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But the moment he turned to go home, he heard an urchin, who had peeped round a corner, screech to the crowd across the enclosure: "He's oot at the back yett! He's oot at the back yett and awa'!" Another yell arose, and the sounds of trampling feet. Alec knew that his only chance lay in his heels, and took to them faithfully. Behind him came the crowd in hot pursuit.
Frail as she was, and torn by her wish to agree, yet he knew she meant it, when she said no. "Where do you live, Mysie?" he enquired at last, thinking to find some way of helping her. "Wad you gie me your address, so that I'll ken where you bide?" "No, I dinna want to tell you, Rob. You'd better gang awa' noo. Mrs. Ramsay will soon be comin' for me. Gang awa' an' leave me.
Roon awa' loike men, but dinnot hurt the women. "Hurrah!" cried the shrill voices, more shrilly still. "Hurrah?" repeated John. "Weel, hurrah loike men too. Noo then, look out. Hip hip hip hurrah!" "Hurrah!" cried the voices. "Hurrah! agean," said John. "Looder still." The boys obeyed. "Anoother!" said John. "Dinnot be afeared on it Let's have a good un!" "Hurrah!"
"Let Shot and Chase run, Tim, but keep the spaniels in till we pass Hackensack." "Awa wi ye, ye rascals," exclaimed Tim, and out went the high blooded dogs upon the instant, yelling and jumping in delight about the horses and off we went, through the long sandy street of Hoboken, leaving the private race-course of that stanch sportsman, Mr.
His uncle, poor gentleman, just sough'd awa wi' it in his mouth. While Mrs.
"Come awa, Thomas," cried Alec, already across three or four ridges; "I canna carry her my lane." Thomas followed as fast as he could, but before he reached the barn, he met Alec and one of the farm-servants, with the boat on their shoulders. It was a short way to the water. They had her afloat in a few minutes, below the footbridge. At the edge the water was as still as a pond.
Ye see, Sir Arthur and Miss Wardour, and Mr. Lovel, suld hae dined at Monkbarns" "But, Mrs. Mailsetter," again interrupted Mrs. Heukbane, "will ye no be for sending awa this letter by express? there's our powny and our callant hae gane express for the office or now, and the powny hasna gane abune thirty mile the day; Jock was sorting him up as I came ower by." "Why, Mrs.
But, for a' that, dinna think that I want ye to draw up wi' him; for I wouldna hae ye to gie ony encouragement to anither man on earth, as lang as Andrew Sharp pays mair respect to you than the lave. But only tak my advice neither rin awa when ye see Duncan coming, nor seem to notice his attentions when he comes, and he'll soon bestow them on some ither body."
"The much-dreaded Canadian winter is really the most enjoyable period of the whole year, and when it is over one hears of nothing but sorrow that 'winter's noo awa." Miss Macpherson had intended returning to England in October, but was delayed for a time by many calls for service. From Montreal she writes:
'Ay, interrupted the old lady, 'ye shall have meat and drink. Nane shall come to a burying at my hoose and no have meat and drink before they gang awa. Set oot the bannocks and honey and milk, Mary, for the lads, then mak ready the bacon and eggs.
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