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For it were to ask if they hadn't a letter lying there for her from her foster-son, Will Wilson, the sailor-lad." "What made her think there were a letter?" asked Mary. "Why, yo see, a neighbour as has been in Liverpool, telled us Will's ship were come in.
I maun hae been terrible tired. 'I telled ye sae! cried Kirsty. 'Jist gang ower the story to me, Francie, and I s' tell ye whether ye're a cooard or no. I dinna believe a stime o' 't! Ye never was, and never was likly to be a cooard. I s' be at the boddom o' 't wi' whaever daur threpe me sic a lee!
"Well, Miss Alice, dis is Sunday, you know, and dem tings mus not be telled on Sunday, and den you and Miss Ann don't want ole nigger to talk. You go ride and talk wid de young gemman, and maybe to-morrow, or some week-day, young massa can come down from de great house wid de gun to shoot de squirrels along de way, and when he tired, den he can come and rest, and I can tell him all.
Tommy's mother's next question cost her a painful effort. "Did you hear," she asked, "whether they telled Aaron Latta about the letter?" "Yes, they telled him," Tommy replied, "and he said a queer thing; he said, 'Jean Myles is dead, I was at her coffining. That's what he aye says when they tell him there's another letter. I wonder what he means, mother?" "I wonder!" she echoed, faintly.
Wait till we get some daylight, unless you can make sure of your man." "All right, Mr Maine, sir. It is you, isn't it? I was getting a bit excited-like. One moment, sir: have you seen my missus?" "Your wife? No. Why?" "She telled me she was coming up to help the Doctor." "Oh, nonsense! She ought to be with the women. I will tell her if I see her. There, look," whispered Archie "to your left!
But you can't expect a cat to know manners like a Christian, you know, Miss Grey. 'No; of course not, Nancy. But what did Mr. Weston say then? 'He said nought; but he listened to me as steady an' patient as could be, an' never a bit o' scorn about him; so I went on, an' telled him all, just as I've telled you an' more too. "Well," says he, "Mr.
I'se been to de willage and got some tea. A man guv it to me as a sample, and I telled him we'se like our tea mighty strong, so you'se all hab a cup of tea to-day, and to-night Miss Edie'll come back wid a heap of money." "Poor old Hannibal!" said Zell, with a sudden rush of tenderness. "I wish I were as good as you are." "Lor bress you, Miss Zell, I isn't good. I'se kind of a heathen.
They pulled the boat through monster seas, and the brute was cursin' at the women aal the way until they gat alangside, when the captain said, 'Ma ship's sinkin'. The crew were telled to jump into the boat smart, and as syen as the captain said, 'We're aal heor, Jimmy sprang aboard like a cat, cast the boat adrift, shooted to his wife, 'She's mine!
'I ha' telled thee many a time that she and me is like brother and sister. She's no more thought on me nor I have for her. So be content wi't, for I'se not tell thee again. 'Don't be vexed, Philip; if thou knew what it was to be in love, thou'd be always fancying things, just as I am. 'I might be, said Philip; 'but I dunnut think I should be always talking about my fancies.
She telled me, too, to fling awa this knife my father gave me, and I've flung it awa a lot o' times, but I aye pick it up again. "'Give it to me, I said, with the wicked thoughts of a fool in my head. "That is how your knife came into my possession. I left Harvie that night in the carrier's cart, but I had not the heart to return to college.
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