Romeboundwithoakherpatriots’brows，AsAlbynshadowsWogan’stomb。
WhatevermightbetherealmeritofFloraMac-Ivor’spoetry，theenthusiasmwhichitintimatedwaswellcalculatedtomakeacorrespondingimpressionuponherlover。Thelineswereread-readagain-thendepositedinWaverley’sbosom-thenagaindrawnout，andreadlinebyline，inalowandsmotheredvoice，andwithfrequentpauseswhichprolongedthementaltreat，asanepicureprotracts，bysippingslowly，theenjoymentofadeliciousbeverage。TheentranceofMrs。Cruickshanks，withthesublunaryarticlesofdinnerandwine，hardlyinterruptedthispantomimeofaffectionateenthusiasm。
AtlengththetallungainlyfigureandungraciousvisageofEbenezerpresentedthemselves。Theupperpartofhisform，notwithstandingtheseasonrequirednosuchdefence，wasshroudedinalargegreat-coat，beltedoverhisunderhabiliments，andcrestedwithahugecowlofthesamestale，which，whendrawnovertheheadandhat，completelyovershadowedboth，andbeingbuttonedbeneaththechin，wascalledatrot-cozy。
Hishandgraspedahugejockey-whip，garnishedwithbrassmounting。Histhinlegstenantedapairofgambadoes，fastenedatthesideswithrustyclasps。Thusaccoutred，hestalkedintothemidstoftheapartment，andannouncedhiserrandinbriefphrase：-Yerhorsesareready。’’
Yougowithmeyourselfthen，landlord？’’