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"Is there nothing to be done for him?" she said compassionately. "No upo' this side the grave, I doobt, my leddy," answered Malcolm. Here coming to herself the girl became aware of her support, and laid her hand on Malcolm's to remove his arm. He obeyed instantly, and she said nothing.
He can aye be tryin' 't upo' 's wife, or 's guid mother, or upo' 's boat, or upo' the fish whan they winna tak. Loagic wad save a heap o' cursin' an' ill words amo' the fisher fowk, I mean, my lord." "Have you been to college?" "Na, my lord the mair's the pity! But I've been to the school sin' ever I can min'." "Do they teach logic there?" "A kin' o' 't. "You don't mean you go to school still?"
I s' warran' ae thing 'at a' the lads blinkit whan she luikit at them, gien sae be she cud ever be said to condescen' sae far as to luik at ony; for gien ever she set ee upo' ane, she never loot it rist: her ee aye jist slippit ower a face as gien the face micht or micht not be there she didna ken or care.
"Weel, I'll tell ye a bit mair o' 't nor ye'll get there. The Levite an' the Pharisee naebody ever said yer lordship was like aither o' them " "No, thank God! nobody could." " they gaed by o' the ither side, an' loot him lie. But there was ane cam up, an' tuik 'im by the legs,'cause he lay upo' his lan', an'wad hae pu'dhim aff.
But, for that maitter, it hedna thriven for mony a lang afore. An' there was a fowth o' awfu' stories reengin' the country, like ghaists 'at naebody cud get a grip o' as to hoo he had gotten the said siller, an' sic like the siller 'at naebody ever saw; for upo' that siller, as I tell ye, naebody ever cuist an e'e.
"Well with learning songs to say to Alec Forbes and Willie Macwha do you think he would be angry that you didn't think about him that day, especially when you can't see him?" "'Deed no, sir. He wadna be sae sair upo' me as that." "What would he say, do you think?" "Gin Mr Bruce war to cast it up till me, he wad say: 'Lat alane the lassie. She'll think aboot me the morn time eneuch."
"I canna I dinna ken them noo," replied Donal. "Oh, Donal! are those lovely words gone altogether for ever? Shall I not hear them again?" "I'll try to min' upo' them whan I gang hame," he said. "I canna the noo. I can think o' naething but ae thing." "And what is that, Donal?" "Yersel'," answered Donal.
Thomas drew the plaid over her head, took her hand, which was swallowed up in his, and after a solemn pause, spoke thus: "O Lord, wha dwellest in the licht inaccessible, whom mortal eye hath not seen nor can see, but who dwellest with him that is humble and contrite of heart, and liftest the licht o' thy coontenance upo' them that seek it, O Lord," here the solemnity of the appeal gave way before the out-bursting agony of Thomas's heart "O Lord, dinna lat's cry in vain, this thy lammie, and me, thine auld sinner, but, for the sake o' him wha did no sin, forgive my sins and my vile temper, and help me to love my neighbour as mysel'. Lat Christ dwell in me and syne I shall be meek and lowly of heart like him.
"And then the Neogilos shall go to school, upo kolpo, the nurse with him, and all will be right again," said my father, with a look of sly, mysterious humor which was peculiar to him. "School! when he's just born?" "Can't begin too soon," said my father, positively; "that's Helvetius' opinion, and it is mine too!"
Miss Letty's tears dropped into the tub, and the salt in them did not hurt the feet with which she busied herself, more than was necessary, to hide them. But no sooner had she recovered herself than she resumed her former tone. 'A shillin'! said ye? Hoo cud ye hae a shillin' ower? Troth, it's nae wonner ye haena ane left. An' a' the merchan's there jist leevin' upo' ye!
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