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。

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