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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terrible secrets —which de monksh used to conceal their treasures when
they were triven from their cloisters by what you call de Reform."
"Ay, indeed! tell us about that," said Oldbuck, "for these are secrets
worth knowing."
"Why, my goot Master Oldenbuck, you will only laugh at me - But do
hand of glory is vary well known in de countries where your worthy progenitors did live - and it is hand cut off from' a dead man, as has been
hanged for murther, and dried very nice in- de shmoke of juniper wood;
and if you put a little of what you call yew wid your juniper, it will not
be any better —that is, it will not be no worse -then you do take something of de fatsh of de bear, and of de badger, and of de great eber, as you
call de grand boar, and of de little sucking child as has not been christened
(for dat is very essentials), and you do make a candle, and put it into de
hand of glory at de proper hour and minute, with de proper ceremonish,
and he who seksh for treasuresh shall never find none at all."
"I dare take my corporal oath of that conclusion," said the Antiquary.'"And was it the custom, Mrr, Dousterswivel, in Westphalia, to make use
of this elegant candelabrumn?"
" Alwaysh, Mr. Oldenbuck, when you did not want nobody to talk of
nothing you wash doing about -And de monksh alwaysh did this when
they did hide their church-plates, and their great chalices, and de rings,
wid very preshious shtones and jewels."
"But, notwithstanding, you knights of the Rosy Cross have means, no
doubt, of breaking the spell, and discovering what the poor monks have
phut themselves to so much trouble to conceal?"
" Ah! goot Mr. Oldenbuck," replied the adept, shaking his head mysteriously, "you was very hard to believe; but if you had seen de great
huge pieces of de plate so massive, Sir Arthur, -so fine fashion, Miss
Wardour - and de silver cross dat we did find (dat wiras Schrcepfer and my
ownself) for de Herr Freygraff, as you call de Baron Von Blunderhaus, I
do believe you would have believed then."." Seeing is believing indeed. But what was your art-v what was your
mystery, Mr. Dousterswivel?"
"Aha, Mr. Oldenbuck! dat is my little secret, mine goot sir -you sall
forgife me that I not tell that. But I will tell you dere are various waysyes, indeed, dere is de dream dat you dream tree times - dat is a very goot
way."
"I am glad of that," said Oldbuck; "I have a friend" (with a side
glance to Leovel) "who is peculiarly favoured by the visits of Queen Mab."
"'Den dere is de sympathies, and de antipathies, and de strange properties and virtues natural of divers herb, and of de little divining rod."
"I would gladly rather see some of these wonders than hear of them,"
said Miss Wardour.
" Ah, but, my mnuch-honoured young lady, this is not de time or de way
to do de great wonder of finding all de church's plate and treasure; but to
oblige you, and Sir Arthur my patron, and de reverend clergymans, and
goot Mr. Oldenbuck, and young Mr. Lofel, who is a very goot young gentleman also, I will show you dat it is possible, a vary possible, to discover de
spring of water, and de little fountain hidden in de ground, without any
mattock, or spade, or dig at all."
" Umph!" quoth the Antiquary,'I have heard of that conundrum.
That will be no very productive art in our country; —you should carry
that property to Spain or Portugal, and turn it to good account."
"Ah my goot Master Oldenbuck, dere is de Inquisition, and de Autoda-f6 -they would burn me, who am but a simple philosopher, for one
great conjurer."
" They would cast away their coals then," said Oldbuck; "- but," continued he, in a whisper to Level, "were they to pillory him for one of the