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They've not bin runnin' in the mill for several days, and've carted off ivery bit of the male they ground. We're nigh starved oursilves, but we've had a lovely little foight, and we forgive ye's for not coming airlier. Oi wouldn't 've missed that last rush on thim divil's for a month's double rations."
Miss Bathgate protested that she knew no songs, and had no voice, but under persuasion she broke into a ditty, a sort of recitative: "Gang further up the toon, Geordie Broon, Geordie Broon, Gang further up the toon, Geordie Broon: Gang further up the toon Till ye's spent yer hale hauf-croon, And then come singin' doon, Geordie Broon, Geordie Broon."
"Weel, ye're jist richt there," said Mrs Mellis. "An' as ye say, she was aye some easy to perswaud. I hae nae doubt she believed to the ver' last he wad come back and mairry her." "Come back and mairry her! Wha or what div ye mean? I jist tell ye Mistress Mellis an' it's weel ye're named gien ye daur to hint at ae word o' sic clavers, it's this side o' this door o' mine ye's be less acquant wi'."
Ghegan showed her scared, yet pretty face in response to his knock. "Ye's brought me bad news," she said, instantly, beginning to sob. "Yes, Mrs. Ghegan; but if you love your husband you will show it now. I have come to take you to him. He has been wounded." "Is it Mr. Merwyn?" "Yes; I've just come from Mr. Vosburgh, and he will do what he can for you when he has a chance.
Well, 'pears like ye's sent here by de Lord, jes' to break dat heart ob his all to pieces!" said Hagar, earnestly. "Sent here to break Uncle Richard's heart?" laughed Noll. "Well, I wonder if he thinks I came here for that purpose?" "Don' know," said the old housekeeper, with a shake of her head; "but dat's what I t'ink de Lord sent ye here fur. Dat heart ob his is all frizzed up.
"'Is it a bit of a cocktail, the likes of the one I made for ye last Sunday unbeknownst? sez he, looking round mortal afraid of the parents. And Sarah Walker's eyes said, 'It is. Then the ministher groaned, but the docthor jumps to his feet. "'Bring it, sez he, 'and howld your jaw, an ye's a Christian sowl. And he brought it.
Thus the first, second and third saloon-keepers determine. There is a revulsion in the crowd. What is the matter at the basement gate? It is the cook and the housekeeper in contention. "I tell ye's I'm goin' to fasten it on the door! Such doings as this I never heard of. Oh, Davy, my darlint! Oh! Davy, my darlint!" The crowd is withdrawing to the opposite curb, But the crush is tremendous.
For a moment I stood confounded. Then, giving the bell a violent jerk, I awaited, in angry impatience, the appearance of Anna, who, in due time, after going to the street door, found her way to my chamber. "Anna!" I exclaimed, "what, in the name of goodness, possessed you to do this?" And I pointed to the bed. "Sure, and ye towld me till put them on ye's bed."
The lass Tibby, seeing the innkeeper was not going to prevail with me to rise, flew towards the bed in desperation, and, seizing me by the waist, soon landed me on the floor, saying: "Be ye deil, be ye chiel, ye's no lie there till baith the house an' us be swallowed up!"
First put your money together ye've each got a bit put by, I know. Let the lucky man take the lot and trade with it a bit, and then come home and marry her. Neither of ye's afraid, I suppose! And neither of ye'll say that he won't do that much for the girl that ye both say ye love! Abel broke the silence: 'It don't seem the square thing to toss for the girl!
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