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The lassie was conscious of the ill turn she had played, and would have submitted in modesty; but one of the writers' clerks, an impudent whipper-snapper, that had more to say with her than I need to say, bade her protest and appeal against the interlocutor, which the daring gipsy, so egged on, actually did, and the appeal next court day came before me.
She looked up, self-possessed, and eyed Blackie steadily as the doctor stooped over the stricken man on the other side and gingerly felt for the wounds. "Tam is going to live, Captain Blackie," she said, "because he knows I want him to don't you, dear?" "Aye lassie," said Tam faintly. "Because because," she said, "we are going to be married, aren't we, Tam?" He nodded and she stooped to listen.
She heard every word, and went about her work softly that she might hear, never opening her mouth to speak. 'There's something ye want to tell me and dinna like, lassie! said David. 'Gien ye be feart at yer father, gang til yer mither. 'Feart at my father! I wad be, gien I bed onything to be ashamet o'. Syne I micht gang to my mither, I daursay I dinna ken. 'Ye wud that, lassie.
But he came to the conclusion, as he confided to his wife that night, that the lassie "was growin' hardent already;" probably from her being in a state of too great excitement from the events of the day to waste a tear upon his lecture; for, as she said in the hearing of the rottans, when she went up to bed, she "didna care a flee for't."
And you could have done little for her, I dare say, poor lassie. And you may be sure the Lord has been caring for her all this time. He has not forgotten her." "She says that in her letter many times," said Effie. "My dear, there is a bright side to this dark cloud, you may be sure. Whichever way this trouble ends, it will end well for this precious lamb of Christ's fold.
"He is home, and I think he has fallen asleep. He looked very tired." "How is he taking his trouble?" "Like a man. Like himself. He has had his wrestle out on the sea, and has come out with a victory." "The Lord be thanked! Now, Christina, I have heard everything about that wicked lassie.
They had neither chick nor child, lad-servant nor lassie, and they would leave the cottage empty and at our disposal.
If a man has n't courage enough to stand by his faith, he might as well go and hang himself. Don't you think the first thing is to stick by your religion, and the next by your country, though it cost one his life?" "That's it, lassie; every gentleman does."
Dishart, who was always a ready man, introduced something into his sermon that day about women's dress, which every one hoped Christy 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.
He stood by, patting and stroking me whilst I was eating, and seeing the clots of blood on my side he seemed very vexed. 'Poor lassie! it was a bad business, a bad business! Then he quietly took the rein and led me to the stable; just at the door stood Samson. I laid my ears back and snapped at him.
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