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But she is a sad jilt in many instances, this same Prosperity; for some fine morning, with the sun glancing in through the crevices of the window shutters, just at the nick when, after turning yourself, and rubbing your eyes, you courageously thrust forth one leg, with a determination to don your gramashes without more delay.
But the form was indisputable Douce David Deans himself, in his best light-blue Sunday's coat, with broad metal buttons, and waistcoat and breeches of the same, his strong gramashes or leggins of thick grey cloth the very copper buckles the broad Lowland blue bonnet, thrown back as he lifted his eyes to Heaven in speechless gratitude the grey locks that straggled from beneath it down his weather-beaten "haffets" the bald and furrowed forehead the clear blue eye, that, undimmed by years, gleamed bright and pale from under its shaggy grey pent-house the features, usually so stern and stoical, now melted into the unwonted expression of rapturous joy, affection, and gratitude were all those of David Deans; and so happily did they assort together, that, should I ever again see my friends Wilkie or Allan, I will try to borrow or steal from them a sketch of this very scene.
But the form was indisputable Douce David Deans himself, in his best light-blue Sunday's coat, with broad metal buttons, and waistcoat and breeches of the same, his strong gramashes or leggins of thick grey cloth the very copper buckles the broad Lowland blue bonnet, thrown back as he lifted his eyes to Heaven in speechless gratitude the grey locks that straggled from beneath it down his weather-beaten "haffets" the bald and furrowed forehead the clear blue eye, that, undimmed by years, gleamed bright and pale from under its shaggy grey pent-house the features, usually so stern and stoical, now melted into the unwonted expression of rapturous joy, affection, and gratitude were all those of David Deans; and so happily did they assort together, that, should I ever again see my friends Wilkie or Allan, I will try to borrow or steal from them a sketch of this very scene.
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