Come and see’ trust thine own eyes
A fearful sign stands in the house of life,
An enemy a fiend lurks1 close behind
The radiance of thy planet O be warned!
Coleridge, from Schiller
The belief in astrology was almost universal in the middle of the seventeenth century; it began to waver and become doubtful towards the close of that period, and in the beginning of the eighteenth the art fell into general disrepute, and even under general ridicule2. Yet it still retained many partizans even in the seats of learning. Grave and studious men were both to relinquish3 the calculations which had early become the principal objects of their studies, and felt reluctant to descend4 from the predominating height to which a supposed insight into futurity, by the power of consulting abstract influences and conjunctions, had exalted6 them over the rest of mankind.
Among those who cherished this imaginary privilege with undoubting faith was an old clergyman with whom Mannering was placed during his youth. He wasted his eyes in observing the stars, and his brains in calculations upon their various combinations. His pupil, in early youth, naturally caught some portion of his enthusiasm, and laboured for a time to make himself master of the technical process of astrological research; so that, before he became convinced of its absurdity7, William Lilly himself would have allowed him ‘a curious fancy and piercing judgment8 in resolving a question of nativity.’
On the present occasion he arose as early in the morning as the shortness of the day permitted, and proceeded to calculate the nativity of the young heir of Ellangowan. He undertook the task secundum artem, as well to keep up appearances as from a sort of curiosity to know whether he yet remembered, and could practise, the imaginary science. He accordingly erected9 his scheme, or figure of heaven, divided into its twelve houses, placed the planets therein according to the ephemeris, and rectified10 their position to the hour and moment of the nativity. Without troubling our readers with the general prognostications which judicial11 astrology would have inferred from these circumstances, in this diagram there was one significator which pressed remarkably12 upon our astrologer’s attention. Mars, having dignity in the cusp of the twelfth house, threatened captivity13 or sudden and violent death to the native; and Mannering, having recourse to those further rules by which diviners pretend to ascertain14 the vehemency of this evil direction, observed from the result that three periods would be particularly hazardous15 — his fifth, his tenth, his twenty-first year.
It was somewhat remarkable16 that Mannering had once before tried a similar piece of foolery at the instance of Sophia Wellwood, the young lady to whom he was attached, and that a similar conjunction of planetary influence threatened her with death or imprisonment17 in her thirty-ninth year. She was at this time eighteen; so that, according to the result of the scheme in both cases, the same year threatened her with the same misfortune that was presaged18 to the native or infant whom that night had introduced into the world. Struck with this coincidence, Mannering repeated his calculations; and the result approximated the events predicted, until at length the same month, and day of the month, seemed assigned as the period of peril19 to both.
It will be readily believed that, in mentioning this circumstance, we lay no weight whatever upon the pretended information thus conveyed. But it often happens, such is our natural love for the marvellous, that we willingly contribute our own efforts to beguile20 our better judgments21. Whether the coincidence which I have mentioned was really one of those singular chances which sometimes happen against all ordinary calculations; or whether Mannering, bewildered amid the arithmetical labyrinth22 and technical jargon23 of astrology, had insensibly twice followed the same clue to guide him out of the maze24; or whether his imagination, seduced25 by some point of apparent resemblance, lent its aid to make the similitude between the two operations more exactly accurate than it might otherwise have been, it is impossible to guess; but the impression upon his mind that the results exactly corresponded was vividly26 and indelibly strong.
He could not help feeling surprise at a coincidence so singular and unexpected. ‘Does the devil mingle27 in the dance, to avenge28 himself for our trifling29 with an art said to be of magical origin? Or is it possible, as Bacon and Sir Thomas Browne admit, that there is some truth in a sober and regulated astrology, and that the influence of the stars is not to be denied, though the due application of it by the knaves30 who pretend to practise the art is greatly to be suspected?’ A moment’s consideration of the subject induced him to dismiss this opinion as fantastical, and only sanctioned by those learned men either because they durst not at once shock the universal prejudices of their age, or because they themselves were not altogether freed from the contagious31 influence of a prevailing32 superstition33. Yet the result of his calculations in these two instances left so unpleasing an impression on his mind that, like Prospero, he mentally relinquished34 his art, and resolved, neither in jest nor earnest, ever again to practise judicial astrology.
He hesitated a good deal what he should say to the Laird of Ellangowan concerning the horoscope of his first-born; and at length resolved plainly to tell him the judgment which he had formed, at the same time acquainting him with the futility35 of the rules of art on which he had proceeded. With this resolution he walked out upon the terrace.
If the view of the scene around Ellangowan had been pleasing by moonlight, it lost none of its beauty by the light of the morning sun. The land, even in the month of November, smiled under its influence. A steep but regular ascent36 led from the terrace to the neighbouring eminence37, and conducted Mannering to the front of the old castle. It consisted of two massive round towers projecting deeply and darkly at the extreme angles of a curtain, or flat wall, which united them, and thus protecting the main entrance, that opened through a lofty arch in the centre of the curtain into the inner court of the castle. The arms of the family, carved in freestone, frowned over the gateway38, and the portal showed the spaces arranged by the architect for lowering the portcullis and raising the drawbridge. A rude farm-gate, made of young fir-trees nailed together, now formed the only safeguard of this once formidable entrance. The esplanade in front of the castle commanded a noble prospect39.
