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 OFI THE PEAK. 395
About this time also, Lady Peveril, with many tears, took a temporary
leave of her son Julian, who was sent, as had long been intended, for the
purpose of sharing the education of the young Earl of Derby. Although
the boding words of Bridgenorth sometimes occurred to Lady Peveril's
mind, she did not suffer them to weigh with her in opposition to the advantages which the patronage of the' Countess of Derby secured to her son.
r~The plan seemed to be in every respect successful: and when, from time
to time, Julian visited the house of hi's father, Lady Peveril had the satisfaction to see him, on every occasion, improved in person and in manner,
as well as ardent in the pursuit of more solid acquirements. In process of
time, he became a gallant and accomplished youth, and travelled for some
time upon the continent with the young Earl. This was the more especially
necessary for the enlarging of their acquaintance with the world; because
the Countess had never appeared in London, or at the Court of King Charles,
since her flight to the Isle of Man in 166-0; but had resided in solitary and
aristocratic state, alternately on her estates in England and in that island.
This had given to the education of both the young men, otherwise as
excellent as the best teachers could render it, something of a narrow and
restricted character; but though the disposition of the young Earl was
lighter and more volatile than that of Julian, both the one and the other
had profiled, in a considerable degree, by the opportunities afforded them.
It was Lady Derby's strict injunction to her son, now returning fiom the
continent, that he should not appear at the Court of Charles. But having
been for somle time of age, he did not think it absolutely necessary to obey
her in this particular; and had remained for some time in London, partaking the pleasures of the gay Court there, with Mll the ardour of a young
man bred up in comparative seclusion.
In order to reconcile the Countess to this transgression of her authority,
(for he continued to entertain for her the profound respect in which he had
been educated,) Lord Derby agreed to make a long sojourn with her in her
favourite island, which he abandoned almost entirely to her management.
Julian Peveril had spent at Martindale Castle a good deal of the time
which his friend had bestowed in London; and at the period to which,
passing over many years, our story has arrived, as it were, per satucmn, they
were both living as the Countess's guests, in the Castle of Rushin, in the
venerable kingdom of Man.
Hodgson refused to deliver, alleging they had no authority to take his wearing-apparel. To this he remainedl
constant, even upon the personal threats of Sir John Armnytage, who called him rebel and traitor, and said,
" if I did not send the buf'-coat witlh all speed, he would commit me to jail. I told him," says Hodgson, " I
was no rebel, and he did not well to call nle so before these soldiers and gentlemen, to make mle the mark for
every one to shoot at." The buff-coat was then peremptorily derlcnded,and at length seized by open force.
Ore of Sir John Armytage's brethren wore it for manly years after, malinlg good Prince Henr'y's observation,
that a buff jerkin is a most sweet robe of dlulance. An agent of Sir John's calme to compound for this garment
of proof. Hodgson says le would not have taken ten pounds for it. Sir Johnlwould have given about four,
but insisting on the owner's receipt for the money, which its former possessor was unwilling to grant, the
tory magistrate kept both sides, and Hodgson never received satisfaction.
We will not prosecute Mr. Hodgsoni's tale of petty grievances any farther. Enough has been said to display
the mrelancholy picture of thile country after the civil war, and to show the state of irritability and oppression
which must have extended itself over the face of Engrltand, since there was scarcely a counrty in which battles
had riot been fought.l, anid deep injuries sustaicned, duringr the ascendency of the Roundheads, which were not
afterwtards retaliated iby the venigeance of the Cavaliers.