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"Dougal," he said, "ye are a kindly creature, and hae the sense and feeling o' what is due to your betters and I'm e'en wae for you, Dougal, for it canna be but that in the life ye lead you suld get a Jeddart cast* ae day suner or later.
But when he saw her standing before him with her head bent down like a moss-rosebud wilting in the sun, when he met her timid, deprecating glance, his soft heart relented instantly, and coming toward her he said: "An' ha' ye coom to see ould Malcom at last? What ha' I dune that I suld be sae forgotten?" "You were not forgotten, Mr. McTrump.
"Eh! what what's that you say, sister? did the girl go out in a night like this to the Halket-head? Good God! the misery of the night is not ended yet!" "But ye winna wait, Monkbarns ye are so imperative and impatient" "Tittle-tattle, woman," said the impatient and agitated Antiquary, "where is my dear Mary?" "Just where ye suld be yoursell, Monkbarns up-stairs, and in her warm bed."
"Wha suld if I didna? she was brought up in my arms, and a dear lassie. Ye're no muckle like her, Miss Ellen; ye're mair bonny than her; and no a'thegither sae frack; though she was douce and kind too." "I wish," Ellen began, and stopped. "My dear bairn, there is Ane abuve what disposes a' things for us; and he isna weel pleased when His children fash themselves wi' His dispensations.
"But what sort of handwriting was it?" asked I, almost disregarding the welcome coin. "Ou, then aiblins a man's, aiblins a maid's. He was no chirographosophic himsel an' he had na curiosity anent ony sic passage o' aristocratic romance." "But what was the postmark of the letter?" "Why for suld I speired?
Jarvie's investigation with an air of absolute confidence and assurance which, for a moment, placed at fault the memory and sagacity of the acute investigator. "Ah! Eh! Oh!" exclaimed the Bailie. "My conscience! it's impossible! and yet no! Conscience! it canna be! and yet again Deil hae me, that I suld say sae!
"But, Jeanie, consider your word and plighted faith to me; and would you undertake such a journey without a man to protect you? and who should that protector be but your husband?" "You are kind and good, Reuben, and wad take me wi' a' my shame, I doubtna. But ye canna but own that this is no time to marry or be given in marriage. Na, if that suld ever be, it maun be in another and a better season.
Francis, and sorry was I that your father's son suld hae taen to sic practices Na, ye needna say a word about it I see weel I was mistaen; but I wad believe onything o' a stage-player, whilk I concluded ye to be.
As to the rest, I charged him to observe the strictest silence upon the subject of his alarm, and he might rely upon it I would not incur any serious danger without due precaution. He followed me with a dejected air into the house, observing between his teeth, "Man suld be served afore beast I haena had a morsel in my mouth, but the rough legs o' that auld muircock, this haill blessed day."
"Oh, Cuddie!" she exclaimed to her helpmate as she entered, "I doubt we're ruined folk!" "How can that be? What's the matter wi' ye?" returned the imperturbed Cuddie, who was one of those persons who do not easily take alarm at anything. "Wha d' ye think yon gentleman is? Oh that ever ye suld hae asked him to light here!" exclaimed Jenny. "Why, wha the muckle deil d'ye say he is?
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