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She says she's mairret to yin o' the officers, but I've never set een on him. 'Is she a nice lassie? 'Oh, weel enough. She's no' mean, onyhoo, but she's gey fast. She was tryin' to get me ta'en on at the Olympic. If she says onything, jist tell her I've changed my mind.
On the step she collided with a red headed, freckle-faced young man who asked for Mr. Traill. "He isna here." The shy lassie was made almost speechless by recognizing, in this neat, well-spoken clerk, an old Heriot boy, once as poor as herself. "Do you wark for him, lassie? Weel, do you know how he cam' out in the Burgh court about the bit dog?" There was only one "bit dog" in the world to Ailie.
John took the oath, and observed it most religiously, although sadly teased and questioned by his helpmate, particularly about the "bonnie lassie" with whom he danced on the night of his departure. He was also observed to walk a mile out of his way rather than pass Merlin's Craig when the sun was below the horizon.
Dishart, who was always a ready man, introduced something into his sermon that day about women's dress, which every one hoped Chirsty Lundy, the lassie in question, would remember. Nevertheless, the minister sometimes came to a sudden stop himself when passing from the vestry to the pulpit. The passage being narrow, his rigging would catch in a pew as he sailed down the aisle.
"I would rather be just a little Scotch lassie, than a Yankee Queen," said Menie, firmly. There was a laugh, and Menie was indignant at her brothers for joining. "You mean a president's wife. We don't allow queens here in this free country," said Mr Snow. "But it is dreadful that you should hate us so," said the Squire. "I like you, and the Judge. And I like Mrs Merle."
"Ye speak sweetly, and as sensibly as sweet," said he, raising the flickering lamp, which burned before them upon a small table, and gazing upon her countenance; "and I will now tell ye, lassie, that if your features be not beautiful, there is honesty and kindliness written upon every line o' them; and though ye are a dependent in the house o' my enemy, I will trust ye.
The female spectators, more compassionate, were loud in exclamation against that part of the Judge's speech which seemed to cut off the hope of pardon. "Set him up, indeed," said Mrs. Howden, "to tell us that the poor lassie behoved to die, when Mr. John Kirk, as civil a gentleman as is within the ports of the town, took the pains to prigg for her himsell."
'An' rings on his fingers an' bells 'Noo, noo, lassie, ye're no to mak' fun o' me! Whaur's his case? Christina handed her an aluminium cigarette case the best in the shop and she presented it to Macgregor, saying: 'Ye're no to gang an' hurt yer health wi' smokin'; but when ye tak' a ceegarette, ye'll maybe gi'e a thocht to an auld body that'll be rememberin' ye, baith mornin' an' nicht.
"Yes," said John, "you women are brimful of courage, God bless you! and she's the bravest of you all." "But you'll no have the assurance to tak' that puir bit lassie to yonder God-forsaken spot?" "She wants to go at least she wants to leave London." "What does she? Weel, weel! But didn't I say she was nought but one of your Sisters or sic-like?
"I maun awa hame," she said with a sigh. "Ay, lassie; they'll be bidin' their denner for ye." "Na, nae fear o' that," answered Annie, adding with another little sigh, "I doot there winna be muckle o' the broth to the fore or I win hame." "Weel jist bide, bairn, an' tak' a cup o' tay wi' me. It's a' 'at I hae to offer ye. Will ye bide?" "Maybe I wad be i' yer gait," objected Annie feebly.