy sickness. As he recovered from a sort of half swoon,
1le cast his eyes eagerly around. The object )which they would most
willingly have sought, was already in the act of vanishing. Hier white
garrment was just discernible as she followed on the path which her father
had taken. She had ling-ered till she saw the last of their colipany-rescued
roml dlanger, and until she had been assured by the hoarse voice of Miucklebjackit, that`" the callant had come off wi' unbrizzed banes, and that he aas
iMt in a kincd of dwams" But-Lovel was not aware that she had expressed
in his fate even this degree of interest, -which, though nothing more than
was due to a stranger who had assisted her in such an hour of peril, he
would have gladly purchased by braving even more imminent danger than
he had that evening been exposed to. The beggar she had already comimsanded to come to Knockwinnock that night. HIe made an excuse."Then to-morrow let me see you."
The old man promised to obey. Oldbuck thrust something' into his hand
-- Ochiltree looked at it by the torch-light, and returned it - " Na, na! I
noever tak gowd-besides, ]Monkbarns, ye wad maybl be berueig it the
aorn'." Then turning to the group of fishermen and peasants -"'Nolw
sirs, Wha mill gie ime a supper and Somie clean pease-strae?"
I," "and," " and I," answered manyll a realdy voice.