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T' lambs niver get over wet spring and t' ewes is poor. Then flock is weel under tally; I've lost two score Swinset Herdwicks, and the mak-up's next Thursday." "But how did you lose forty sheep?" Grace asked. "There was a hole in fell dyke and Swinset sheep are thief sheep, varra bad to hoad. I bowt ewes there and t' lambs followed when they wandert back to their heaf." Grace pondered.
That wad be a just price and we ought to be satisfied." "Let him smart!" urged the other. "He's robbed us lang enough." "Well," said Peter thoughtfully, "I dinna ken if that's a reason for robbing him, and it's sometimes safer no to push your enemy over hard when he's willing to give in. You must choose. If you hoad on and force him to sell at a big loss, the fight can only end in yan o' two ways.
Another Boer commando, about 1,000 strong, with two batteries of artillery, is now hovering in the ranges away to the north-west of Enslin, but Colonel Hoad is not likely to be tempted out to meet them, since his orders are to hold Enslin against attack. However, should they venture to make a dash for Enslin, they will get a pretty bad time, as the Australians there are keen for a fight.
"Artists cannot tell a fib," Alma said, "or even act one," and she laughed in Beaton's upturned face. He did not unbend his dreamy gaze. "You're quite right. The suggestions are stupid." Alma turned to Miss Woodburn: "You hear? Even when we speak of our own work." "Ah nevah hoad anything lahke it!" "And the design itself?" Beaton persisted.
It's weel you ken." "Then, can you give security for the debt?" "I canna and wadn't give it if I could. There's ways a cliver agent can run up a reckoning, and when you want Mireside I'll have to gan." "Then, I'm afraid we shall be forced to break the lease and take measures to recover the sum due." "Hoad on a minute!" said one of the group, who turned to Railton. "Would you like to stop?"
I am encouraged to grieve, especially in public. Mrs. Gurrage herself put on black, and her face beamed all over with enjoyable tears the first Sunday we rustled into the family pew stiff with crêpe and hangings of woe. They gave grandmamma what Miss Hoad I mean Amelia called a "proper funeral." And so all is done even the Marquis has gone back to France, and only Roy is left.
During this I had been trying to talk to Miss Hoad, but she was so ill at ease and so taken up with looking round the room that we soon lapsed into silence. Presently I heard Mrs. Gurrage say she also had been busy examining the room: "Well, you have been good tenants, coverin' up the suite, but you've no call to do it.
But their flashing eyes and clenched hands told in language more eloquent than a salvo of cheers that this was their ideal man, the man they would follow rifle in hand up the brimstone heights of hell itself, if need be; aye, and stand sentry there until the day of judgment, if Hector Macdonald gave the order. A complete change has come to the Australians who are in Africa under Colonel Hoad.
I have never been to a ball yet." "Never been to a ball? My! Well I've never had a bouquet, so I can't say. If you have any one sweet on you I suppose they send them, but I have always been too busy with aunt to think about that." Poor Miss Hoad!
Peter looked surprised, but did not speak, and there was silence for a few moments. Then one said: "I'm with Kit. We'll hoad on until Bell comes doon seven-and-six. If he does, we'll talk aboot it again." After some argument, the rest agreed, and when they went away Peter turned to his son. "Mayhappen you've sent them t' right road, but I dinna ken! I'm none fond o' fratching, unless I'm forced."
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