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TheconflictingpassionsandexhaustedfeelingsofWaverleyhadresignedhimtolatebutsoundrepose。HewasdreamingofGlennaquoich，andhadtransferredtothehallsofIannanChaistelthefestaltrainwhichsolatelygracedthoseofHolyrood。

Thepibrochtoowasdistinctlyheard；andthisatleastwasnodelusion，fortheproudstepofthechiefpiper’’ofthechlainMac-Ivor’’wasperambulatingthecourtbeforethedoorofhisChieftain’squarters，and，asMrs。Flockhart，apparentlynofriendtohisminstrelsy，waspleasedtoobserve，garringtheverystane-and-limewa’sdinglewi’hisscreeching。’’

Ofcourse，itsoonbecametoopowerfulforWaverley’sdream，withwhichithadatfirstratherharmonized。

ThesoundofCallum’sbroguesinhisapartment(forMac-IvorhadagainassignedWaverleytohiscare)wasthenextnoteofparting。Winnayerhonourbangup？VichIanVohrandtaPrinceareawatothelanggreenglenahinttheclachan，tattheyca’theKing’sPark，<>andmonyane’sonhisainThemainbodyoftheHighlandarmyencamped，orratherbivouacked，inthatpartoftheKing’sParkwhichliestowardsthevillageofDuddingston。

shankstheday，thatwillbecarriedonitherfolk’serenight。’’

Waverleysprungup，and，withCallum’sassistanceandinstructions，adjustedhistartansinpropercostume。Callumtoldhimalso，tathisleather_dorlach_wi’thelockonherwascomefraeDoune，andshewasawaagaininthewainwi’VichIanVohr’swalise。’’

BythisperiphrasisWaverleyreadilyapprehendedhisportmanteauwasintended。Hethoughtuponthemysteriouspacketofthemaidofthecavern，whichseemedalwaystoescapehimwhenwithinhisverygrasp。Butthiswasnotimeforindulgenceofcuriosity；andhavingdeclinedMrs。

Flockhart’scomplimentofa_morning，i。e。，_amatutinaldram，beingprobablytheonlymanintheChevalier’sarmybywhomsuchacourtesywouldhavebeenrejected，hemadehisadieus，anddepartedwithCallum。

Callum，’’saidhe，astheyproceededdownadirtyclosetogainthesouthernskirtsoftheCanongate，whatshallIdoforahorse？’’

Tadeilaneyemaunthinko’，’’saidCallum。VichIanVohr’smarchingonfootattheheado’hiskin(nottosaytaPrince，whadoesthelike)，wi’histargetonhisshoulder；andyemaune’enbeneighbour-like。’’

AndsoIwill，Callum-givememytarget；-so，therewearefixed。Howdoesitlook？’’

Likethebra’Highlandertat’spaintedontheboardaforethemicklechange-housetheyca’LuckieMiddlemass’s，’’answeredCallum；meaning，Imustobserve，ahighcompliment，for，inhisopinion，LuckieMiddlemass’ssignwasanexquisitespecimenofart。Waverley，however，notfeelingthefullforceofthispolitesimile，askedhimnofartherquestions。

Uponextricatingthemselvesfromthemeananddirtysuburbsofthemetropolis，andemergingintotheopenair，Waverleyfeltarenewalbothofhealthandspirits，andturnedhisrecollectionwithfirmnessupontheeventsoftheprecedingevening，andwithhopeandresolutiontowardsthoseoftheapproachingday。

Whenhehadsurmountedasmallcraggyeminence，calledSt。Leonard’sHill，theKing’sPark，orthehollowbetweenthemountainofArthur’sSeat，andtherisinggroundsonwhichthesouthernpartofEdinburghisnowbuilt，laybeneathhim，anddisplayedasingularandanimatingprospect。ItwasoccupiedbythearmyoftheHighlanders，nowintheactofpreparingfortheirmarch。Waverleyhadalreadyseensomethingofthekindatthehunting-matchwhichheattendedwithFergusMac-Ivor，butthiswasonascaleofmuchgreatermagnitude，andincomparablydeeperinterest。Therocks，whichformedthebackgroundofthescene，andtheveryskyitself，rangwiththeclangofthebagpipers，summoningforth，eachwithhisappropriatepibroch，hischieftainandclan。Themountaineers，rousingthemselvesfromtheircouchunderthecanopyofheaven，withthehumandbustleofaconfusedandirregularmultitude，likebeesalarmedandarmingintheirhives，seemedtopossessallthepliabilityofmovementfittedtoexecutemilitarymanuvres。

Theirmotionsappearedspontaneousandconfused，buttheresultwasorderandregularity；sothatageneralmusthavepraisedtheconclusion，thoughamartinetmighthaveridiculedthemethodbywhichitwasattained。

Thesortofcomplicatedmedleycreatedbythehastyarrangementsofthevariousclansundertheirrespectivebanners，forthepurposeofgettingintotheorderofmarch，wasinitselfagayandlivelyspectacle。Theyhad