Waverleywasunaccustomedtotheuseofwine，exceptingwithgreattemperance。Hesleptthereforesoundlytilllateinthesucceedingmorning，andthenawakenedtoapainfulrecollectionofthesceneoftheprecedingevening。Hehadreceivedapersonalaffront，-he，agentleman，asoldier，andaWaverley。
True，thepersonwhohadoffereditwasnot，atthetimeitwasgiven，possessedofthemoderateshareofsensewhichnaturehadallottedhim；truealso，inresentingthisinsult，hewouldbreakthelawsofHeaven，aswellasofhiscountry；true，indoingso，hemighttakethelifeofayoungmanwhoperhapsrespectablydischargedthesocialduties，andrenderhisfamilymiserable；orhemightlosehisown；-nopleasantalternativeeventothebravest，whenitisdebatedcoollyandinprivate。
Allthispressedonhismind；yettheoriginalstatementrecurredwiththesameirresistibleforce。Hehadreceivedapersonalinsult；hewasofthehouseofWaverley；andheboreacommission。Therewasnoalternative；andhedescendedtothebreakfastparlourwiththeintentionoftakingleaveofthefamily，andwritingtooneofhisbrotherofficerstomeethimattheinnmid-waybetweenTully-Veolanandthetownwheretheywerequartered，inorderthathemightconveysuchamessagetotheLairdofBalmawhappleasthecircumstancesseemedtodemand。HefoundMissBradwardinepresidingovertheteaandcoffee，thetableloadedwithwarmbread，bothofflour，oatmeal，andbarley-meal，intheshapeofloaves，cakes，biscuits，andothervarieties，togetherwitheggs，rein-deerham，muttonandbeefditto，smokedsalmon，marmalade，andallotherdelicacieswhichinducedevenJohnsonhimselftoextoltheluxuryofaScotchbreakfastabovethatofallothercountries。
Amessofoatmealporridge，flankedbyasilverjug，whichheldanequalmixtureofcreamandbutter-milk，wasplacedfortheBaron’sshareofthisrepast；butRoseobservedhehadwalkedoutearlyinthemorning，aftergivingordersthathisguestshouldnotbedisturbed。
Waverleysatdownalmostinsilence，andwithanairofabsenceandabstraction，whichcouldnotgiveMissBradwardineafavourableopinionofhistalentsforconversation。Heansweredatrandomoneortwoobservationswhichsheventuredtomakeuponordinarytopics；sothatfeelingherselfalmostrepulsedinhereffortsatentertaininghim，andsecretlywonderingthatascarletcoatshouldcovernobetterbreeding，shelefthimtohismentalamusementofcursingDr。Doubleit’sfavouriteconstellationofUrsaMajor，asthecauseofallthemischiefwhichhadalreadyhappened，andwaslikelytoensue。Atoncehestarted，andhiscolourheightened，as，lookingtowardthewindow，hebeheldtheBaronandyoungBalmawhapplepassarminarm，apparentlyindeepconversation；andhehastilyasked，DidMr。Falconersleepherelastnight？’’Rose，notmuchpleasedwiththeabruptnessofthefirstquestionwhichtheyoungstrangerhadaddressedtoher，answereddrylyinthenegative，andtheconversationagainsunkintosilence。