He went down to Scotland with Undy, leaving his wife and child at home, not because he could thus best amuse his few leisure days, but because this new work of his, this laborious trade of roguery, allowed him no leisure days.

When can villany have either days or hours of leisure?
Among other things to be done in the north, Alaric was to make acquaintance with the constituents of the little borough of Strathbogy, which it was his ambition to represent in the next Parliament.

Strathbogy was on the confines of the Gaberlunzie property; and indeed the lord's eldest son, who was the present member, lived almost within the municipal boundary.

Ca'stocks Cottage, as his residence was called, was but a humble house for a peer's eldest son; but Mr.Scott was not ashamed to live there, and there for a while he entertained his brother Undy and Alaric Tudor.

Mr.Scott intended, when the present session was over, to retire from the labours of parliamentary life.