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'Ye hae unco little licht here! Hoo are ye a', gentlemen? I s' discover ye by degrees, and pay my respecks accordin'. And he drew a chair to the table. ''Deed I wuss ye wad, returned MacGregor, in a voice pretentiously hushed, but none the less audible. 'There's a drap in yon en' o' the hoose, Mr. Lammie. 'Hoot! never min' the man, said Lammie, looking round in the direction indicated.
"'Ah, Jeanie! he cried, 'my ain darlin' Jeanie! my blessed lammie! I was na worthy o' yer luve. My heart, too, is breakin'. To bring ye back ance mair, I would gladly lay me doon an' dee. "An' he flung himsel' upon the fresh piled sods, an' greeted like a child.
Miss Lammie must indeed have been good-natured, to answer only with a genuine laugh. Shargar looked explosive with anger. But Robert would fain hear more of his mother. 'What was my mother like, Mr. Lammie? he asked. 'Eh, my man! ye suld hae seen her upon a bonnie bay mere that yer father gae her.
When the little one as had been with Goody Bowles an ignorant woman, you see cried and clung to her, and kicked, 'Little savages all, says my Lady. There was thanks to them that had had more work to rear her children than ever with one of her own! 'Perfect little rustics! she said, even when you made your curtsey as pretty as could be, didn't you, my little lammie?"
He's no my maister, said MacGregor, who could drink very little without suffering in his temper and manners; and who, besides, had a certain shrewd suspicion as to the person who still sat in the dark end of the room, possibly because the entrance of Mr. Lammie had interrupted the exorcism.
'I'm sae sure o' haein' 't back again, ye ken, wi' interest, returned Mrs. Falconer. 'Hoo's that? His father winna con ye ony thanks for haudin' him in life. 'He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord, ye ken, Miss Lammie. 'Atweel, gin ye like to lippen to that bank, nae doobt ae way or anither it'll gang to yer accoont, said Miss Lammie.
"Dearie," said the old woman slowly, "Theah's been Delilahs eveh since theah's been Samsons an' they allus will be. I reckon Gawd made 'em to kinda take thu aige offen men's sharp desiah so as to keep it from cuttin' puah hearts apaht. Yuh cain't change natuh, lammie; wild oats will be agrowin' long afteh thu second comin' o' Christ!
Older than Andrew, he had been a great friend of his father, and likewise of some of Mrs. Falconer's own family. Therefore he was received with a kindly welcome. But there was a cloud on his brow which in a moment revealed that his errand was not a pleasant one. 'I haena seen ye for a lang time, Mr. Lammie. Gae butt the hoose, lads. Or I'm thinkin' it maun be schule-time. Sit ye doon, Mr.
How could I ever fill her place?" "No' by your ain strength and wisdom surely my lammie. But it would be limiting His grace to say He canna make you all you should be all that she was, and that is saying muckle; for she was wise far by the common. But now gang awa' to your bed, and dinna forget your good words. There's no fear but you will be in God's keeping wherever you go."
Lammie climbed, and Robert scrambled to his seat; the horn blew; the coachman spake oracularly; the horses obeyed; and away went the gorgeous symbol of sovereignty careering through the submissive region. Nor did Robert's delight abate during the journey certainly not when he saw the blue line of the sea in the distance, a marvel and yet a fact. Mrs.
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