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Weel, sir, I was perfectly delighted when I saw you lay him on the broad o' his back yesterday; and I had nae mair words wi' him, frae the day that I humbled him, until about four hours syne, when I met in wi' him on the Moor, amang three or four o' his cronies, at his auld trade o' boasting again. I had nae patience wi' him.
Before they reached the Widdiehill, Donal, with the open heart of the poet, was full of friendliness to her, and rejoiced in the mischance that had led him to make her acquaintance. "Ye ken, of coorse," he happened to say, "'at Gibbie's wi' Maister Sclater?" "Weel eneuch," she answered.
'Wi' Christ despised and rejectit in all pairts of the world and the flag of the Covenant flung doon, you will be muckle better on your knees! However, I'll have to confess that it sets you weel. And if it's the lassie ye're gaun to see the nicht, I suppose I'll just have to excuse ye! Bairns maun be bairns! she said, with a sigh. 'I mind when Mr.
"No doubt Dr. MacLure hed mony natural virtues, an' he did his wark weel, but it wes a peety he didna mak mair profession o' releegion."
This took Sam'l, who had only been courting Bell for a year or two, a little aback. "Hoo d' ye mean, Eppie?" he asked. "Maybe ye'll do 't the nicht." "Na, there's nae hurry," said Sam'l. "Weel, we're a' coontin' on 't, Sam'l." "Gae 'wa' wi' ye." "What for no?" "Gae 'wa' wi' ye," said Sam'l again. "Bell's gei an' fond o' ye, Sam'l." "Ay," said Sam'l.
Ye micht get Mistress Kenawee to look efter the shop for an 'oor or twa, an' come ootbye, Bawbie." Ay, weel, to mak' a lang story short, Sandy an' me got ootbye to the Wast Common on Setarday efternune; an' awa we gaed up to a corner o' the Common whaur there was aboot a hunder loons gaithered. The loonie that they ca'd the captain cam' forrit.
Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head. Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day. "Are ye getting sae weel, laird? I am glad o' that!" "Good day, Mr. Jardine! I rejoice to see you recovered. Well, they hung more of them yesterday!" "Gude day, Glenfernie! It's a bonny morn, and sweet to be living!" At noon he looked down on the Kelpie's Pool.
Vera weel you ken 'at since he had twenty-twa shillings in the week he's never sent less than half a sovereign." "No, but we canna expeck " "Expeck! No, but it's no expeck, it's get." On the Monday morning when I came downstairs, Jess was in her chair by the window, beaming, a piece of paper in her hand. I did not require to be told about it, but I was told.
To this the honest man made no immediate answer; but, after a short silence, he said, "Kate, my queen, I'll no say that what ye say is far wrang; it may be as weel for me to tak a dauner to the top o' Dunrod; but some providing should be made for a sojourn a' night in the wilderness. The sun has been set a lucky hour, and ye may as weel get the supper ready, and a creel wi' some vivers prepared."
'Then what do you mean by saying you have had two or three lovers? queried Gladys, in wonder. 'Oh, weel, I've keepit company wi' a lot. They've walkit me oot, an' ta'en me to the balls an' that that's what I mean. Gladys was rather disappointed, perceiving that it was not likely she would get much help from the experience of Teen.
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