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Here's another it's no a Scotch tune, but it passes for ane Oswald made it himsell, I reckon he has cheated mony ane, but he canna cheat Wandering Willie. He then played your favourite air of Roslin Castle, with a number of beautiful variations, some of which I am certain were almost extempore.
As she stroked the wavy gray hair of the head on her knee, her tone changed. "I canna thole to think 'at son o' mine has brocht a' this trouble upon ye." "Not a word against him, mother! He's the best man that ever lived, and I didn't appreciate him, that's all. I can never think of him but as my dear, old, solid, yours-to-count-on Dave Gemmell.
"I am sure I am very willing to go to see the minister," said Jeanie; "for though he read his discourse, and wore that surplice, as they call it here, I canna but think he must be a very worthy God-fearing man, to preach the root of the matter in the way he did."
This it was that gave me a thought. No apology could blot out what I had said; it was needless to think of one, none could cover the offence; but where an apology was vain, a mere cry for help might bring Alan back to my side. I put my pride away from me. "Alan!" I said; "if you canna help me, I must just die here." He started up sitting, and looked at me. "It's true," said I. "I'm by with it.
I've seen them in the broad licht; but in the lobby," he whispered hoarsely "in the lobby when it was dark in the lobby they were terrible. Just twa een, and they aye keep thegither, though they're aye moving. That's why I canna pin them. And it's because I ken they're aye watching me, watching me, watching me that I get so feared. They're red," he nodded and whispered "they're red they're red."
"But, Jeanie, consider your word and plighted faith to me; and would you undertake such a journey without a man to protect you? and who should that protector be but your husband?" "You are kind and good, Reuben, and wad take me wi' a' my shame, I doubtna. But ye canna but own that this is no time to marry or be given in marriage. Na, if that suld ever be, it maun be in another and a better season.
Ony way she's a kind o' queen amang the gipsies; she is mair than a hundred year auld, folk say, and minds the coming in o' the moss-troopers in the troublesome times when the Stuarts were put awa. Sae, if she canna hide hersell, she kens them that can hide her weel eneugh, ye needna doubt that.
"But there's the minister and his character!" she persisted. "Hoots! what cares the minister?" said his wife. "Speir at him there, what he thinks o' clash." "'Deed," answered her husband, "I never heedit it eneuch to tell! There's but ae word I heed, and that's my Maister's!" "Eh, but ye canna lift me oot o' the pit!" groaned the poor girl. "God helpin, I can," returned the minister.
"Ye maunna think ower hard o' him, laddie, for yir mother canna drive him forth, so ye maun bide thegither in this broken hairt o' mine. And laddie, I am askin' God to keep me pure, for my love will hae its bloom some day far ayont us, like the bonny heather when the winter's bye. And I want to be worthy when it comes.
Presently some of those furthest back�-they were women in hooded cloaks and mutches-�spoke in scarce audible voices. "He's no here, sir. We canna see him," they said. The minister could not distinguish their words. "No here!" cried Thomas, who, deaf as he was, had heard them. "He was here a minute ago! His conscience has spoken at last. He's fa'en doon, like Ananias, i' the seat."
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