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'It's the first time I ever heard it said of her, replies my mother. 'But she is. 'Ke fy, havers! 'The book says it. 'There will be a many queer things in the book. What was she wearing? I have not described her clothes. 'That's a mistake, says my mother.

M'Cosh said, "Awa wi' ye, laddie," and "Sic havers," but after much urging owned that she knew a song which had been a favourite with her Andra. It was sung to the tune of "When the kye come hame," and was obviously a parody on that lyric, beginning: "Come a' ye Hieland pollismen That whustle through the street, An' A'll tell ye a' aboot a man That's got triple expansion feet.

"Naething mair? havers, man, ye dinna mean tae say they pack beds an' tables in boxes; a' doot there's a truck missin'." Then Mains went over where the minister was fidgeting beside his possessions. "No, no," said Saunderson, when the situation was put before him, "it's all here. I counted the boxes, and I packed every box myself.

Meantime Shargar was standing on the stones, looking like a terrified white rabbit, and shaking from head to foot with cold and fright combined. 'I'll tak him oot o' this, but it's up the stair, Betty. An' gin ye gang benn the hoose aboot it, I sweir to ye, as sure 's death, I'll gang doon to Muckledrum upo' Setterday i' the efternune. 'Gang awa' wi' yer havers.

"A body'd think you were seventy-five years old and had the rheumatism to see you move! Come and work the churn a bit. 'Twill limber you up." Jock knew that arguments were useless. His father had told him, girl's work or not, he was to help Jean, so he slowly dragged into the house and slowly began to move the dasher up and down. "Havers!" said Jean, when she could stand it no longer.

"It's clean havers about the muir. Losh keep's, we've a' sleepit oot and never been a hair the waur. "A' admit that England micht hae dune the job; it's no cannie stravagin' yon wy frae place tae place, but Drums never complained tae me if he hed been nippit in the Sooth."

Johnstone spat at great length into the stove damper, to cover his embarrassment. "Hut tut, sic like havers!" was all he said, and motioned with his thumb over his shoulder towards his next-door neighbor. Mr. MacAllister, just emerged from the depths of the Long Way, looked at her in a dazed fashion.

"We bestowed a consolation prize on Salemina," continued Francesca, "because she succeeded in getting hoots, losh, havers, and blethers into one line, but naturally she could not maintain such an ideal standard. Read your verses, Pen, though there is little hope that our friends will enjoy them as much as you do.

Why, Elspie, this pearl-set has only beheld the light once since I was married so beautiful as it is and Angus's gift too." "Dinna say that name," cried Elspie, driven to a burst of not very respectful reproach. "I marvel ye daur speak of Captain Angus and ye wi' your havers and your jigs, while yer husband's far awa', and your bairn sick! It's for nae gude I tell ye, Mrs. Rothesay."

The town young man was very busy. "See that bunch of girls on the right?" he asked. "They are all from the chorus in the new musical comedy opens to-morrow. They've been rehearsing every day for a month. Some show it's going to be, too. I don't know whether I'll be able to get you a seat, but I'll try. I've had mine for a month. The fair girl who is leaning back, laughing, now, is Elsie Havers.