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"But it would be a pity to lose it. What a lot of it there is!" And the boy walked round his sister, touching it as he went. "She never meant to do it; but after that she could not," said Shenac Dhu, pretending to whisper. "Our Shenac never says what she doesn't mean," said Dan hotly. "Whatever other people's Shenacs do," said Hamish laughing.
And yet, at that moment, instead of walking straightforward into the open space beyond the elm-trees, as Arthur did, Hamish withdrew his arm from his brother's, and halted under their shade, peering cautiously around. They were then within view of their own door. "What are you looking at?" "To make sure that the coast is clear.
A fitter subject for punishment could not have occurred, and Hamish was sentenced to immediate execution. All which the interference of his captain in his favour could procure was that he should die a soldier's death; for there had been a purpose of executing him upon the gibbet.
"Then will it soon cease to throb," said Hamish, "unless it can beat within a bosom that lies beneath the turf. Mother, do not blame me. If I weep, it is not for myself but for you; for my sufferings will soon be over, but yours oh, who but Heaven shall set a boundary to them?"
Janet Macleod did not care to conceal that she had been crying a little bit; and there were proud tears in the eyes of the stately old dame who walked with her; but the most excited of all was Hamish, who could by no means be got to understand that his master did not all at once want to hear about the trial of the young setters, and the price of the sheep sold the week before at Tobermory, and the stag that was chased by the Carsaig men on Tuesday.
He gave thanks: mercies had come upon him upon his; and that great dread which was turning his days to gall, his nights to sleeplessness the arrest of Hamish, had not as yet been attempted.
Until this loophole had appeared, the facts had been to Arthur's mind utterly mysterious; they now shone out all too clearly, in glaring colours. He knew that he himself had not touched the money, and no one else had been left with it, except Hamish. Debt! what had the paltry fear of debt and its consequences been compared with this? Mr.
Hurst and the rest stole round the cloisters, and out at the south door. Hamish and Arthur followed, more leisurely, and less silently. Ketch came up. "Who's this here, a-haunting the cloisters at this time o' night? Who be you, I ask?" "The cloisters are free until they are closed, Ketch," cried Hamish.
'It's all right, Mrs. MacGregor, piped Tricksy; 'we've been having a fine game. Hamish, you've let Laddie in, and his feet are making wet marks all over the floor! 'Never mind Laddie, said Mrs. MacGregor; 'take her upstairs and give her dry shoes and stockings, Marjorie, and then come to dinner, all of you.
I was sick at the sight I confess it. But the punishment of dogs is only for those worse than dogs, who know not how to keep their faith." "To this infamy, however, thou hast subjected thyself, Hamish," replied Elspat, "if thou shouldst give, or thy officers take, measure of offence against thee. I speak no more to thee on thy purpose.
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