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.

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not aware that you would have seconded so harsh an order quite so willingly;
but I go, madam, sensible I leave those behind whose company is more
agreeable."
"Unjust - ungenerous - ungrateful!" said Alice; but fearful her words
might reach ears for which they were not designed, she spoke them in a
voice so feeble, that her cousin, for whom they were intended, lost the consolation they were calculated to convey.
He bowed coldly to Alice, as taking leave, and said, with an air of that
constrained courtesy which sometimes covers, among men of condition, the
most deadly hatred, "I believe, Master Kerneguy, that I must make it convenient at present to suppress my own peculiar opinions on the matter
which we have hinted at in our conversation, in which case I will send a
gentleman, who, I hope, may be able to conquer yours."
The supposed Scotsman made him a stately, and at the same time a condescending bow, said he should expect the honour of his commands, offered
his hand to Mistress Alice, to conduct her back to her father's apartment,
and took a triumphant leave of his rival.
Everard, on the other hand, stung beyond his patience, and, from the
grace and composed assurance of the youth's carriage, still conceiving him
to be either Wilmot, or some of his compeers in rank and profligacy, returned to the town of Woodstock, determined not to be outbearded, even
though he should seek redress by means which his principles forbade him
to consider as justifiable.
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-Boundless intemperance
In nature is a tyranny-it hath been
The untimely emptying of many a throne,
And fall of many kings.MACBETH.
WHILE Colonel Everard retreated in high indignation from the little
refection, which Sir Henry Lee had in his good-humour offered, and withdrawn under the circumstances of provocation which we have detailed, the
good old knight, scarce recovered from his fit of passion, partook of it with
his daughter and guest, and shortly after, recollecting some silvan task,
(for, though to little efficient purpose, he still regularly attended to his
duties as Ranger,) he called Bevis, and went out, leaving the two young
people together.
" Now," said the amorous Prince to himself, "that Alice is left without
her lion, it remains to see whether she is herself of a tigress breed. -
So, Sir Bevis has left his charge," he said aloud; " I thought the knights
of old, those stern guardians of which he is so fit a representative, were
more rigorous in maintaining a vigilant guard."
"Bevis," said Alice, "knows-that his attendance on me is totally needless; and, moreover, he has other duties to perform, which every true knight
prefers to dangling the whole morning by a lady's sleeve."
"You speak treason against all true affection," said the gallant; "a
lady's lightest wish should to a true knight be more binding than aught
excepting the summons of his sovereign. I wish, Mistress Alice, you would
but intimate your slightest desire to me, and you should see how I have
practised obedience.