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Thenextday，whenhisgoodoldhostappeared，Edwardlearnedthathisfriendhaddepartedwiththedawn，leavingnoneofhisfollowersexceptCallumBeg，thesortoffoot-pagewhousedtoattendhisperson，andwhohaditnowinchargetowaituponWaverley。Onaskinghishost，ifheknewwheretheChieftainwasgone，theoldmanlookedfixedlyathim，withsomethingmysteriousandsadinthesmilewhichwashisonlyreply。Waverleyrepeatedhisquestion，towhichhishostansweredinaproverb，-

Whatsentthemessengerstohell，Wasaskingwhattheyknewfullwell。

CorrespondingtotheLowlandsaying，Monyanespeirsthegatetheykenfu’weel。’’

Hewasabouttoproceed，butCallumBegsaidratherpertly，asEdwardthought，thatTaTighearnach(_i。e。，_theChief)didnotliketaSassenaghDuinh-wasseltobepingledwi’micklespeaking，asshewasnatatweel。’’FromthisWaverleyconcludedheshoulddisobligehisfriendbyinquiringofastrangertheobjectofajourneywhichhehimselfhadnotcommunicated。

Itisunnecessarytotracetheprogressofourhero’srecovery。

Thesixthmorninghadarrived，andhewasabletowalkaboutwithastaff，whenFergusreturnedwithaboutascoreofhismen。Heseemedinthehighestspirits，congratulatedWaverleyonhisprogresstowardsrecovery，andfindinghewasabletositonhorseback，proposedtheirimmediatereturntoGlennaquoich。

Waverleyjoyfullyacceded，fortheformofhisfairmistresshadlivedinhisdreamsduringallthetimeofhisconfinement。

Nowhehasriddeno’ermoorandmoss，O’erhillandmanyaglen，Fergus，allthewhile，withhismyrmidons，stridingstoutlybyhisside，ordivergingtogetashotataroeoraheathcock。

Waverley’sbosombeatthickwhentheyapproachedtheoldtowerofIannanChaistel，andcoulddistinguishthefairformofitsmistressadvancingtomeetthem。

Fergusbeganimmediately，withhisusualhighspirits，toexclaim，Openyourgates，incomparableprincess，tothewoundedMoorAbindarez，whomRodrigodoNarvez，constableofAntiquera，conveystoyourcastle；oropenthem，ifyoulikeitbetter，totherenownedMarquisofMantua，thesadattendantofhishalf-slainfriend，BaldovinosoftheMountain-Ah，longresttothysoul，Cervantes！withoutquotingthyremnants，howshouldIframemylanguagetobefitromanticears！’’<>

SeeDonQuixote。

Floranowadvanced，andwelcomingWaverleywithmuchkindness，expressedherregretforhisaccident，ofwhichshehadalreadyheardtheparticulars，andhersurprisethatherbrothershouldnothavetakenbettercaretoputastrangeronhisguardagainsttheperilsofthesportinwhichheengagedhim。

EdwardeasilyexculpatedtheChieftain，who，indeed，athisownpersonalrisk，hadprobablysavedhislife。

Thisgreetingover，FergussaidthreeorfourwordstohissisterinGaelic。Thetearsinstantlysprungtohereyes，buttheyseemedtobetearsofdevotionandjoy，forshelookeduptoHeaven，andfoldedherhandsasinasolemnexpressionofprayerorgratitude。Afterthepauseofaminute，shepresentedtoEdwardsomeletterswhichhadbeenforwardedfromTully-Veolanduringhisabsence，and，atthesametime，deliveredsometoherbrother。Tothelattershelikewisegavethreeorfournumbersofthe_CaledonianMercury，_theonlynewspaperwhichwasthenpublishedtothenorthoftheTweed。

Bothgentlemenretiredtoexaminetheirdespatches，andEdwardspeedilyfoundthatthosewhichhehadreceivedcontainedmattersofverydeepinterest。

TheletterswhichWaverleyhadhithertoreceivedfromhisrelationsinEngland，werenotsuchasrequiredanyparticularnoticeinthisnarrative。Hisfatherusuallywrotetohimwiththepompousaffectationofonewhowastoomuchoppressedbypublicaffairstofindleisuretoattendtothoseofhisownfamily。

NowandthenhementionedpersonsofrankinScotlandtowhomhewishedhissonshouldpaysomeattention；butWaverley，hithertooccupiedbytheamusementswhichhehadfoundatTully-VeolanandGlennaquoich，dispensedwithpayinganyattentiontohintssocoldlythrownout，especiallyasdistance，shortnessofleaveofabsence，andsoforth，furnishedareadyapology。ButlatterlytheburdenofMr。RichardWaverley’spaternalepistlesconsistedincertainmysterioushintsofgreatnessandinfluencewhichhewasspeedilytoatta