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"I dinna ken muckle about the law," answered Mrs. Howden; "but I ken, when we had a king, and a chancellor, and parliament men o' our ain, we could aye peeble them wi' stanes when they werena gude bairns But naebody's nails can reach the length o' Lunnon."
And sae, as I was gaun to say," she continued, again addressing Sandy, "yer mither seems to be pleased; I'm weel pleased; Jock's no that sair set against the match, and noo there's naebody's consent awantin but your ain." "Ay," said Sandy, "there's anither yet, though you've forgotten about it; ye maun get her consent too afore it can be a bargain.
"I agree with you," he said, after a few minutes' thought, "but I have been born, I suppose, with a profound respect for law and legally constituted authority." "Div ye think, lad," returned Black, impressively, "that naebody's been born wi' a high respec' for law but yersel'? I suppose ye admit that the King is bound to respec' the law as weel as the people?" "Of course I do.
Na; they plotted, they conspired, they worked ilka ain o' them agin us, and they beat us. Ay, and noo they're robbin' us robbin' us! But they shallna ha' her. Oor's or naebody's, Wullie! We'll finish her sooner nor that." He banged the Cup down on the table and rushed madly out of the room, Red Wull at his heels. In a moment he came running back, brandishing a great axe about his head.
"Weel, Janet, it's a great cross to me an' him sae honored, an' guid an' rich, wi' no a shilling ill-saved to shame him." "Tut, tut, ma'am! The river doesna' swell wi' clean water. Naebody's charged him wi' wrangdoing that's enough. There's nae need to set him up for a saint." "An' you wanted him to be a minister, Janet." "I was that blind ance." "We are blind creatures, Janet."
"What sort of a man is he?" "Weel, it's hard to say. He's ane o' them 'at naebody says weel o', an' naebody's begud to say ill o' yet." "There can't be much amiss with him then, surely!"
It was "naebody's business, whatever," she said; "it would just start a clash in the country"; and there would be nothing left for her but to drown herself in Dule Water. "Why?" says Francie. The girl looked at him and grew scarlet again. "And it isna that, anyway," continued Francie.
His voice refused to go further and he bent his head upon the bed, trying hard to control himself and keep from breaking down before her. "I'm awfu' vexed, Rob," she said, after a while. "It was a' a mistak' an' naebody's to blame. I ought to hae kent better mysel'," and she paused again for breath.
"I dinna ken muckle about the law," answered Mrs. Howden; "but I ken, when we had a king, and a chancellor, and parliament men o' our ain, we could aye peeble them wi' stanes when they werena gude bairns But naebody's nails can reach the length o' Lunnon."
Ye hae aye been gude to me better nor I deserved. Ye hae been naebody's enemy but yer ain. 'Haud yer tongue. Ye're speykin' waur blethers nor the minister, honest man! I tell ye I hae been a damned scoon'rel to ye. I haena even hauden my han's aff o' ye. And eh! ye war a bonny lass whan I merried ye.
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