Afterhavingsatisfiedhiscuriositybygazingaroundhimforafewminutes，Waverleyappliedhimselftothemassiveknockerofthehalldoor，thearchitraveofwhichborethedate1594。

　　Butnoanswerwasreturned，thoughthepealresoundedthroughanumberofapartments，andwasechoedfromthecourt-yardwallswithoutthehouse，startlingthepigeonsfromthevenerablerotundawhichtheyoccupied，andalarminganeweventhedistantvillagecurs，whichhadretiredtosleepupontheirrespectivedunghills。Tiredofthedinwhichhecreated，andtheunprofitableresponseswhichitexcited，WaverleybegantothinkthathehadreachedthecastleofOrgoglio，asenteredbythevictoriousPrinceArthur，When’ganheloudlythroughthehousetocall，Butnomancaredtoanswertohiscry；

　　Therereignedasolemnsilenceoverall，Norvoicewasheard，norwightwasseen，inbowerorhall。

　　Filledalmostwithexpectationofbeholdingsomeold，oldman，withbeardaswhiteassnow，’’whomhemightquestionconcerningthisdesertedmansion，ourheroturnedtoalittleoakenwicket-door，wellclenchedwithironnails，whichopenedinthecourtyardwallatitsanglewiththehouse。Itwasonlylatched，notwithstandingitsfortifiedappearance，andwhenopenedadmittedhimintothegarden，whichpresentedapleasantscene。Thesouthernsideofthehouse，clothedwithfruit-trees，AtRavelstonmaybeseensuchagarden，whichthetasteoftheproprietor，theauthor’sfriendandkinsman，SirAlexanderKeith，KnightMareschal，hasjudiciouslypreserved。That，aswellasthehouse，is，however，ofsmallerdimensionsthantheBaronofBradwardine’smansionandgardenarepresumedtohavebeen。

　　andhavingmanyevergreenstraineduponitswalls，extendeditsirregularyetvenerablefrontalongaterrace，partlypaved，partlygravelled，partlyborderedwithflowersandchoiceshrubs。Thiselevationdescendedbythreeseveralflightsofsteps，placedinitscentreandattheextremities，intowhatmightbecalledthegardenproper，andwasfencedalongthetopbyastoneparapetwithaheavybalustrade，ornamentedfromspacetospacewithhugegrotesquefiguresofanimalsseatedupontheirhaunches，amongwhichthefavouritebearwasrepeatedlyintroduced。Placedinthemiddleoftheterrace，betweenasashed-dooropeningfromthehouseandthecentralflightofsteps，ahugeanimalofthesamespeciessupportedonhisheadandfore-pawsasun-dialoflargecircumferenceinscribedwithmorediagramsthanEdward’smathematicsenabledhimtodecipher。

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