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So the end of it was we agreed, ma brither Alan an' I, to pipe oor way through England for a year, an' the man wha came back wi' the maist siller should wed the lassie." "And a very fair proposal," said I, "but "
"There was a mon in oor company," said the red-headed one, feeling it was his turn again, "that killed seven Jerrmans he shot six and baynitted anither. And he wur fair fou afterwards. He grat like a bairn." "Aye, mon," said a ruddy man of the Yorks L.I., "ah knaw'd ah felt mysen dafflin when ah saw me pal knocked over.
'The beasts and the craps cudna weel du wi' less; and there was aye oor mither to see efter hiz! 'That's true, lassie! I only houp it wasna greed at the hert o' me! At the same time, wha wud I be greedy for but yersels? Weel, and what's it a' aboot? What garred ye come to me aboot Francie? I'm some feart for him whiles, noo 'at he's sae muckle oot o' oor sicht.
There was no shyness now, in spite of the priest's presence in spite of the eager faces that sought hers in anxious questioning. "Mither, Mither!" she screamed shrilly, as she caught sight of the familiar face she sought, and rushed toward her mother's open arms. It was little Peggy, Bell's younger sister. "Oh, Mither," she wailed through her sobs, "oor Jessie's nae to be foond! She's nae at hame.
So I says "if you'll excuse my addressing the chair Professor Jackman I think the period of the lecture has now arrived when it becomes necessary that I should take a good hug of this young scholar." Upon which Jemmy calls out from his station on the chair, "Gran oo open oor arms and me'll make a 'pring into 'em."
"Oh, I'm no' that wee!" said Mungo. "If ye wad jist bide cool " "'Cool' quo' he! Man! I'm up to the neck in fire. Where is she?" "Whaur ony decent lass should be at this 'oor o' the nicht in her naked bed." "Say that again, you foul-mouthed dog o' Fife, and I'll gralloch you like a deer!" cried the Chamberlain, his face tingling.
Peter attended their departure full of interest, and as soon as they were in the fir woods MacLure explained that it would be an eventful journey. "It's a richt in here, for the wind disna get at the snaw, but the drifts are deep in the Glen, and th'ill be some engineerin' afore we get tae oor destination."
We'll ha' some rag-an'-bone tramp snappin' her up under oor nose, said he; an' he put the wheel over. We were goin' slow. "'Bannister wad like better to go home on a liner an' eat in the saloon. Mind ye what they said o' Holdock & Steiner's food that night at Radley's? Keep her awa', man keep her awa'. A tow's a tow, but a derelict's big salvage. "'E-eh! 'said Bell.
'Dinna, then, replied Teen quite coolly. Nevertheless, as she looked at the sweet face rendered so grave and earnest by the intensity of her thought, her eye became more and more troubled. 'Among oor kind o' folk there's a' kind o' mairriages, she began.
Jack Wilson, he be on the lookout by the roadside vor to stop him to ask him to see Nance, who be taken main bad. I will see him and ask him to send doctor to oor house when he comes, and tell Jarge I will be oop in a minute."
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