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"Aye, me leddy; ye may be sure I will do a' in my power to serve your leddyship." "And now pray see if Jim has returned from the post office." Mrs. Murdock went; but returned with startling news: "The lad Jamie has na got back, me leddy; and it e'en appears that he has na gane.
You may bring him to the little back-gate; and I shall have pleasure, in the meanwhile, in looking on the bushes and evergreens by the bright frosty moonlight." "Vara right, vara right that's what I hae aften said; a kail-blade, or a colliflour, glances sae glegly by moonlight, it's like a leddy in her diamonds." So saying, off went Andrew Fairservice with great glee.
Richard had been told, both by Herbert and by Aunt Letty, that he had better remain and live on a small patch of land that should be provided for him. But in answer to this he stated his intention of removing himself to London. If the London air was fit for "my leddy and Miss Letty," it would be fit for him. "It's no good any more talking, Mr. Herbert," said Richard, "I main to go."
Doobyce was a braw, princely mon, his wife a sweet, fair spoken leddy, an' Miss Ady was a born queen, ef there ever was ane. She had her ane way wi' everybody, an' e'en I mysel' hae gien up to her, whiles".
You have no occasion to be abashed; tell your story simply, as you did to me." "I am much obliged to your Grace," said Jeanie, remembering Mrs. Glass's charge, "and I am sure, since I have had the courage to speak to your Grace in poor Effie's cause, I have less reason to be shame-faced in speaking to a leddy.
"Whilk o' them, my leddy? But it's a' ane they're baith mine, sic as they are." "Thank you," she returned. "What for, my leddy?" "For speaking Scotch to me." "I beg your pardon, my lady. I forgot your ladyship was English." "Please forget it," she said. "But I thank you for your songs too. It was the second I wanted to know about; the first I was certain was your own.
"But the mask, the mask! If you heard the policeman call my name, you must have heard him speak of one Leddy Lightfinger." "I did indeed. And is it not possible that I am that very person?" Hillard dropped his hand toward his watch. "Why do you hate Italy?" She sat straight, and what little he could see of her mouth had hardened.
"O, whisht, my bairn, whisht," replied Mause; "thou kensna about thae things It was forbidden meat, things dedicated to set days and holidays, which are inhibited to the use of protestant Christians." "And now," continued her son, "ye hae brought the leddy hersell on our hands!
"'It's nae sae bad, my leddy, said my uncle; for ye see he was a man of few words, and never flattered onybody. "'Then you don't approve much of it? said the duchess. "'I've drank better, and I've drank waur, quo' he. "'I'm sorry you don't like it, Caimbogie, said the duchess, 'for it can never be popular now, we have such a dependence upon your taste.
"O sir," replied Simon, "ye wrong me ye mistake my meaning a'thegither. If you are to die, I will die also; but do ye no think it would be as valorous, and mair rational, at least to see and hear the young leddy before ye determine to die rather than to marry her?" "And hae ye," said the maiden, addressing the laird, "preferred the gallows to poor Meg without even seeing her?"
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