The dreary40 scene of desolation through which Mannering’s road had lain on the preceding evening was excluded from the view by some rising ground, and the landscape showed a pleasing alternation of hill and dale, intersected by a river, which was in some places visible, and hidden in others, where it rolled betwixt deep and wooded banks. The spire41 of a church and the appearance of some houses indicated the situation of a village at the place where the stream had its junction5 with the ocean. The vales seemed well cultivated, the little inclosures into which they were divided skirting the bottom of the hills, and sometimes carrying their lines of straggling hedgerows a little way up the ascent. Above these were green pastures, tenanted chiefly by herds42 of black cattle, then the staple43 commodity of the country, whose distant low gave no unpleasing animation44 to the landscape. The remoter hills were of a sterner character, and, at still greater distance, swelled45 into mountains of dark heath, bordering the horizon with a screen which gave a defined and limited boundary to the cultivated country, and added at the same time the pleasing idea that it was sequestered46 and solitary47. The sea-coast, which Mannering now saw in its extent, corresponded in variety and beauty with the inland view. In some places it rose into tall rocks, frequently crowned with the ruins of old buildings, towers, or beacons48, which, according to tradition, were placed within sight of each other, that, in times of invasion or civil war, they might communicate by signal for mutual49 defence and protection. Ellangowan Castle was by far the most extensive and important of these ruins, and asserted from size and situation the superiority which its founders50 were said once to have possessed51 among the chiefs and nobles of the district. In other places the shore was of a more gentle description, indented52 with small bays, where the land sloped smoothly53 down, or sent into the sea promontories54 covered with wood.
A scene so different from what last night’s journey had presaged produced a proportional effect upon Mannering. Beneath his eye lay the modern house — an awkward mansion56, indeed, in point of architecture, but well situated57, and with a warm, pleasant exposure. ‘How happily,’ thought our hero, ‘would life glide58 on in such a retirement59! On the one hand, the striking remnants of ancient grandeur60, with the secret consciousness of family pride which they inspire; on the other, enough of modern elegance61 and comfort to satisfy every moderate wish. Here then, and with thee, Sophia!’
We shall not pursue a lover’s day-dream any farther. Mannering stood a minute with his arms folded, and then turned to the ruined castle.
On entering the gateway, he found that the rude magnificence of the inner court amply corresponded with the grandeur of the exterior62. On the one side ran a range of windows lofty and large, divided by carved mullions of stone, which had once lighted the great hall of the castle; on the other were various buildings of different heights and dates, yet so united as to present to the eye a certain general effect of uniformity of front. The doors and windows were ornamented63 with projections64 exhibiting rude specimens65 of sculpture and tracery, partly entire and partly broken down, partly covered by ivy67 and trailing plants, which grew luxuriantly among the ruins. That end of the court which faced the entrance had also been formerly68 closed by a range of buildings; but owing, it was said, to its having been battered69 by the ships of the Parliament under Deane, during the long civil war, this part of the castle was much more ruinous than the rest, and exhibited a great chasm70, through which Mannering could observe the sea, and the little vessel71 (an armed lugger), which retained her station in the centre of the bay.4 While Mannering was gazing round the ruins, he heard from the interior of an apartment on the left hand the voice of the gipsy he had seen on the preceding evening. He soon found an aperture72 through which he could observe her without being himself visible; and could not help feeling that her figure, her employment, and her situation conveyed the exact impression of an ancient sibyl.
She sate73 upon a broken corner-stone in the angle of a paved apartment, part of which she had swept clean to afford a smooth space for the evolutions of her spindle. A strong sunbeam through a lofty and narrow window fell upon her wild dress and features, and afforded her light for her occupation; the rest of the apartment was very gloomy. Equipt in a habit which mingled74 the national dress of the Scottish common people with something of an Eastern costume, she spun75 a thread drawn76 from wool of three different colours, black, white, and grey, by assistance of those ancient implements77 of housewifery now almost banished78 from the land, the distaff and spindle. As she spun, she sung what seemed to be a charm. Mannering, after in vain attempting to make himself master of the exact words of her song, afterwards attempted the following paraphrase79 of what, from a few intelligible80 phrases, he concluded to be its purport:—
Mingle shades of joy and woe82,
Hope, and fear, and peace, and strife83,
In the thread of human life.
While the mystic twist is spinning,
And the infant’s life beginning,
Dimly seen through twilight84 bending,
Lo, what varied85 shapes attending!
Passions wild, and Follies86 vain,
Pleasures soon exchanged for pain,
Doubt, and Jealousy87, and Fear
In the magic dance appear.
Now they wax, and now they dwindle88,
Whirling with the whirling spindle.
