WaverleyforgotFloraMac-Ivor’sprejudicesinhermagnanimity，andalmostpardonedherindifferencetowardshisaffection，whenherecollectedthegrandanddecisiveobjectwhichseemedtofillherwholesoul。She，whosesenseofdutysowhollyengrossedherinthecauseofabenefactor，-whatwouldbeherfeelingsinfavourofthehappyindividualwhoshouldbesofortunateastoawakenthem？Thencamethedoubtfulquestion，whetherhemightnotbethathappyman，-aquestionwhichfancyendeavouredtoanswerintheaffirmative，byconjuringupallshehadsaidinhispraise，withtheadditionofacommentmuchmoreflatteringthanthetextwarranted。Allthatwascommon-place-allthatbelongedtotheevery-dayworld-wasmeltedawayandobliteratedinthosedreamsofimagination，whichonlyrememberedwithadvantagethepointsofgraceanddignitythatdistinguishedFlorafromthegeneralityofhersex，nottheparticularswhichsheheldincommonwiththem。Edwardwas，inshort，inthefairwayofcreatingagoddessoutofahigh-spirited，accomplished，andbeautifulyoungwoman；andthetimewaswastedincastle-building，until，atthedescentofasteephill，hesawbeneathhimthemarket-townof。
TheHighlandpolitenessofCallumBeg-therearefewnations，bytheway，whocanboastofsomuchnaturalpolitenessastheHighlanders-theHighlandcivilityofhisattendantTheHighlander，informertimes，hadalwaysahighideaofhisowngentility，andwasanxioustoimpressthesameuponthosewithwhomheconversed。Hislanguageaboundedinthephrasesofcourtesyandcompliment；
andthehabitofcarryingarms，andmixingwiththosewhodidso，madeitparticularlydesirabletheyshouldusecautiouspolitenessintheirintercoursewitheachother。
hadnotpermittedhimtodisturbthereveriesofourhero。Butobservinghimrousehimselfatthesightofthevillage，Callumpressedclosertohisside，andhopedWhentheycamtothepublic，hishonourwadnotsaynothingaboutVichIanVohr，fortapeoplewerebitterWhigs，deilbursttem。’’
Waverleyassuredtheprudentpagethathewouldbecautiousandashenowdistinguished，notindeedtheringingofbells，butthetinklingofsomethinglikeahammeragainstthesideofanoldmossy，green，invertedporridge-pot，thathunginanopenbooth，ofthesizeandshapeofaparrot’scage，erectedtogracetheeastendofabuildingresemblinganoldbarn，heaskedCallumBegifitwereSunday。