Endnotes

  1. Moistens. ↩

  2. Dark as the pit. ↩

  3. Sold up. ↩

  4. Agent. ↩

  5. Unwilling. ↩

  6. Look. ↩

  7. Rope. ↩

  8. Report. ↩

  9. Fox. ↩

  10. Stroke. ↩

  11. Blow. ↩

  12. Befool. ↩

  13. Whig or Whigamore was the cant name for those who were loyal to King George. ↩

  14. Reaching. ↩

  15. Bungled. ↩

  16. Coble: a small boat used in fishing. ↩

  17. Careful. ↩

  18. Duck. ↩

  19. Part. ↩

  20. Bag. ↩

  21. Blame. ↩

  22. Mad. ↩

  23. Blame. ↩

  24. The rallying-word of the Campbells. ↩

  25. Brisk. ↩

  26. A bouman is a tenant who takes stock from the landlord and shares with him the increase. ↩

  27. Village fair. ↩

  28. Condiment. ↩

  29. A second sermon. ↩

  30. Commercial traveller. ↩

  31. Rumour. ↩

  32. Hollow. ↩

  33. Newly rough-cast. ↩

  34. Dealings. ↩

  35. Troublesome. ↩

  36. The Duke of Argyle. ↩