=lie=pitandgallows_etsakaetsoka，ettholettheam，etinfang-thiefetoutfang-thief，sivehand-habend。sivebak-barand。_’’Thepeculiarmeaningofallthesecabalisticalwordsfewornonecouldexplain；buttheyimplied，uponthewhole，thattheBaronofBradwardinemight，incaseofdelinquency，imprison，try，andexecutehisvassalsathispleasure。LikeJamesthefirst，however，thepresentpossessorofthisauthoritywasmorepleasedintalkingaboutprerogativethaninexercisingit；and，exceptingthatheimprisonedtwopoachersinthedungeonoftheoldtowerofTully-Veolan，wheretheyweresorelyfrightenedbyghosts，andalmosteatenbyrats，andthathesetanoldwomaninthe_jougs_orScottishpilloryforsayingthereweremairfulesinthelaird’sha’housethanDavieGellatley，’’
Idonotlearnthathewasaccusedofabusinghishighpowers。
Still，however，theconsciousprideofpossessingthemgaveadditionalimportancetohislanguageanddeportment。
AthisfirstaddresstoWaverley，itwouldseemthattheheartypleasurehefelttobeholdthenephewofhisfriendhadsomewhatdiscomposedthestiffanduprightdignityoftheBaronofBradwardine’sdemeanour，forthetearsstoodintheoldgentleman’seyes，when，havingfirstshakenEdwardheartilybythehandintheEnglishfashion，heembracedhim_-la-modeFranoise，_andkissedhimonbothsidesofhisface；whilethehardnessofhisgrip，andthequantityofScotchsnuffwhichhis_accolade_communicated，calledcorrespondingdropsofmoisturetotheeyesofhisguest。
Uponthehonourofagentleman，’’hesaid，butitmakesmeyoungagaintoseeyouhere，Mr。Waverley！AworthyscionoftheoldstockofWaverley-Honour-_spesaltera，_asMarohathit-andyouhavethelookoftheoldline，CaptainWaverley，notsoportlyyetasmyoldfriendSirEverard-_maiscelaviendraavecletems，_asmyDutchacquaintance，BaronKikkitbroeck，saidofthe_sagesse_ofMadameson_pouse。_-Andsoyehavemountedthecockade？Right，right；thoughIcouldhavewishedthecolourdifferent，andsoIwouldhavedeemedmightSirEverard。Butnomoreofthat；Iamold，andtimesarechanged-Andhowdoestheworthyknightbaronet，andthefairMrs。Rachel？-Ah，yelaugh，youngman！IntrothshewasthefairMrs。Rachelintheyearofgraceseventeenhundredandsixteen；buttimepasses-_etsingulaprdanturanni_-