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'We just felt we must see the doctor and tell him what 't would 'a' meant to us, if he'd been lost. Perhaps nothing but the doctor's own tale could be more graphic than what was told by George Andrews, one of the crew who rescued him." "It was wonderfu' bad weather that Monday mornin'. Th' doctor was to Lock's Cove. None o' we thought o' 'is startin' out.
It seems as if all the energies that have been lying useless for that period had risen at the magic power o' this wonderfu book, to pour their collected strength upon its pages." "Then it has served its end," said I, doubting greatly the truth of my own statement. "I sent it for the purpose of entertaining you that is interesting you." "Entertaining me!" he ejaculated.
Macaur led him to one of his own rooms she glowed red and expectantly triumphant. "The young lady, your lordship it was wonderfu'!" But before she had time to say more Dowie had appeared and her face was smooth and serene to marvellousness. "The Almighty himself has been in this place, my lord," she said devoutly. "I didn't send more than a word, because she's like a schoolroom child about it.
If I were not on the hospital ship, and therefore an involuntary example to the people, I would fall into my bunk at night with my clothes on, I am so weary. Ragged Islands Sunday night Just aboard again after Prayers at the little church. It is a quaint and crude little edifice, and the people were so kindly and the service so hearty that one feels "wonderfu' lifted up."
I think a man might find easier pleasuring than going to a kirk session through a snowstorm." "A man might, Jenny. They'd suit women-folk wonderfu'; there's plenty o' talk and little wark." "Then I dinna see ony call to mak a change, deacon." "Now, Jenny, you've had the last word, sae ye can go to bed wi' an easy mind.
Ay, an' forby, it was rale threadbare aneath the table, so ye may be sure they've been cuttin't an' puttin' the worn pairt whaur it would be least seen." "They say 'at there's twa grand gas brackets i' the parlour, an' a wonderfu' gasoliery i' the dinin'-room?" "We wasna i' the dinin'-room, so I ken naething aboot the gasoliery; but I'll tell ye what the gas brackets is.
"It is wonderfu', sir; but I dinna approve o' it. I think you will hae nae right to put the fear o' death and dool, and the breaking hearts o' women into a pictur'. Forbye, you might sell it, and I wouldna like my sister no to speak o' my hame to be turned into siller. And there's mair to say, sir.
The city's streets aye, they're braw, whiles, and they've brocht me happiness and fun, and will again, I'm no dootin'. Still oh, listen tae me whiles I speak o' the city and the glen! I'm a loon on that subject, ye'll be thinkin', maybe, but can I no mak' ye see, if ye're a city yin, hoo it is I feel? London's the most wonderfu' city i' the world, I do believe.
"Come, tell me how she escaped, whaur she is, and how she is; for now I think there is light breaking through the fearfu' cloud." "Light indeed," continued Mrs. Paterson; "and now, listen to a strange tale, mair wonderfu' than man's brain ever conceived.
"Us took un off th' pan at about half-past seven, an' 'ad a 'ard fight gettin' in, th' sea still runnin' 'igh. 'E said 'e was proud to see us comin' for un, and so 'e might, for it grew wonderfu' cold in th' day and th' sea so 'igh the pan couldn' 'a' lived outside. 'E wouldn' stop when us got ashore, but must go right on, an' when 'e 'ad dry clothes an' was a bit warm, us sent un to St.
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