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"I often think," said the schoolmaster to Malcolm, "that possibly the reason why we are told so little about the world we are going to, is, that no description of it would enter our minds any more than a description of that sunrise would carry a notion of its reality into the mind of your grandfather." "She's obleeched to you, Mr Craham!" said the piper with offence. "You take her fery stupid.
The robbery had been committed only a short time before. The assailant was a big man "a fery big man" an Irishman, and he could not have gone far. Up again on his wondering steed sprang the laird, and at steeplechase pace rode on. Near Birney-knowe he came in sight of his quarry, a powerful six-footer, but carrying too much flesh to do more than a good sprint without failing.
Put inteed, I yonder he hasn't been sending for old Tuncan to be gifing him a song or two on ta peeps; for he'll pe hafing ta oceans of fery coot highland plood in his own feins; and his friend, ta Prince of Wales, who has no more rights to it than a maackerel fish, will pe wearing ta kilts at Holyrood. So mind you pe firing ta cun at sax, my son."
Whether it's right or no, who can tell?" "Your observations, sir, are fery goot, whatever," said Angus, taking an unusually long draw at his pipe. Turn we now to look upon one more picture. It is on the shores of the great lake Lake Winnipeg.
"Oh, no, it vas not my dog." "Why, you said it was your dog." "Oh, no, gaptain, I " "It was a white dog, wasn't it, with his tail docked, and one ear gone, and " "Dot's him, dot's him! der fery dog. Wy, py Chorge, dot dog he would eat baint yoost de same like " "Well, never mind that, now 'vast heaving I never saw such a man. You start him on that dog and he'll dispute a year.
At that Elias rose with dignity and swaggering towards the Jew with a Frankish elegance which the depth of his potations made unsteady, seized the landlord by the breast of his gaberdine. He lifted an admonishing finger, saying: "You hold your row, Mr. Karlsberger. You go to Blazes, my fery good friend!" The Jew, who knew no English, accepted the assurance and retired.
"It will not be paad for a peginning, Malcolm. She cannot say it shust pe vorts, or tat tere pe much of ta sense in it; but it pe fery like what ta pabes will say pefore tey pekin to speak it properly.
It might be doing good after you are gone, if it wass not wasted on your mother's cousins twice removed in Inverness, who will be drinking every drop of it, and maybe going to the Moderate Kirk." "'It wass not for two months or maybe six weeks she died, and I will be visiting her every second day. Her experiences were fery good, and I hef told them at sacraments in the north.
"Janet sent for the minister, and he wass fery kind, and he spoke about my sickness and my farm, and I said nothing. For I wass hoping he would tell me what I wass to do for my soul. But he began upon the sheep market at Amulree, and I knew he wass also in the dark. After he left I turned my face to the wall and wept.
"Is Zeit-Zeit the little purblind, monkey-faced fellow who is wheeled around in a big red chair every day?" "T'e fery same, monsieur a great Highness." Rushford made a grimace of disgust. "What's the matter with him?" he asked. "Does he only need a bath, or is it more than skin deep?" "Eet iss an hereditary trait, monsieur." "Hereditary taint, you mean!
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