But that will not make him Ellangowan's son and give him the estate.' 'And what will do so ?' said the Colonel.
'Why, we must have a distinct probation.

There are these gipsies; but then, alas! they are almost infamous in the eye of law, scarce capable of bearing evidence, and Meg Merrilies utterly so, by the various accounts which she formerly gave of the matter, and her impudent denial of all knowledge of the fact when I myself examined her respecting it.' 'What must be done then ?' asked Mannering.
'We must try,' answered the legal sage, 'what proof can be got at in Holland among the persons by whom our young friend was educated.

But then the fear of being called in question for the murder of the gauger may make them silent; or, if they speak, they are either foreigners or outlawed smugglers.

In short, I see doubts.' 'Under favour, most learned and honoured sir,' said the Dominie, 'I trust HE who hath restored little Harry Bertram to his friends will not leave His own work imperfect.' 'I trust so too, Mr.Sampson,' said Pleydell; 'but we must use the means; and I am afraid we shall have more difficulty in procuring them than I at first thought.

But a faint heart never won a fair lady; and, by the way (apart to Miss Mannering, while Bertram was engaged with his sister), there's a vindication of Holland for you! What smart fellows do you think Leyden and Utrecht must send forth, when such a very genteel and handsome young man comes from the paltry schools of Middleburgh ?' 'Of a verity,' said the Dominie, jealous of the reputation of the Dutch seminary--'of a verity, Mr.Pleydell, but I make it known to you that I myself laid the foundation of his education.' 'True, my dear Dominie,' answered the Advocate, 'that accounts for his proficiency in the graces, without question.