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A rosy flush of delight overspread her countenance; she fell a-trembling from head to foot, and it seemed uncertain whether she would succeed in running to the cry, or must fall to the floor. "Ay," exclaimed the soutar, with one of his sudden flashes of unquestioning insight, "by the luik o' ye, ye ken that for the cry o' yer ain bairn, my bonny lass! Ye'll hae been missin him, sair, I doobt!
"Calling the guard, I told him what had occurred, and demanded that the smoker's name and address be taken. "'Yes, sair, said the guard, and hurried away. In a little while he returned. He seemed rather awed and, bending over me, said apologetically: "'Do you know, sir, if I were you I would not prosecute that gent. He has just given me his card. Here it is. He is Mr. Andrew Carnegie."
"O neighbour O Mr. Deans, it's a sair trial, doubtless but think of the Rock of Ages, neighbour think of the promise!" "And I do think of it, neighbours and I bless God that I can think of it, even in the wrack and ruin of a' that's nearest and dearest to me But to be the father of a castaway a profligate a bloody Zipporah a mere murderess!
"I never kent ony guid come o' bein' ower sair upo' bairns," said he. "She's as easy guidit as a coo gaein' hame at nicht, only ye maun jist lat her ken that ye're there, ye ken." "Ow! ay," said Marget, a little nonplussed in her turn. "Wad ye like to see her?" "What ither did I come for?" "Weel, I s' gang and luik for her."
He wasna ill-willy, as the bairns say. But the doctor had some sair wark, I thoucht, to mak that oot, seein' we war a' the children o' wrath, accordin' to him, born in sin, and inheritin' the guilt o' Adam's first trespass. I dinna think Dr. Soulis cud say that God had dune the best he cud for 's. But he never tried to say onything like that.
Her cheeks were rosy, her eyes a deep blue, and very large, and she had lovely, curly hair. But it took no verra keen een to see she was in sair trouble indeed. She had been greetin' not sae lang syne, and her een were red and swollen frae her weeping. "Eh, my, lassie," I said, "can I help ye, then? But I hope you're no in trouble." "Oh, but I am, Mr. Lauder!" she cried.
But I'm real sorry for Ruby Brand; and what'll the puir lassie Gray dot Ye'll hae to gang up an' gie them the message." "So I will; but that's like somethin' to eat, I think?" Spink pointed to the soup. "Ay, it's a' we've got, so let's fa' to; and haste ye, lad. It's a sair heart she'll hae this night wae's me!"
Bruce was anything but a quarrelsome man with other than his inferiors. He pocketed the lie very calmly. "Dinna lowse yer temper, Mr Doo. It's a sair fau't that." "Jist ye deliver up the bairn's effecks, or I'll gang to them that'll gar ye." "Wha micht that be, Mr Doo?" asked Bruce, wishing first to find out how far Dow was prepared to go.
They may call me Sir Harry Lauder the noo, but I'm aye Harry to my friends, and sae I'll be tae the end o' the chapter. It wad hurt me sair tae think a bit title wad mak' a difference to ma friends. Aye, it was a strange thing in yon days to be knowing that the dreams the wife and I had had for the bairn could be coming true.
There'll be a sair heart for the lass that marries me. I wouldna wonder if I jilted ye." "Then," she calmly replied, "I'll haul ye into the justice coort for breach o' promise." With this terrible ultimatum dinging in his ears Saunders fled.
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