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'I'm no feart for him if ye back me up. Him an' yer aunt'll dae onything ye like. 'Thirdly, ye ha'e never. . . . She broke off as they reached the close leading to her home. 'What ha'e I no done, Christina? 'Never heed. . . . Leave go ma finger. 'Will ye keep the ring? 'Hoo can I keep the ring when ye ha'e never. . . Again the sentence was not completed.
We ha'e a pack o' godless young folk growin' up that need the blue beech gad, every one o' them, an' if Maister Cameron was ta'en Ah'm no sayin' what they'd do!" Duncan had turned and was looking down the hill at a rapidly approaching figure. His companion followed the direction of his gaze. "Man, is yon Peter McNabb?" he inquired in amazement. The feeling was quite natural.
I ha'e laid by a little siller for a rainy day, an' this I will gi'e ye to win a farm for yersel' in the woods o' Canada. There is plenty o' room there, an' industry brings its ain reward. If Jeanie Burns lo'es you, as weel as yer dear mither did me, she will be fain to follow you there.
Morel, "supposing some loud-mouthed creature had been getting you to thrash your own children." "I know," repeated Morel. And he said no more, but sat and nursed his bad temper. Suddenly William ran in, saying: "Can I have my tea, mother?" "Tha can ha'e more than that!" shouted Morel. "Hold your noise, man," said Mrs. Morel; "and don't look so ridiculous."
Aboot the enlistin', I meant. But I'll no ask ye that. They wud be prood, onyway. 'Ma uncle's raised ma wages, an' they're to be payed a' the time I'm awa'. 'Shakespeare! That's a proper uncle to ha'e! But dinna be tempted to stop awa' till ye're a millionaire. Oh, here's Miss Tod. Keep calm. She'll no bite ye.
"Hoots! my mither's sister's daughter was her nurse," said he. "Helen Raeburn they ca' her, and her man's ane o' the Macdonalds. Trust me, but I ha'e heard monie a tale o' thae Drummonds, their faither and mither and their gudesire and minnie an' a'." "What is Angus like, Sam?" said I. "Atweel, he's a bonnie laddie; but no just " Sam stopped short and pulled a face.
Ye see we a' ken we ha'e dune wrang, but we ha'ena a' confessed. An' it's a queer thing, but a man'll think it gran' o' 's neebour to confess, whan a' the time there's something he winna repent o' himsel' for fear o' the shame o' ha'ein' to confess 't. To me, the shame lies in no confessin' efter ye ken ye're wrang. Ye'll see, sir, the fisher fowk 'll min' what ye say to them a heap better noo."
And as he fled in terror before the angel, he fell, and the angel came and stood over him, and his sword flashed torture into his bones, but he could not and dared not rise. At last, summoning all his strength, he looked up at him, and cried out, "Sir, ha'e mercy, for God's sake."
"Peter," said Malcolm, "ye was quite richt to gang, but I'm glaid they didna lat ye." "I wad ha'e been half w'y to Port Gordon or noo," said Peter. "But noo ye'll no gang to Port Gordon," said Malcolm. "Ye'll jist gang to the Salmon for a feow days, till we see hoo things gang." "I'll du onything ye like, Ma'colm," said Peter, and went into the house to fetch his bonnet.
"I maun e'en gang while I ha'e company, I dinna expec' to leeve muckle longer at ony rate, but wouldna' like to be eaten by the bears;" and for several years the one who ventured alone to the house of a neighbour after dark was looked upon as possessing more courage than prudence.
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