YousawwhenCorrinaschianraisedhisvoiceingreatpassion，andlaidhishanduponhissword，Waverleyliftedhisheadasifhehadjustawakedfromadream，andasked，withgreatcomposure，whatthematterwas。’’
Well，anddidnotthelaughtertheyfellintoathisabsenceofmind，servebettertobreakoffthedisputethananythinghecouldhavesaidtothem？’’
True，mydear，’’answeredFlora；butnotquitesocreditablyforWaverleyasifhehadbroughtthemtotheirsensesbyforceofreason。’’
Wouldyouhavehimpeace-makergeneralbetweenallthegunpowderHighlandersinthearmy？Ibegyourpardon，Flora-yourbrother，youknow，isoutofthequestion；hehasmoresensethanhalfofthem。Butcanyouthinkthefierce，hot，furiousspirits，ofwhosebrawlsweseemuch，andhearmore，andwhoterrifymeoutofmylifeeverydayintheworld，areatalltobecomparedtoWaverley？’’
Idonotcomparehimwiththoseuneducatedmen，mydearRose。Ionlylament，that，withhistalentsandgenius，hedoesnotassumethatplaceinsocietyforwhichtheyeminentlyfithim，andthathedoesnotlendtheirfullimpulsetothenoblecauseinwhichhehasenlisted。AretherenotLochiel，andP，andM，andG，allmenofthehighesteducation，aswellasthefirsttalents？-whywillhenotstooplikethemtobealiveanduseful？-Ioftenbelievehiszealisfrozenbythatproudcold-bloodedEnglishman，whomhenowliveswithsomuch。’’