Twist ye, twine ye! even so
Ere our translator, or rather our free imitator, had arranged these stanzas90 in his head, and while he was yet hammering out a rhyme for dwindle, the task of the sibyl was accomplished91, or her wool was expended92. She took the spindle, now charged with her labours, and, undoing93 the thread gradually, measured it by casting it over her elbow and bringing each loop round between her forefinger94 and thumb. When she had measured it out, she muttered to herself — ‘A hank, but not a haill ane — the full years o’ three score and ten, but thrice broken, and thrice to oop (i.e. to unite); he’ll be a lucky lad an he win through wi’t.’
Our hero was about to speak to the prophetess, when a voice, hoarse95 as the waves with which it mingled, hallooed twice, and with increasing impatience96 — ‘Meg, Meg Merrilies! Gipsy — hag — tausend deyvils!’
‘I am coming, I am coming, Captain,’ answered Meg; and in a moment or two the impatient commander whom she addressed made his appearance from the broken part of the ruins.
He was apparently97 a seafaring man, rather under the middle size, and with a countenance98 bronzed by a thousand conflicts with the north-east wind. His frame was prodigiously99 muscular, strong, and thick-set; so that it seemed as if a man of much greater height would have been an inadequate100 match in any close personal conflict. He was hard-favoured, and, which was worse, his face bore nothing of the insouciance101, the careless, frolicsome102 jollity and vacant curiosity, of a sailor on shore. These qualities, perhaps, as much as any others, contribute to the high popularity of our seamen104, and the general good inclination105 which our society expresses towards them. Their gallantry, courage, and hardihood are qualities which excite reverence106, and perhaps rather humble107 pacific landsmen in their presence; and neither respect nor a sense of humiliation108 are feelings easily combined with a familiar fondness towards those who inspire them. But the boyish frolics, the exulting109 high spirits, the unreflecting mirth of a sailor when enjoying himself on shore, temper the more formidable points of his character. There was nothing like these in this man’s face; on the contrary, a surly and even savage110 scowl111 appeared to darken features which would have been harsh and unpleasant under any expression or modification112. ‘Where are you, Mother Deyvilson?’ he said, with somewhat of a foreign accent, though speaking perfectly113 good English. ‘Donner and blitzen! we have been staying this half — hour. Come, bless the good ship and the voyage, and be cursed to ye for a hag of Satan!’
At this moment he noticed Mannering, who, from the position which he had taken to watch Meg Merrilies’s incantations, had the appearance of some one who was concealing114 himself, being half hidden by the buttress115 behind which he stood. The Captain, for such he styled himself, made a sudden and startled pause, and thrust his right hand into his bosom116 between his jacket and waistcoat as if to draw some weapon. ‘What cheer, brother? you seem on the outlook, eh?’ Ere Mannering, somewhat struck by the man’s gesture and insolent117 tone of voice, had made any answer, the gipsy emerged from her vault118 and joined the stranger. He questioned her in an undertone, looking at Mannering — ‘A shark alongside, eh?’
She answered in the same tone of under-dialogue, using the cant103 language of her tribe — ‘Cut ben whids, and stow them; a gentry119 cove55 of the ken66.’5
The fellow’s cloudy visage cleared up. ‘The top of the morning to you, sir; I find you are a visitor of my friend Mr. Bertram. I beg pardon, but I took you for another sort of a person.’
Mannering replied, ‘And you, sir, I presume, are the master of that vessel in the bay?’
‘Ay, ay, sir; I am Captain Dirk Hatteraick, of the Yungfrauw Hagenslaapen, well known on this coast; I am not ashamed of my name, nor of my vessel — no, nor of my cargo120 neither for that matter.’
‘I daresay you have no reason, sir.’
‘Tausend donner, no; I’m all in the way of fair trade. Just loaded yonder at Douglas, in the Isle121 of Man — neat cogniac — real hyson and souchong — Mechlin lace, if you want any — right cogniac — we bumped ashore122 a hundred kegs last night.’
‘Really, sir, I am only a traveller, and have no sort of occasion for anything of the kind at present.’
‘Why, then, good-morning to you, for business must be minded — unless ye’ll go aboard and take schnaps; you shall have a pouch123 — full of tea ashore. Dirk Hatteraick knows how to be civil.’
There was a mixture of impudence124, hardihood, and suspicious fear about this man which was inexpressibly disgusting. His manners were those of a ruffian, conscious of the suspicion attending his character, yet aiming to bear it down by the affectation of a careless and hardy125 familiarity. Mannering briefly126 rejected his proffered127 civilities; and, after a surly good-morning, Hatteraick retired128 with the gipsy to that part of the ruins from which he had first made his appearance. A very narrow staircase here went down to the beach, intended probably for the convenience of the garrison129 during a siege. By this stair the couple, equally amiable130 in appearance and respectable by profession, descended131 to the sea — side. The soi-disant captain embarked132 in a small boat with two men, who appeared to wait for him, and the gipsy remained on the shore, reciting or singing, and gesticulating with great vehemence133.
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captivity
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judgments
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