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"I get on, Maggie; and there's a few folk do mair than that; forbye, Maister Campbell's five pounds will get me many a bit o' comfort this winter." "Hoo much weekly does Davie allow you for the caretaking?" "He didna speak to me himsel'. He left Elder Mackelvine to find some decent body wha wad be glad o' the comfortable shelter, and the elder gied me the favor."
What does Mr Thompson and his sons want? "The very sound o' her voice inspired me; I regained my strength and my courage, as the eagle renews its age. And, simple man as I was 'Sir, said I, 'what is it that ye mean? Gae ask your daughter wha it was that had his arm round her waist on Thursday night last, and her hand upon his shouther!
"Say, you, give me my money!" Such were Josiah Bean's words, as he rushed up to Henry Davis and grabbed the swindler by the shoulder. The slick-looking individual was thoroughly startled, for he had not dreamed that the countryman would get on his track so soon. He turned and looked at the man and also at Joe, and his face fell. "Wha what are you talking about?" he stammered.
I never had muckle except what was within a good jerkin, an' let the thief ruin me there wha can. "Do you remember aught else that your mistress said on the occasion? Did you hear her blame any person?" "O, she made a gread deal o' grumphing an' groaning about the misfortune, as she ca'd it, an' I think she said it was a part o' the ruin, wrought by the Ringans, or some sic name.
Hae ye returned the arrows I left wi' ye to the English wha sent them to the hearts o' my sons?" "No," replied Sir James. "I told ye I did not fight with the bow. Wherefore do ye importune me thus?" "Give me back the arrows then," said the woman. Sir James went to bring the quiver in which he had placed them.
It was a clear case of disorderly vagrancy, and she was committed to prison for a month. How much might happen in that time! "O Mary, canst thou wreck his peace, Wha for thy sake wad gladly die? Or canst thou break that heart of his, Whase only fault is loving thee?"
"Wha' do you mean?" said Dick uneasily. Now, I've found you out, as you see; but only because I knew something of the powers of this Stone of yours, and guessed the rest. It doesn't at all follow that other people, who know nothing at all, will be as sharp; if you're more careful about your behaviour in future unless, unless, young fellow " and here he paused meaningly.
"The Forbidden Cave!" almost howled Swankie. "Wha iver heard o' smugglers hidin' onything there? The air in't wad pushen a rotten." "Perhaps it would, yet I mean to try." "Weel-a-weel, ye may try, but ye might as weel seek for kegs o' gin on the Bell Rock." "Ha! it's not the first time that strange things have been found on the Bell Bock," said Ruby suddenly.
She soon discovered Claverhouse at the head of the fugitive party, and exclaimed with bitter irony, "Tarry, tarry, ye wha were aye sae blithe to be at the meetings of the saints, and wad ride every muir in Scotland to find a conventicle! Wilt thou not tarry, now thou hast found ane? Wilt thou not stay for one word mair? Wilt thou na bide the afternoon preaching?
It would gie me sair een to see its bonnie braes in the market." "Think shame o' yoursel' for the vera thought 'The Campbells will sit in Drumloch's halls, Till the crown be lost and the kingdom falls' When the lady goes to her fate, there's a laird waiting, I trow, to take her place; and weel will he fill it." "You'll be meaning Mr. John Campbell?" "Wha else?
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