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.

PEVERIL OF THEr PEAR. 425
as the service of many years. -Reply not to me now, but go, and peace be
with you."
Ile retired so quickly, after speaking, that Peveril had literally not an
instant to reply. Ile cast his eyes around the apartment, but Deborah and
her charge had also disappeared. His gaze rested for a moment on the
portrait of Christian, and his imagination suggested that his dark features
were illuminated by a smile of haughty triumph. He stared, and looked
more attentively-it was but the effect of the evening beam, which touched
the picture at the instant. The effect was gone, and there remained but
the fixed, grave, inflexible features of the republican soldier.
Julian left the apartment as one who walks in a dream; he mounted
Fairy, and, agitated by a variety of thoughts, which he was unable to reduce
to order, he returned to Castle-Rushin before the night sat down.
Here he found all in movement. The Countess, with her son, had, upon
some news received, or resolution formed, during his absence, removed, with
a principal part of their family, to the yet stronger Castle of olm-Peel,
about eight miles' distance across the island; and which had been suffered
to fall into a much more dilapidated condition than that of Castletown; so
far as it could be considered as a place of residence. But as a fortress,
1olm-Peel was stronger than Castletown; nay, unless assailed regularly,
was almost impregnable; and was always held by a garrison belonging to
the Lords of AIan. Here Peveril arrived at nightfall. He was told in the
fishing-village, that the night-bell of the Castle had been rung earlier
than usual, and the watch set with circumstances of unusual and jealous
precaution.
Resolving, therefore, not to disturb the garrison by entering at that late
hour, he obtained an indifferent lodging in the town for the night, and
determined to go to the Castle early' on the succeeding morning. Hle was
not sorry thus to gain a few hours of solitude, to think over the agitating
events of the preceding day.
_lfqirr tilr rifhferntj.
-What seem'd its head,
The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
PARADISE LOST.
SODOR, or Holm-Peel,* so is named the castle to which our Julian directed
his course early on the following morning, is one of those extraordinary
monuments of antiquity with which this singular and interesting island
The author has never seen this ancient fortress, which has in its circuit so much that is fascinationg to the
artiquary. Waldron has given tile following description, which is perhaps somewhat exaggerated:Peel, or Pile-Town, is so called from its garrison and castle; though in effect thile castle cannot properly
be said to be in the town, an arm of the sea running between thenm, which in high tides would be deep
enough to bear a ship of forty or fifty ton, though sometilmes quite drained of salt water; but then it is supplied with fresh by a river which runs from Kirk Jarmysn Mountains, and empties itself into the sea. This
castle for its situation, antiquity, strength, and beauty, might justly come in for one of the wonders of the
world. Art and nature seem to have vied with each other in the model, nor ought the most minute particular to escape observation. As to its situation, it is built upon the top of a hIuge rock, which rears itself a stupendous height above the sea, with which, as I said before, it is surrounded. And also by natural fortifications
of other lesser rocks, which Irender it inaccessible but by passing that little arm of the sea which divides it
from the town; this you may do in a small boat: and the natives, tucking up their clothes under their arms,
and plucking off their shoes and stockings, frequently wade it in low tides. When you arrive at the foot of
the rock, you ascend about some threescore steps, which are cut out of it to the first wall, which is immensely
thick and high, and built of a very durable and bright stone, though not of the same sort with that of Castle
Russin in Castle Town; and has on it four little houses, or watch-towers, which overlook the sea. The gates
are wood, but most curiously arched, carved,' and adorned with pilasters. Having passed tile first, you have
other stairs of near half the number with the former to mount, before you come at the second wall, which,
as well as the other, is full of port-holes, for cannon, which are planted on stone crosses on a thiird wall.
Being entered, you find yourself in a wide plain, ill the midst of which stands the castle, encolmpassed bly four
churches, three ot which time has so much decayed, that there is little remaining besides the walls, and
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