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Dale had produced a battered caddy, and soon the fumes of gin and tea mingled amicably together. "If I could always have such evenings as this," Mr. Denner thought, sipping the hot gin and water, and crossing his legs comfortably, "I should not have to think of something different." "Your wife would appreciate what I meant about loneliness," he said, going back to what was uppermost in his mind.
"I I am very happy," he murmured. "I thank you, Ruth;" and then, a moment after, "If you will excuse me, I think I will rest for a few moments." Still holding Miss Ruth's hand, he turned his head in a weary way towards the light, and softly closed his eyes. Mr. Denner rested.
He couldna veesit his folk at a wise-like hour in the evening because he was gaun to hev his denner, and he couldna get oot late because his leddy-wife wanted him to be at hame efter denner. There's mony a thing to cause a minister to stumble, for they're juist human beings after a', but his rich mairrage was John Allison's undoing." "Marriage," sighed Mawson, "is a great risk.
"I should rather have it on a Friday." "Well, you don't know anything about the housekeeping part of it," said Miss Deborah, promptly. "And I don't believe William Denner would want to come then; you know he is quite superstitious about Friday. Beside, it is not convenient for me," she added, settling the matter once for all. "Oh, I've no objection to Thursday," said Miss Ruth.
"Yes, sir," he answered, "I will; but you did not mention which one, Mr. Denner." Mr. Denner was silent; he turned his head wearily toward the faint glimmer which showed where the window was, and Gifford heard him sigh. "I did not mention which, no. I had not quite decided. Perhaps you can tell me which you think would like it best?" "I am sure your choice would seem of most value to them." Mr.
The food of the priest was that of the ordinary peasant class among which he lived. "His denner," said Bell, "wes juist tatties, taken in their skins; his supper wes brochan an' sometimes tatties as weel. Some o' the neebors would come an' join him, whiles, an' share the supper wi' him, as they sat roond the hearth."
Dale, "it seems to me I had a thought a sort of a proverb, you might say but it slips my memory." Mr. Denner, with his overcoat half on, stood quite still, and trembled. "It is something about how to make up your mind," Mr. Dale continued, very slowly; "let me see." "How to make up your mind?" cried Mr. Denner. "That's just the thing! I'm sure, that's just the thing!
Denner shook his head deprecatingly at this, but he seemed pleased. "Oh, not at all, it was nothing, it was of no consequence." One of the shutters blew softly to, and darkened the room; Gifford rose, and, leaning from the window, fastened it back against the ivy which had twisted about the hinge from the stained bricks of the wall. "I cannot claim any bravery," the sick man went on. "No.
"She's young and flighty, but there's wan thing, she has no money. I kent a minister he was a kinda cousin o' ma father's an' he mairret a heiress and they had late denner. I tell ye that late denner was the ruin o' that man. It fair got between him an' his jidgment.
What iss the harm of a drop when you are not well?" "You not well!" exclaimed Kalman scornfully. Mackenzie shook his head sadly, sinking back upon the grass. "It iss many years now since I have suffered with an indisposeetion of the bowels. It iss a coalic, I am thinking, and it iss hard on me. But, Callum, man, it will soon be denner time. Just put your horses in and I will be following you."
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