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For an hour's time the skirmish continued, Kenric and Allan Redmain fighting side by side. But meanwhile the Norse leader, Rudri, had called off the larger number of his men to the ships, leaving but a few score behind under Sweyn of Colonsay and another. In the thick of the fight Duncan Graham sought his master's side. "Back, back, my lord!" he cried, "Back to the castle of Rothesay!
But methinks his Majesty will be well pleased to see you, and to know what manner of man he has now to depend upon in his future dealings with the Norsemen. Your youth will assuredly be no disadvantage in the eyes of one who was monarch over all Scotland at eight years old." "Think you, Sir Piers, that we shall at last come to a war with these Norsemen?" asked Allan Redmain.
When she got home, she learned that she had a headache, and had not yet made her appearance. Notwithstanding her headache, however, Mrs. Redmain was going in the evening to a small fancy-ball, meant for a sort of rehearsal to a great one when the season should arrive.
Redmain as to afford the loss of the only other friend I have?" said Hesper, calmly. "Ah, Hesper! a sad experience has taught me differently, The moment you are married to the man as married you will be you all are bluster as you may that moment you will begin to change into a wife a domesticated animal, that is a tame tabby.
Redmain expected of you, and whether or not you are capable of it. We can go no further now." "Certainly not, ma'am," assented Mary. "Can you use your needle?" "Yes, ma'am." "Have you done any embroidery?" "I understand it a little, but I am not particularly fond of it." "You mistake: I did not ask you whether you were fond of it," said Mrs.
She had no doubt he would do as he said; she knew Mr. Redmain would just enjoy selling her horses. But she could not at once give in. I say "could not," because hers was the weak will that can hardly bring itself to do what it knows it must, and is continually mistaken for the strong will that defies and endures. She had a week to think about it, and she would see!
Redmain went again to Durnmelling, but Mary begged Hesper to leave her behind. She told her the reason, without mentioning the name of the friend she desired to tend.
Redmain knew that Queen-Anne houses were in fashion, and was even able to recognize one by its flush window-frames, while she had felt something odd, which might be old-fashioned, in the song; between the two, she was led to the conclusion that the fashion of Queen Anne's time had been revived in the making of verses also. "Can you, then, make a song to any pattern you please?" she asked.
And if it so be that you get drowsy, why, sing yourself a song as do the shipmen in their night watches. But mind you this, young Kilmory, that for every beast I lose through the slaying of my dog, your father, Sir Oscar Redmain, shall pay me another of equal value." "Look you, David Blair," said Allan warmly, "it is not thus that I will be your watchdog for many nights.
"Well have you served him," said Kenric; "and now for your courtesy I thank you, Thorolf Sigurdson." Then Kenric bade Ailsa Redmain return with the two children to the abbey. "And now," he added, turning to the captain, "since you are here I would beseech you to grant me a few days' truce, that we may have time to bury our dead."
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