Works, including the Waverley novels and the poems . inconfinement, rendered harsher to him by his habits oflife, his natural dignity of feeling, and — forgive me,Mr. Waverley — by the cause through which thiscalamity had come upon him. I cannot disguise fromyou my feelings upon this occasion; they were mostpainfully unfavorable to you. Having by my familyinterest, which you probably know is not inconsiderable,succeeded in obtaining Sir Everards release, I set out forScotland. I saw Colonel Gardiner, a man whose fatealone is sufficient to render this insurrection for everexecrable. In the cour
Works, including the Waverley novels and the poems . inconfinement, rendered harsher to him by his habits oflife, his natural dignity of feeling, and — forgive me,Mr. Waverley — by the cause through which thiscalamity had come upon him. I cannot disguise fromyou my feelings upon this occasion; they were mostpainfully unfavorable to you. Having by my familyinterest, which you probably know is not inconsiderable,succeeded in obtaining Sir Everards release, I set out forScotland. I saw Colonel Gardiner, a man whose fatealone is sufficient to render this insurrection for everexecrable. In the course of conversation with him Ifotmd that, from late circumstances, from a reexamina-tion of the persons engaged in the mutiny, and from hisoriginal good opinion of your character, he was muchsoftened towards you; and I doubted not that, if I couldbe so fortunate as to discover you, all might yet be this unnatural rebellion has ruined all. I have, forthe first time in a long and active military life, seen 114 Monument to Colonel Gardiner. WAVERLEY Britons disgrace themselves by a panic flight, and thatbefore a foe without either arms or discipline. And nowI find the heir of my dearest friend — the son, I may say,of his affections — sharing a triumph for which heought the first to have blushed. Why should I lamentGardiner? his lot was happy compared to mine! There was so much dignity in Colonel Talbots man-ner, such a mixture of military pride and manly sorrow,and the news of Sir Everards imprisonment was told inso deep a tone of feeling, that Edward stood mortified,abashed, and distressed in presence of the prisoner whoowed to him his hfe not many hours before. He was notsorry when Fergus interrupted their conference a secondtime. His Royal Highness commands Mr. Waverleys at-tendance. Colonel Talbot threw upon Edward a re-proachful glance, which did not escape the quick eye ofthe Highland Chief. His immediate attendance, herepeated, with considerable emphasis. Wa
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