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I only wanted a chance or an excuse tae gie the general notice, and tae gang back to some place where I could see Christian folk, and have the kirk within a stone-cast tae fa' back upon. But it proved tae be ordained that, instead o' my saying the word, it should come frae the general himsel'.
Now she interrupted: "What does it say, Winifred? 'He gathers in His bosom? Please sing those lines again." So Winifred repeated: "'For He gathers in His bosom witless, worthless lambs like me, And carries them Himsel' to His ain countrie." "Thank you!" murmured the invalid with a sigh. "Is it true, Winnie?" "Yes, mother, it is quite true." "That is what I have been."
Natheless, he aye carriet himsel' like ane 'at cud lay doon the law o' this warl', an cleemt no sma' consideration; yet was there never sign or mark o' the proper fundation for sic assumption o' the richt to respec'.
"Hoot, laird! ye ken weel eneuch ye cam frae Go-od," answered Phemy, lengthening out the word with solemn utterance. The laird did not reply, and again the night closed around them, and the sea hushed at their hearts. But a soft light air began to breathe from the south, and it waked the laird to more active thought. "Gien he wad but come oot an' shaw himsel'!" he said.
'Tell me, she said, in a dowie, anxious voice, 'tell me, cousin Jamie, what passed atween ye. Had Willie nae word for me? "'Naething, Jeanie. The man is lost to himsel' to a' who ance wished him weel. He is na worth a decent body's thought. "She sighed sairly; an' I saw that her heart craved after some word or token frae him.
"Nurse," said the child, suddenly fixing on Elspie's face her large eyes, "was that my papa I saw?" "It was just himsel, my sweet wee pet," cried Elspie, trying to stop her with kisses; but Olive went on. "He is not like mamma he is great and tall, like you. But he did not take up and kiss me, as you said he would."
"But how suld ye ken?" cried Rose, scornfully throwing herself down into her seat again. "He ca'ed himsel' Mr. John Scott. Mr. John Scott! And mysel' Mrs. John Scott. And sae ye kenned us, and nae itherwise." "Poor girl! Poor girl!" murmured the housekeeper. "She's far gone! Far gone! Poor girl!" "Puir girl, is it? It will be puir dooke before a' is ended!
'Whan the richt time comes, returned Kirsty solemnly, 'the bonny man 'll lowse the thongs himsel. 'Ay, ay! I ken that weel. It was me 'at tellt ye. He tauld me himsel! I'm thinkin I'll see him the nicht, for I'm sair hauden doon, sair needin a sicht o' 'im. He's whiles lang o' comin! 'I dinna won'er 'at ye're sae fain to see 'im, Steenie! 'I am that; fain, fain! 'Ye'll see 'im or lang.
"He just did, gin Mrs Kezia had nae had mair wit nor himsel'. She sent ye her loving recommend, young leddies, and ye was to be gude lassies, the pair o' ye, and no reckon ye kent better nor him that had the charge o' ye." "Sam, you put that in yourself," said Angus. "Atweel, Sir, Mrs Kezia said she hoped they'd be gude lassies, and discreet that's as true as my father's epitaph."
I've flung a dozen stanes at it, and them that hit it slithered off. Though you landed in the middle o't, you would slide into the water." "He shook himsel' free o' me," the shepherd told afterward, "and I saw him bending down and measuring the distance wi' his een as cool as if he was calculating a drill o' tatties. Syne I saw his lips moving in prayer.
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