Chapter 32

           1802ThisSeptemberIwasinvitedtodevastatethemoorsofafriendinthenorth,andonmyjourneytohisabode,IunexpectedlycamewithinfifteenmilesofGimmerton.The‘ostlerataroadsidepublichousewasholdingapailofwatertorefreshmyhorses,whenacartofverygreenoats,newlyreaped,passedby,andheremarked:

           "Yon’sfroughGimmerton,nah!They’reallasthreewickafterotherfolkwi’therharvest."

           "Gimmerton?"Irepeatedmyresidenceinthatlocalityhadalreadygrowndimanddreamy."Ah!Iknow.Howfarisitfromthis?"

           "Happenfourteenmileo’erth’hills;andaroughroad,"heanswered.

           AsuddenimpulseseizedmetovisitThrushcrossGrange.Itwasscarcelynoon,andIconceivedthatImightaswellpassthenightundermyownroofasinaninn.Besides,Icouldspareadayeasilytoarrangematterswithmylandlord,andthussavemyselfthetroubleofinvadingtheneighbourhoodagain.Havingrestedawhile,Idirectedmyservanttoenquirethewaytothevillage;and,withgreatfatiguetoourbeasts,wemanagedthedistanceinsomethreehours.

           Ilefthimthere,andproceededdownthevalleyalone.Thegreychurchlookedgrayer,andthelonelychurchyardlonelier.Idistinguishedamoorsheepcroppingtheshortturfonthegraves.Itwassweet,warmweathertoowarmfortravelling;buttheheatdidnothindermefromenjoyingthedelightfulsceneryaboveandbelow:hadIseenitnearerAugust,I’msureitwouldhavetemptedmetowasteamonthamongitssolitudes.

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