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It's no necessary that any man should do that. The miracles of to-day are all at the service of the wounded laddies. And I've seen things I'd no ha' believed were possible, had I had to depend on the testimony o' other eyes than my own. I've seen men sae hurt that it didna seem possible they could ever do a'thing for themselves again.
She even went so far as to back Mary up in her suggestion that the boys should eat what was set before them, asking no questions. "That's the w'y yer faither was brocht up. If he didna finish his parritch in the mornin', they were warmed up for him again at nicht. Ye tak' but a spinfu' 'at ye could hardly ca' parritch, for they're jist puzhioned wi' sugar."
Of course, she was properly congratulated by them all, but Rose was inclined to be indignant. "You promised that I was to be bridesmaid, and I think it is quite too bad that you should disappoint me," said she. "Yes, I know I promised, but it was with a long prospect of waiting. I thought your own turn might come first, Miss Rose, He didna seem in a hurry about it.
Guid kens I didna mean it. What did I say? 'Oh, dear, I'll never get ower it. 'Havers! I'll apologize if ye tell me what I said. Dinna greet, for ony favour. Ye'll ha'e the folk lookin' at us. Listen, Mary that's yer name, is't no? 'It's Maggie, ye impiddent thing! 'Weel, Maggie, I apologize for whatever I said, whether I said it or no.
He was aye saying things that made me think he saw down to the bottom o' my soul; what I didna understand was that in mastering other women he had been learning to master me. Ay, but though I thought ower muckle about him, never did I speak him fair. I loo'ed Aaron wi' all my heart, and your father kent it; and that, I doubt, was what made him so keen, for, oh, but he was vain!
No that I didna see ony black savages roamin' roon' as weel; but maist o' them had some claithes on, like decent Christian folk. Some hadna come to that knowledge yet; but the nakedness o' black skinned savages isna sae noticin' as that o' white savages, I tak' it." A hearty laugh followed this last remark, and the conversation became general, until the train arrived in Halifax. Mr.
"Didna yo tell me at Myerscough to come here, squire, an ey, Bess Baldwyn, should play Doll Wango to your Jem Tospot?" "Play the devil! for that's what you all seem bent upon doing," exclaimed the squire, impatiently. "Away with you! I can have nothing to say to you!" "You gave me the same promise at the Castle at Preston last night," said Dame Tetlow.
"He was ashamed to stand at the w-window, but I saw him p-peeping out behind the curtains, just to find out whether you were living." "If his servant lass didna follow us across the meadow, and, my word, she's back to the Bailie with a fine story." "He's sweatin' the now for fear he be taken up for assault, and maybe manslaughter."
She paused a moment, considering, as if the words had a meaning she had not thought of before. "Yes," said Effie; "and he went on to explain all about it. I canna repeat much of it; but I understood the most of it, I think." "I was always waiting to hear something about the peace," said Christie; "but he didna get to that." "No. He told us he had kept us too long on the first part of the subject.
Then, after a moment's pause, he added, "Lads, I heard this morning that the dominie's wheat was spoiling, because he couldna get help to cut it. I laughed when I heard it; I didna ken the man then. I'm going to-morrow to cut the dominie's wheat; which o' you will go wi' me?"
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