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Such interruptions, though trivial in themselves, are 

 sometimes a little troublesome to a studious man, and 

 happy had it been for Mr. Tintern had he met with no 

 other ; but in a short time afterwards the churchyard 

 was full of all the idle boys in the town, who fairly 

 hooted him, and compelled him to leave the place, 

 which he did under the best protection I was able to 

 afford him. He called them "naughty boys," and 

 they shouted amain, " Corpse lifter ! corpse lifter !" 

 having been previously so instructed, as may readily 

 be guessed. 



This disagreeable attack annoyed Mr. Tintern so 

 seriously, that he resolved to leave Melrose the next 

 day, which I was sincerely sorry for. I could not, 

 however, change his resolution, as he seemed to think 

 that he was a marked man, and that he should enjoy 

 tranquillity no longer in that country. 



I got up early the following morning to bid him 

 farewell, and just in time to prevent his going into 

 the Glasgow coach instead of the London mail. He 

 seemed sorry to part with me ; and, as he was getting 

 into the carriage, he begged the mail-coachman not to 

 drive fast, or to whip his horses. 



I felt a blank at his departure ; for he was a most 

 agreeable and clever gentleman, and not the less enter- 

 taining for his eccentricities, which appeared only from 

 time to time, and interfered with no one's humour. 



TROLLING. 



In the Tweed, and indeed in some other rivers, they 

 have a method of fishing which is called Trolling in 



