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But wi' that up jumps Bawby, an' comin' efter her, says to me says she, 'Eh, Miss Horn! there's terrible news: Leddy Lossie's deid; she 's been three ooks deid! 'Weel, says I, 'what's sae terrible aboot that? For ye ken I never had ony feelin's, an' I cud see naething sae awfu' aboot a body deem' i' the ord'nar' w'y o natur like.

"For the boady of the saxt," pursued Kirstie, "wi' his head smashed like a hazelnit, had been a' that nicht in the chairge o' Hermiston Water, and it dunting it on the stanes, and grunding it on the shallows, and flinging the deid thing heels-ower-hurdie at the Fa's o' Spango; and in the first o' the day, Tweed had got a hold o' him and carried him off like a wind, for it was uncoly swalled, and raced wi' him, bobbing under brae-sides, and was long playing with the creature in the drumlie lynns under the castle, and at the hinder end of all cuist him up on the starling of Crossmichael brig.

I asked for him next week of the new carrier who got the goodwill of James's business, and was now master of Jess and her cart. "How's Rab?" He put me off, and said rather rudely, "What's your business wi' the dowg?" I was not to be so put off. "Where's Rab?" He, getting confused and red, and intermeddling with his hair, said, "Deed, sir, Rab's deid." "Dead! what did he die of?"

There was no sign of blood upon it, fortunately. He had caught his enemy squarely with the flat of it; all was well, for none had seen him not even his victim lift it and strike. The shepherd was at home, and at once accompanied him to the spot. 'He's deid, said the herd, lifting up a limp arm. 'I'm doubtin' he's got awa. 'Nonsense, said his companion with affected assurance.

"Weel, it was an awfu' like thing, ye may be sure, to quaiet fowk, sic as we was a' 'cep' for the drinkin' an' sic like, sin' ever the auld captain cam, wi' his reprobat w'ys it was a sair thing, I'm sayin', to hae a deid man a' at ance upo' oor han's; for, lat the men du 'at they like, the warst o' 't aye comes upo' the women.

A sturdy figure came down through the scrog of hazel and revealed itself as his neighbour of the Dodhead. Jamie Telfer lived five miles off in Ettrick, but his was the next house to the Cleuch shieling. Telfer was running, and his round red face shone with sweat. "Dod, man, Sim, ye're hard o' hearing. I was routin' like to wake the deid, and ye never turned your neck. It's the fray I bring ye.

The Minister rose from his knees and came towards the window. He opened it, and I saw his face shining in the moonlight like a saint's haggard yet triumphant. 'Gie thanks to God, laddie, he cried to me, as he bent his head reverently, 'we hae striven like Jacob an' hae prevailed. There's a deid man lies upon the bedstraw.

"But the burden's no that grievous to me, Mr Cupples." "There's no sayin' what you women-fowk will not tak' a pleesur' in bearin'; but the passage refers expressly to the men's shouthers. And sae come alang, deid man's bells."

'Have ye walkit a' that distance? she cried breathlessly, having run all her might to meet her. 'Ye'll be deid tired. What way did ye no' send word? 'Because I came off all in a hurry this morning, answered Gladys, with a smile; for the warm welcome glowing in the large eyes of the little seamstress did her good. 'And how have you been you and Miss Peck, and all the people?

"It wad flee nae mair nor a deid deuke i' this weather. It wad be frozen as stiff's a buird." "Ye gowk! Do ye think fowk wash their flags afore they hing them oot, like sarks or sheets? Dinna ye be ower clever, Curly, my man." Whereupon Curly shut up. "What are you in such a state about, Alec?" asked his mother. "Nothing very particular, mamma," answered Alec, ashamed of his want of self-command.