It was just as I expeckit, and so I said tae Maister
Donald McSnaw.
I've tauld ye a' aboot it noo, and I havena a word tae add or tae
withdraw. I'm muckle obleeged tae Maister Mathew Clairk for puttin' it
a' doon in writin' for me, and if there's ony would wish tae speer
onything mair o' me I'm well kenned and respeckit in Ecclefechan,
and Maister McNeil, the factor o' Wigtown, can aye tell where I am tae
be foond.
[1] The old rascal was well paid for his trouble, so he need not have
made such a favour of it.--J.F.W.
CHAPTER IX
NARRATIVE OF JOHN EASTERLING, F.R.C.P.EDIN.
Having given the statement of Israel Stakes _in extenso_, I shall append
a short memorandum from Dr. Easterling, now practising at Stranraer.
It is true that the doctor was only once within the walls of Cloomber
during its tenancy by General Heatherstone, but there were some
circumstances connected with this visit which made it valuable,
especially when considered as a supplement to the experiences which I
have just submitted to the reader.
The doctor has found time amid the calls of a busy country practice to
jot down his recollections, and I feel that I cannot do better than
subjoin them exactly as they stand.
I have very much pleasure in furnishing Mr. Fothergill West with an
account of my solitary visit to Cloomber Hall, not only on account of
the esteem which I have formed for that gentleman ever since his
residence at Branksome, but also because it is my conviction that the
facts in the case of General Heatherstone are of such a singular nature
that it is of the highest importance that they should be placed before
the public in a trustworthy manner.
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