. Perfervid, the career of Ninian Jamieson. ew, and sank on thefloor aghast and ashamed. His misery was com-plete when he turned his eyes on Jamieson, for hehad apparelled himself magnificently in the fashionof the early part of Henry VIIIs reign. He worea plaited shirt embroidered with gold, and a smallruff; a coat of violet-coloured velvet, damasked withgold, the sleeves and breast slashed and puffed withcloth of gold and ornamented with rubies ; his hose,which were of white knitted silk, extended, in accord-ance with the fashion he had adopted, from his waistto his feet; and he was shod wit
. Perfervid, the career of Ninian Jamieson. ew, and sank on thefloor aghast and ashamed. His misery was com-plete when he turned his eyes on Jamieson, for hehad apparelled himself magnificently in the fashionof the early part of Henry VIIIs reign. He worea plaited shirt embroidered with gold, and a smallruff; a coat of violet-coloured velvet, damasked withgold, the sleeves and breast slashed and puffed withcloth of gold and ornamented with rubies ; his hose,which were of white knitted silk, extended, in accord-ance with the fashion he had adopted, from his waistto his feet; and he was shod with velvet buskins of thesame colour as his coat, slashed and puffed with gold. No ! cried Mortimer, rising to his feet with tearsin his eyes. What have I done, what have I saidto merit this ? NOW OR NEVER 63 His eloquence forsook him and the Provost marched him down to the hall, saying as the bigshoes clattered on the steps, Good cousin Cosmo,you will come to like these garments in time. It iswhat every one wants, and is glad of ultimately,. however much he may rebel at first—to be shakeninto a uniform ; you are thrice lucky in getting thelivery which is required to complete your character. Mortimer was unable to reply. At dinner Jamieson was restless and silent ; he 64 PERFERVID ate little and took no wine. He paid no attentionto Mortimer who, having recovered the use of histongue, kept up a constant muttering from the soupto the salad, much to the amusement of the smothered ejaculations were almost inaudible atthe start. Words and phrases, such as annuitant -culture—literary ability—wretched provosts—incap-able of greatness, accompanied by fierce glances toright and left, were distinguishable between thespoonfuls of soup ; but it was not until severalglasses of sherry and Jamiesons want of attentionhad roused his courage that Mortimers soliloquy gotfairly under weigh. Even then, although emphaticenough, it was still suppressed : this added to itsintensity,
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