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"It didna become a wild Indian," David said, "much less a Christian, and a gentleman, to sit in the kirk puffing tobacco-reek, as if he were in a change-house." Meiklehose shook his head, and allowed it was "far frae beseeming But what will ye say? The Captain's a queer hand, and to speak to him about that or onything else that crosses the maggot, wad be to set the kiln a-low.
I know a dainty little trick, a small cord, d'ye see, twisted athwart his head just a-low the brows, twisted and twisted as shall start his eyes out right pretty to behold. I mind too as Lollonais had a trick o' bursting a man's guts wi' water " "Bring him to the beach yonder!" says Tressady, watching me ever with his pale eyes, "There shall be more room for't yonder!"
A breeze was creeping over the calm sea right astern, and it was to meet this that the studding sails had been set a-low and aloft, so that the wide-spreading canvas, projecting far to the right and left, had, to an inexperienced eye, the appearance of being out of all proportion to the little hull, by which it was supported.
"It didna become a wild Indian," David said, "much less a Christian, and a gentleman, to sit in the kirk puffing tobacco-reek, as if he were in a change-house." Meiklehose shook his head, and allowed it was "far frae beseeming But what will ye say? The Captain's a queer hand, and to speak to him about that or onything else that crosses the maggot, wad be to set the kiln a-low.
Here's his health, with all my heart: wherever he is, a-loft, or a-low, the lieutenant needs not be ashamed to show himself."
If they don't bring it in a day or two, 'fraid I shall wake up, one fine morning, an' find I've worried, an' worried myself into an old man." "Never fear, Shipmate!" said Bellew in his most nautical manner, "'all's well that ends well, a-low, and aloft all's a-taunto.
'There's no mistake about that, sir, replied Bill. 'What do you make her out to be, sir? 'I should take her to be a full rigged brig, answered Summers. 'So should I, rejoined the sailor. 'She has got studding sails out a-low and aloft, and appears to be coming up with us hand over fist. Shall I sing out to the captain, sir? 'No I will myself. On deck, there!
A breeze was creeping over the calm sea right astern, and it was to meet this that the studding-sails had been set a-low and aloft, so that the wide-spreading canvas, projecting far to the right and left, had, to an inexperienced eye, the appearance of being out of all proportion to the little hull by which it was supported.
It was less like being in a house: the girl felt herself her own mistress as she did not under the maternal roof; and most of all she was near the horses. "I keep two watch-dogs at my place," Old Mat would say. "Billy Bluff a-low and my little gal a-loft."
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