Waverley Volume 1 Chapter X - Rose Bradwardine and Her Father

In which the young and graceful Rose Bradwardine is introduced with a mixture of admiration and gentle humour, her lively character warmly contrasted against her father's austere yet dignified presence, the Baron of Bradwardine, whose ancient privileges and firm Jacobite principles colour the reception of their English guest, Captain Waverley. In this scene of rural hospitality, the ancestral hall and its company of local worthies unfold with a tone of proud lineage and convivial duty, as the stage is set for the mingling of distinct manners and histories.