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They do not carry an almanack in their pockets, do they?" "Well," remarked Willis, "parrots do say and do odd things. I heard of one that once frightened away a burglar, by screaming out, 'The Campbells are coming; so, Miss Wolston, perhaps yours does keep a log." "By counting its knuckles," suggested Jack.
He had his fiddle and now he proceeded to favour us with 'A Life on the Ocean Wave, 'The Campbells are Coming, etc., in a manner worthy of his social position and of his fiddle. "At 7 the usual dead calm was restored. We rowed till we reached Et-then Island at 8, covering two miles more or 32 in all to-day.
But the heart of the people swelled high with a worthy pride as we dwelt on his name and those of the Lawrences, the Neills, the Outrams, the Campbells, and felt that all our heroes had not died with Wellington. Other anxieties and misfortunes had not been lacking while the fate of British India still hung in the balance.
Where, but at the cross of Inverary, the head burgh of the Campbells? A word in your ear, Mr. Balfour they're not seeking Alan." "What do you mean?" I cried. "Not seeking him?" "By the best that I can make of it," said he. "Not wanting to find him, in my poor thought. They think perhaps he might set up a fair defence, upon the back of which James, the man they're really after, might climb out.
The French gentlemen told the Miss Campbells that it was a great sacrifice to bury so much beauty in the wilderness; but what they said had little effect upon any of the party.
It was not right, perhaps, that my father's daughter should be expecting anything from the sister of the Campbells of Keil." She was all tremulous with vexed pride and disappointment. "Miss Mary is your very kind friend, Nan," he protested, "and she will help you as readily as she will help me." "I am to go down then?" she cried, uplifted again. "Well, yes that is, it is between ourselves."
Captain McDonald, stirring the punch, filled all glasses, crying out that we should drink to our sweethearts in bumpers. "Drink 'em in wine," protested Captain Campbell, thickly. "Who but a feckless McDonald wud drink his leddy in poonch?" "I said poonch!" retorted McDonald, sternly. "If ye wish wine, drink it; but I'm thinkin' the Argyle Campbells are better judges o' blood than of red wine.
They muttered that the only men who had the good cause at heart were the Lowlanders, and that the Campbells took up arms neither for liberty nor for the Church of God, but for Mac Callum More alone. Cochrane declared that he would go to Ayrshire if he went by himself, and with nothing but a pitchfork in his hand.
Having a letter of introduction to the Governor, they received every attention. The society was almost wholly French; and many of the inhabitants called out of politeness, or to gratify their curiosity. The French ladies shrugged up their shoulders, and exclaimed, "Est-il possible?" when they heard that the Campbells were about to proceed to such a distant spot and settle upon it.
Among the other guests were the Archibald Campbells, the Hochschilds, Mr. Osbourne, the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle, Hon. and Mrs. Stoner, one of the ladies of the Queen, Mr. Mitford, and others. She wore it high-necked for the races in the daytime and low-necked in the evening. We drove to Ascot every day at one o'clock.
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