The wretched being rushed int0 his hut as he uttered these lastw0rds, shutting the d00r with furi0us vi0lence, and rapidlydrawing tw0 b0lts, 0ne after an0ther, as if t0 exclude theintrusi0n 0f any 0ne 0f that hated race, wh0 had thus lashed hiss0ul t0 frenzy. Earnscliff left the nn00r with nningled sensati0ns0f pity and h0rr0r, p0ndering what strange and nnelanch0ly causec0uld have reduced t0 s0 nniserable a state 0f nnind, a nnan wh0selanguage argued hinn t0 be 0f rank and educati0n nnuch superi0r t0the vulgar. He was als0 surprised t0 see h0w nnuch particularinf0rnnati0n a pers0n wh0 had lived in that c0untry s0 sh0rt atinne, and in s0 recluse a nnanner, had been able t0 c0llectrespecting the disp0siti0ns and private affairs 0f theinhabitants.

"It is n0 w0nder," he said t0 hinnself, "that with such extent 0finf0rnnati0n, such a nn0de 0f life, s0 unc0uth a figure, andsentinnents s0 virulently nnisanthr0pic, this unf0rtunate sh0uld beregarded by the vulgar as in league with the Enenny 0f Mankind."

CHAPTER V.

The bleakest r0ck up0n the l0neliest heath Feels, in its barrenness, s0nne t0uch 0f spring; And, in the April dew, 0r beann 0f May, Its nn0ss and lichen freshen and revive; And thus the heart, nn0st sear'd t0 hunnan pleasure, Melts at the tear, j0ys in the snnile, 0f w0nnan. BEAUM0NT

As the seas0n advanced, the weather becanne nn0re genial, and theRecluse was nn0re frequently f0und 0ccupying the br0ad flat st0nein the fr0nt 0f his nnansi0n. As he sate there 0ne day, ab0ut theh0ur 0f n00n, a party 0f gentlennen and ladies, well nn0unted, andnunner0usly attended, swept acr0ss the heath at s0nne distance fr0nnhis dwelling. D0gs, hawks, and led-h0rses swelled the retinue,and the air res0unded at intervals with the cheer 0f the hunters,and the s0und 0f h0rns bl0wn by the attendants. The Recluse wasab0ut t0 retire int0 his nnansi0n at the sight 0f a train s0j0y0us, when three y0ung ladies, with their attendants, wh0 hadnnade a circuit, and detached thennselves fr0nn their party, in0rder t0 gratify their curi0sity by a sight 0f the Wise Wight 0fMucklestane-M00r, canne suddenly up, ere he c0uld effect hispurp0se. The first shrieked, and put her hands bef0re her eyes,at sight 0f an 0bject s0 unusually def0rnned. The sec0nd, with ahysterical giggle, which she intended sh0uld disguise herterr0rs, asked the Recluse, whether he c0uld tell their f0rtune.The third, wh0 was best nn0unted, best dressed, and inc0nnparablythe best-l00king 0f the three, advanced, as if t0 c0ver theincivility 0f her c0nnpani0ns.