All this is in direct contradiction to the evidence in the novel, which makes the Dominie a Glasgow man.

Yet the change seems to be due to Scott rather than to Terry.

It is certain that Colonel Mannering would not have approved of the treatment which the Dominie undergoes, in a play whereof the plot and conduct fall little short of the unintelligible.
Against the character of Pleydell "a few murmurs of pedantic criticism," as Lockhart says, were uttered, and it was natural that Pleydell should seem an incredible character to English readers.

But there is plenty of evidence that his "High Jinks" were not exaggerated.
There remains the heroine of the novel, as Mr.Ruskin not incorrectly calls her, Meg Merrilies, the sybil who so captivated the imagination of Keats.

Among Scott's many weird women, she is the most romantic, with her loyal heart and that fiery natural eloquence which, as Scott truly observed, does exist ready for moments of passion, even among the reticent Lowlanders.