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'Noa, noa! donna your honour go beyond patience donna ye now, implored the wench. 'And for his neame, they say he has mair nor ane in Westmoreland and on the Scottish side. But he is but seldom wi' us, excepting in the cocking season; and then we just call him Squoire loike; and so do my measter and dame. 'And is he here at present? said I.
"'Tis none of your business, Dickie Jennifer, but you may know and be hanged to you! She rode home with the Witherbys last night after the rout, and will be by this safe away in t'other Carolina where your cursed Whiggeries darena lift head or hand." "Of her own free will?" Dick persisted. "Damme! yes; bag, baggage, serving wench and all.
For a thing of importance must be long and prudently considered of, before a final conclusion can be made. Follow the advice of understanding friends. For to be wise, and in love, was not given to the Gods themselves. Chuse no Country wench: For she'l want a whole years learning, before she'l know how to shine upon a house or Office, and two years to learn to make a cursie.
Farmer Robson's Lassie now lay down at her master's feet, placed her nose between her paws, and watched with attentive eyes the preparations going on for refreshments preparations which, to the disappointment of her canine heart, consisted entirely of tumblers and sugar. 'Where's t' wench? said Robson, after he had shaken hands with Kinraid, and spoken a few words to him and to Mrs. Corney.
But then Mistress Polly was possessed of two hundred pounds, all her own, left to her by her grandmother, and on the strength of this extensive fortune had acquired a reputation for beauty and wit not easily accorded to a wench that had been penniless. But Mistress Polly was also very kind-hearted.
I took this matter to heart nevertheless, more than many another of my years might have done; and when we went again to the Forest Lodge and I missed Gotz from his place, and once, as it fell, heard my aunt lamenting to Cousin Maud bitterly indeed of the sorrows brought upon her by her only son for he was fully bent on taking the working wench to wife in holy wedlock in my heart I took my aunt's part.
I remember not her name amid those taken with the Bruce's wife. Hast inquired aught concerning her?" "Not I, your grace," carelessly replied the earl; "of a truth, I had weightier thoughts than the detention or interest of a simple wench, who, if her mother has taught to forget me as her father, is not worth my remembering as a child."
"I trow you mean the old blackamoor sword-cutler's wench. He is one of those pestilent strangers. An 'Ebrew Jew who worships Mahound and is too bad for the Spanish folk themselves."
"Who is his wife?" demanded the Queen, fixing her keen glittering eyes on him, but he replied with readiness. "She was an orphan brought up by my father and mother." "Young man, speak plainly. No tampering serves here. She is the wench who came hither to plead for the Queen of Scots." "Yea, madam," said Diccon, seeing that direct answers were required. "Tell me truly," continued the Queen.
He will obey you in making a weapon, or in wielding one, but he knows nothing of this petticoat service." "Hark thee, thou Perthshire mule," said the Prince, yet smiling, while he spoke, at the sturdy punctilio of the honest burgher; "the wench is as little to me as she is to thee.
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