buthispurposewasdeprecatedbyallaroundhim，andhewaswithdifficultyinducedtoabandonit。

　　Bothlineswerenowmovingforward，thefirstpreparedforinstantcombat。Theclansofwhichitwascomposed，formedeachasortofseparatephalanx，narrowinfront，andindepthten，twelve，orfifteenfiles，accordingtothestrengthofthefollowing。Thebest-armedandbest-born，forthewordsweresynonymous，wereplacedinfrontofeachoftheseirregularsubdivisions。Theothersintherearshoulderedforwardthefront，andbytheirpressureaddedbothphysicalimpulse，andadditionalardourandconfidence，tothosewhowerefirsttoencounterthedanger。

　　Downwithyourplaid，Waverley，’’criedFergus，throwingoffhisown；we’llwinsilksforourtartansbeforethesunisabovethesea。’’

　　Theclansmenoneverysidestripttheirplaids，preparedtheirarms，andtherewasanawfulpauseofaboutthreeminutes，duringwhichthemen，pullingofftheirbonnets，raisedtheirfacestoheaven，andutteredashortprayer；thenpulledtheirbonnetsovertheirbrows，andbegantomoveforwardatfirstslowly。Waverleyfelthisheartatthatmomentthrobasitwouldhaveburstfromhisbosom，Itwasnotfear，itwasnotardour，-itwasacompoundofboth，anewanddeeplyenergeticimpulse，thatwithitsfirstemotionchilledandastounded，thenfeveredandmaddenedhismind。Thesoundsaroundhimcombinedtoexalthisenthusiasm；thepipesplayed，andtheclansrushedforward，eachinitsowndarkcolumn。Astheyadvancedtheymendedtheirpace，andthemutteringsoundsofthementoeachotherbegantoswellintoawildcry。

　　Atthismomentthesun，whichwasnowrisenabovethehorizon，dispelledthemist。Thevapoursroselikeacurtain，andshowedthetwoarmiesintheactofclosing。ThelineoftheregularswasformeddirectlyfrontingtheattackoftheHighlanders；

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