him thither, along with a noble Newfoundland
dog, then lying in the office, and which he meant
should replace the disabled mastiff. Afterwards, his
thoughts, occupied with the important professional
business of the day, scarcely reverted to the vexa-
tious occurrence of the morning; but now, at eve, the
tide of attention, that had been so long dammed
back, came flowing over his spirit with increasing
depth and force; and, in spite of his unwillingness
and the necessity for recruiting his wasted energies,
for the performance of the onerous public duties of
the morrow, he fell to brooding over the new mis-
deed of the already too obnoxious Narcisse. From
the son, his musings reverted to the menial mother,
and, by contrast, from her to the fair tenants at
Stillyside; till, tossed by the contrary and vexed
tides of thought and feeling, he arose, perturbed from
the lounge, went to the window, and, drawing aside
the curtains, beheld in the east the full moon climb-
ing the clear, blue heavens, amidst a multitude of
marble clouds. Struck with sudden admiration and
oblivious pleasure, he opened the folding frames and
stepped into the garden. The air was balmy; and,
soothed by the change, he returned within, reas-
sumed the habiliments of the day, took a stout,
ivory-headed walking cane from its corner, and,
calling a domestic, announced that he should for
some time be absent. His first impulse was to cross
a contiguous, half-reclaimed tract, sprinkled with
vast boulders of the glacial period, and reach the
turnpike road that led around the mountain. But
before he turned to commence his stroll he paused to
gaze down on the outstretched city, that, lying as

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