likeness. There was nae missing it ance ane was set to look
for't.'

The obduracy of Hatteraick during the latter part of this scene
was in some slight degree shaken. He was observed to twinkle with
his eyelids; to attempt to raise his bound hands for the purpose
of pulling his hat over his brow; to look angrily and impatiently
to the road, as if anxious for the vehicle which was to remove him
from the spot. At length Mr. Hazlewood, apprehensive that the
popular ferment might take a direction towards the prisoner,
directed he should be taken to the post-chaise, and so removed to
the town of Kippletringan, to be at Mr. Mac-Morlan's disposal; at
the same time he sent an express to warn that gentleman of what
had happened. 'And now,' he said to Bertram, 'I should be happy if
you would accompany me to Hazlewood House; but as that might not
be so agreeable just now as I trust it will be in a day or two,
you must allow me to return with you to Woodbourne. But you are on
foot.'--'O, if the young Laird would take my horse!'--'Or mine'--
'Or mine,' said half-a-dozen voices.--'Or mine; he can trot ten
mile an hour without whip or spur, and he's the young Laird's frae
this moment, if he likes to take him for a herezeld, [Footnote:
See Note 8.] as they ca'd it lang syne.' Bertram readily accepted
the horse as a loan, and poured forth his thanks to the assembled
crowd for their good wishes, which they repaid with shouts and
vows of attachment.

While the happy owner was directing one lad to 'gae doun for the
new saddle'; another,' just to rin the beast ower wi' a dry wisp
o' strae'; a third, 'to hie doun and borrow Dan Dunkieson's plated
stirrups,' and expressing his regret 'that there was nae time to