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.

482 WAVERLEY NOVELS.
so well acquainted with my affairs, that I have nothing to offer you in
exchange for it."
" Allons, then," said his companion; " give your horse the spur, and raise
the curb rein, lest he measure the ground with his nose, instead of his
paces. We are not now more than a furlong or two from the place of
entertainment."
They mended their pace accordingly, and soon arrived at the small
solitary inn which the traveller had mentioned. When its light began to
twinkle before them, the stranger, as if recollecting something he had forgotten, said, " By the way, you must have a name to pass by; for it may be ill
travelling under your own, as the fellow who keeps this house is an old
Cromwellian. What will you call yourself? —My name is-for the presentGanlesse."
"There is no occasion to assume a name at all," answered Julian. "I
do not incline to use a borrowed one, especially as I may meet with some
one who knows my own."
"I will call you Julian, then," said Master Ganlesse; "for Peveril will
smell, in the nostrils of mine host, of idolatry, conspiracy, Smithfield fagots,
fish on Fridays, the murder of Sir Edmondsbury Godfrey, and the fire of
purgatory."
As he spoke thus, they alighted under the great broad-branch'd oak-tree,
that served to canopy the ale-bench, which, at an earlier hour, had groaned
under the weight of a frequent conclave of rustic politicians. Ganlesse, as
he dismounted, whistled in a particularly shrill note, and was answered
from within the house.*
He was a fellow in a peasant's garb;
Yet one could censure you a woodcock's carving,
Like any courtier at the ordinlary.
TuHE OaDINAaRY.
THE person who appeared at the door of the little inn to receive Ganlesse,
as we mentioned in our last chapter, sung, as he came forward, this scrap
of an old ballad," Good even to you, Diccon;
And how have you sped;
Bring you the bonny bride
l'o banquet and bed?"
To which Ganlesse answered, in the same tone and tune,"Content thee. kind Robin;
He need little care,
Who brings homne a fat buck
Instead of a hare."
* It will be afterwards found, that in the supposed Richard Ganlesse, is first introduced into the story the
detestable Edward Christian, a character with as few redeeming good qualities as the author's too prolific
pencil has ever attempted to draw. He is a mere creature of the irmagination; and altthough he nmliy receive
some dignity of character from his talents, energy, and influence over others, lie is, in othlr respects a norlal
monster, since even his afRectioln for his brother, anid resentment of his death, are grounled oil vilndictive
feelinlgs, which scruple at no nleans, even the foulest, for their gratification. The nut. hor will be readily
believed when he affirms, that no orieinal of the present times, or those which preceded them, has given tile
outline for a character so odious.''lhe personage is a mere fitncy piece. In particular, the aulhor disclaims
all allusion to a gentleman named Edward Christian, who actually existed during those troubllesomle tines,
was brother of William Christian, the Deimpster, and died in prison in the Isle of Mlan. IWXith this unfortunate
gentlemlan the character in the lnovel has not the slightest connection, nor (lo thle incidentis of I heir lix es in
any respect agree. There existed, as already stated, as Edwanrd Christian of the period, who was capab;l-e of
very bad things, since he was a companion tand associate of the robber T'l'homas Btood, and convicted along
with- him of a (onspiracy agaiinst the celebrated Duke of hluckingliam. This character was probhalv not
unlike that of his namesalke in the novel, at least the fegtsascribed to him are hatd aliena a Scaevoni siuaiis.
But Mr. Christian of Unwip, if there existed a r ogue oif his name during that period of general (orruption, has
the more right to have him distinguished from his unfortunate relative, who died in prison before tie period
mentioned.