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"Here, Cosmo! jist hearken to this bit o' wisdom, my man frae a hert doobtless praisin' God this mony a day in higher warl's: 'He that would always know before he trusts, who would have from his God a promise before he will expect, is the slayer of his own eternity." The words mingled strangely with what had just passed between him and Agnes.
"He's a gey clever laddie," he had said once to Maggie, "and gien he gets his een open i' the coorse o' the life he's hardly yet ta'en hand o', he'll doobtless see something; but he disna ken yet that there's onything rael to be seen, ootside or inside o' him!" When he heard that he was going to study divinity, he shook his head, and was silent. "I'm jist hame frae peyin him a short veesit," Mrs.
"I winna be a'thegither sure o' that!" returned the soutar. "Doobtless ye'll dee as the Spirit shaws ye!" James made no answer, and neither spoke again that night. The next morning, James sent to the clerk of the synod his resignation of his parish and office.
The hole's bigger noo, for a' the decay o' the castel has taen to slidin' oot at it, an' doobtless it'll spread an' spread till the haill structur vainishes; at least sae they say, my lord; but I wad hae a try at the haudin' o' 't thegither for a' that. I dinna see 'at the deil sud hae 't a' his ain gait, as gien we war a' fleyt at him.
"It's lyin' there, doobtless, or ye wadna hae daured to shaw yer face on sic an eeran'." Duncan, who was dozing in his chair, awoke at the sound of high words. His jealous affection perceived at once that Malcolm was being insulted.
A witch of the worst kind," replied Robie, with a chuckle. "Now, when I come in here tomorrow morning nae doobt I will find all your chains off. It is just sae with pretty much all the others. I cannot keep them chained, try my best and prettiest." "And Antipas?" "Oh, he will just be like all the rest of them, doobtless. He is a powerful witch, and half a Quaker, besides."
The next day, Miss Horn, punctual as Fate, presented herself at Lossie House, and was shown at once into the marquis's study, as it was called. When his lordship entered, she took the lead the moment the door was shut. "By this time, my lord, ye 'll doobtless hae made up yer min' to du what 's richt?" she said. "That 's what I have always wanted to do," returned the marquis.
He wad never hae made sic a sicht o' bonny things to lat them lie wi'oot onybody to gaither them! An' there's nae ill fowk the furth at this time o' nicht, ta mak an oogly din, or disturb him wi' the sicht o' them. He maun come oot i' the quaiet o' the nicht, or else what's 't a' for? That 'll be what the deep sleep fa's upo' men for, doobtless to haud them oot o' his gait! Eh!
Now you hae made me dissatisfied wi' my guiding o' Davie, and meeserable anent my bank account, ye may gang to your bed; you'll doobtless sleep weel on the thought." However, sometimes things are not so ill as they look. The new firm obtained favor, and even old, cautious men began to do a little business with it.
"We are in search of the Scottish party," said the youth, turning to Sandy with a polite bow; "can you direct us to its whereabouts?" "I'm no' sure that I can, sir, though I'm wan o' the Scotch pairty mysel', for me an' my freen hae lost oorsels, but doobtless Mister Dally here can help us. May I ask what 'ee want wi' us?" "Certainly," replied the Englishman, with a smile.
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