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.

13,6 WAVERLEY NOVELS.
"Of your family I complain not," replied Lord Glenvarloch; "' they have
done for me all they could, more, far more, than I could have expected; but
you, my lord, have suffered me, while you called me your friend, to be traduced, where a word of your mouth would have placed my character in its
true colours - and hence the injurious message which I just now received
from the Prince of Wales. To permit the misrepresentation of a friend, my
lord, is to share in the slander."
"You have been misinformed, my Lord Glenvarloch," said Sir Ewes
EIaldimund; "I have myself often heard Lord Dalgarno defend your character, and regret that your exclusive attachment to the pleasures of a
London life prevented your paying your duty regularly to the King and
Prince."
"While he himself," said Lord Glenvarloch, "dissuaded me from presenting myself at Court."
"I will cut this matter short," said Lord Dalgarno, with haughty coldness. " You seem to have conceived, my lord, that you and I were Pylades
and Orestes - a second edition of Damon and Pythias - Theseus and Pirithoius at the least. You are mistaken, and have given the name of Friendship to what, -on my part, was mere good-nature and compassion for a
raw and ignorant countryman, joined to the cumbersome charge which my
father gave me respecting you. Your character, my lord, is of no one's
drawing, but of your own making. I introduced you where, as in all such
places, there was good and indifferent company to be met with-your habits,
or taste, made you prefer the worse. Your holy horror at the sight of cards
and dice degenerated into the cautious resolution to play only at those times,
and with such persons, as might ensure you rising a winner -no man can
long do so, and continue to be held a gentleman. Such is the reputation
you have made for yourself, and you have no right to be angry that I do not
contradict in society what you yourself know to be true. Let us pass on,
my lord; and if you want farther explanation, seek some other time and
fitter place."
" No time can be better than the present," said Lord Glenvarloch, whose
resentment was now excited to the uttermost by the cold-blooded and insulting manner, in which Dalgarno vindicated himself,- "no place fitter than
the place where we now stand. Those of my house have ever avenged
insult at the moment, and on the spot, where it was offered, were it at the
foot of the throne.- Lord Dalgarno, you are a villain! draw and defend
yourself'" At the same time he unsheathed his rapier.
"Are you mad?" said Lord Dalgarno, stepping back; "we are in the
precincts of the Court!"
" The better," answered Lord Glenvarloch; " I will cleanse them from a
calumniator and a coward." He then pressed on Lord Dalgarno, and struck
him with the flat of the sword.
The fray had now attracted attention, and the cry went round, " Keep the
peace-keep the peace-swords drawn in the Park!-What, ho! guards!keepers - yeomen rangers!" and a number of people came rushing to the
spot from all sides.
Lord Dalgarno, who had half drawn his sword on receiving the blow,
returned it to his scabbard when he observed the crowd thicken, and, taking
Sir Ewes Haldimund by the arm, walked hastily away, only saying to Lord
Glenvarloch as they left him, "You shall dearly abye this insult - we will
meet again."
A -decent-looking elderly man, who observed that Lord Glenvarloch remained on the spot, taking compassion on his youthful appearance, said to
him, " Are you aware this is a Star-Chamnber business, young gentleman,
and that it may cost you your right hand? - Shift for yourself before the
keepers or constables come up - Get injo Whitefriars or somewhere, for
sanctuary and concealment, till you can make, friends or quit the city."