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"Mally," he said very softly, and he held out his hand. Something in the voice made me giddy, something in the blue eyes made me tremble. I looked at him but did not speak. "Don't you know me, Mally?" he said. I felt as if a rosy veil were falling over my face and neck. A flood of joy was sweeping through me. At last I knew who it was.
With the mighty eagerness of a child who knew nothing of what the solemn time foreboded I flew about the house on tiptoe, fetching my mother's medicine and her milk and the ice to cool it, and always praising myself for my industry and thinking I was quite indispensable. "You couldn't do without your little Mally, could you, mammy?"
Udsbud Mally! then you would know, as well as your Mistress, what delights are to be had in the first Wedding night. Then you would also know how to discourse of the first Pleasure of marriage, and with the Bride expect the second. The Woman goes to buy houshold-stuf. The unthankfulness of some of the Wedding-guests, and thankfulness of others.<
And as for the Canongate, this Saxon gaet or way of the Holy rood canons, it still sheltered in 1753 'two dukes, sixteen earls, two dowager countesses, seven lords, seven lords of session, thirteen baronets, four commanders of the forces in Scotland, and five eminent men, fine game indeed for Mally Lee!
"Helen," said he, "you will not be afraid to stay by the poor young creature, while I go and catch Mally, and ride as fast as she can carry me to the manse, and bring the minister, who is a skilful man, and who, perhaps, may be able to do something for the sufferer; at least, he will advise us what is best for us to do in this hour of need."
"Ah! there's your cue now." Out in the center of the stage stood a young man, exclaiming eagerly, as he looked in their direction: "Ah, here comes the little society belle now!" "Go on; walk right out on the stage," whispered Mally, giving Jessie a push. Jessie never knew how she got there. The glare of the foot-lights blinded her. The words her companion uttered fell upon dazed ears.
"What made you leave China?" he asked. "Me come to Amelica fol gold." "Hi, ho! That's it, is it? What are you going to do with your gold when you find it?" "Cally it back to China." "And when you've callied it back, what'll you do then?" "Me mally wife, have good time and plenty money to buy lice."
I was just passing through it when I heard my mother say "Mary" in a strange low voice, and I turned and saw her I can see her still with her beautiful pale face all broken up, and her arms held out to me. Then I rushed back to her, and she clasped me to her breast crying, "Mally veen!
I just mention it in case any of you are thinking of putting your names in." He turned from the glass, laughing. "Hullo, Mally, going to have a shave, old thing?" "Yes, if I can get at my razor Oh, Bosh, get off my chest sprawling all over my gear!" "I'm in a state of acute physical exhaustion. I feel tender and giddy. I know all this foul exercise is bad for me early in the morning."
And we're a' gaun east and wast, we're a' gann ajee, We're a' gaun east and wast courtin' Mally Lee." Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.
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