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There has been a lusty, good-looking kimmer, of some forty, or bygane, making mony speerings about you, my lord." "Well, sir, what did she want with me?" said Lord Nigel. "At first, my lord," replied his sapient follower, "as she seemed to be a well-fashioned woman, and to take pleasure in sensible company, I was no way reluctant to admit her to my conversation."
"I tell thee, man, fear nothing," reiterated Campbell; "I will keep my word with you Why, thou sheep's heart, how do ye ken but we may can pick up some speerings of your valise, if ye will be amenable to gude counsel? Our horses are ready. Bid the Justice fareweel, man, and show your Southern breeding." Morris, thus exhorted and encouraged, took his leave, under the escort of Mr.
The laird's buff-coat was hung on a pin behind him and his broadsword and his pistols within reach; for he keepit up the auld fashion of having the weapons ready, and a horse saddled day and night, just as he used to do when he was able to loup on horseback, and sway after ony of the hill-folk he could get speerings of.
A general and powerful expression of sympathy accompanied him. "Ah, puir fallow puir Hobbie!" "He'll learn the warst o't now!" "But I trust Earnscliff will get some speerings o' the puir lassie." Such were the exclamations of the group, who, having no acknowledged leader to direct their motions, passively awaited the return of the sufferer, and determined to be guided by his directions.
"I tell thee, man, fear nothing," reiterated Campbell; "I will keep my word with you Why, thou sheep's heart, how do ye ken but we may can pick up some speerings of your valise, if ye will be amenable to gude counsel? Our horses are ready. Bid the Justice fareweel, man, and show your Southern breeding." Morris, thus exhorted and encouraged, took his leave, under the escort of Mr.
The laird's buff-coat was hung on a pin behind him, and his broadsword and his pistols within reach; for he keepit up the auld fashion of having the weapons ready, and a horse saddled day and night, just as he used to do when he was able to loup on horseback, and away after ony of the hill-folk he could get speerings of.
"And I had hoped, Monkbarns," answered the mendicant, in a tone of reproach, "that ye had ken'd me better than to think that this bit trifling trouble o' my ain wad bring tears into my auld een, that hae seen far different kind o' distress. Na, na! But here's been the puir lass, Caxon's daughter, seeking comfort, and has gotten unco little there's been nae speerings o' Taffril's gunbrig since the last gale; and folk report on the key that a king's ship had struck on the Reef of Rattray, and a' hands lost God forbid! for as sure as you live, Monkbarns, the puir lad Lovel, that ye liked sae weel, must have perished."
Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it's the Scripture says't." "Haud your tongue, sir," said one of the seniors, sternly; "dinna abuse the Word that gate, ye dinna ken what ye speak about." "Hae ye ony tidings? Hae ye ony speerings, Hobbie? O, callants, dinna be ower hasty," said old Dick of the Dingle.
"He, the ill-fa'ard loon!" answered Edie, with much frankness of manner "there wad hae been little speerings o't had Dustansnivel ken'd it was there it wad hae been butter in the black dog's hause." "I thought as much," said Oldbuck.
"He, the ill-fa'ard loon!" answered Edie, with much frankness of manner "there wad hae been little speerings o't had Dustansnivel ken'd it was there it wad hae been butter in the black dog's hause." "I thought as much," said Oldbuck.
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