Waverley Volume 1 Chapter VIII - A Scottish Manor-House Sixty Years Since

In which Captain Waverley arrives at the dreary hamlet of Tully-Veolan, where the poverty and rustic life of its hardy inhabitants are laid bare against the backdrop of a solitary, aged manor-house exhibiting the faded grandeur of a bygone age. The scene is marked by contrasting details of neglect and dignity, from the sun-burnt children and weathered villagers to the sombre avenue and stately, if somewhat fortress-like, residence, conveying a lingering air of seclusion and monastic repose.