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Well, some are born with a silver spoon in their mouth." "Some be born with roast beef in their mouths, and plum-pudding in their pocket to take away the taste o' mun; and that's better than empty spunes, eh?" "For them that get it," said Jack.
And both mistress and maid laughed the moment they parted company. 'Wha's this 'at's come the nicht, Miss Naper, 'at they're sae ta'en wi'? asked Robert. 'Atweel, I dinna ken yet. It's a mercy the baron's no at hame. I wad hae to lock her up wi' the forks and spunes. 'What for that? asked Robert. But Miss Napier vouchsafed no further explanation.
"Ane large bed, ane flock bed, ane trundle bed, ane chest, ane trunk, ane leather cairpet, sax cawfskin chairs an' twa-three rush, five pair o' sheets an' auchteen dowlas napkins, sax alchemy spunes" Phyllis. "I'll take you." At the far end of the meadow, near to the fort, I met young Hamor, alone, flushed, and hurrying back to the more populous part of the field. "Not yet mated?" I asked.
Gladys, who was only the between-maid, but was nevertheless stout, breathless from her climb and the sentiment of the occasion, produced from a deep pocket a dirty envelope, which she laid upon the table. "Many 'appy returns, Master Jeremy." Giggle... giggle... "Lord save us if I 'aven't gone and forgotten they spunes," and she vanished. The present-giving had begun.
But I've no read o' a case in which necromancy, nor geomancy, nor coskinomancy, nor ony other mancy, was applied to sic a purpose as this. Unco gude they were, may be, for the discovery o' stolen spunes but no that o' stolen tailors."
A number of french entertaines them, keeping them from sleepe in dancing & singing, for that is the custome. Their lutrill, an instrumentall musick, is much heere in use. Yett nothing is done as yett, ffor there comes the thickened flower, the oyle of bears, venison. To this the knif is not enough; the spunes also are used.