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So he is off to the Spittal to ask me to give you back to him." "To compel you," corrected Babbie. "Pooh!" said the earl nervously, "that was but mummery on the hill." "It was a marriage." "With gypsies for witnesses. Their word would count for less than nothing. Babbie, I am still in time to save you." "I don't want to be saved. The marriage had witnesses no court could discredit."
This was said in apology, but the wilful Egyptian chose to change its meaning. "You have no right to blame me for disturbing you," she declared with warmth. "I did not. I only " "You could have been a mile away by this time. Nanny wanted more water." Babbie scrutinised the minister sharply as she made this statement.
What did I see as I walked quickly along the glen road, with Babbie silent by my side, and I doubt not pods of the broom cracking all around us? I saw myself entering the Auld Licht manse, where Margaret sat weeping over the body of Gavin, and there was none to break my coming to her, for none but she and I knew what had been.
"As for that " answered Gavin, waving his hand grandly. "And it must be nice, too," continued Babbie, "to be able to speak for a whole hour to people who can neither answer nor go away. Is it true that before you begin to preach you lock the door to keep the congregation in?" "I must leave you if you talk in that way." "I only wanted to know."
Who's going to meet Mary Brooks?" "Everybody who isn't a 'star, or hasn't got to be made up early must go," commanded Madeline. "She comes at four-ten, remember. Babbie and Roberta, go in out of this damp." Up in her room again Betty closed the window against the invading June-bug and hunted high and low for Christy's note.
"Babbie, Babbie," exclaimed Nanny, with spirit, "may I never be so far left to mysel' as to change my kirk just because I like another minister better! It's easy seen, lassie, that you ken little o' religious questions." "Very little," Babbie admitted, sadly. "But dinna ba so waeful about it," the old woman continued, kindly, "for that's no nane like you. Ay, and if you see muckle mair o' Mr.
Babbie swallowed hard: "I I don't think I like eccen-tricks, Uncle Jed," she faltered. Not a word. Then Jed, stooping to pick up a piece of wood from the pile of cut stock beside the lathe, was conscious of a little sniff. He looked up. His small visitor's lip was quivering and two big tears were just ready to overflow her lower lashes. "Eh? . . . Mercy sakes alive!" he exclaimed.
Mavis and Merle had not been included in the invitation and they were very much hurt. "Muriel asked Beata, only she couldn't come. I know because Romola told me so. She even asked Babbie Williams!" "It's most mean of her to miss us out!" "When we're playing solos, too!" The boarders talked tremendously about the pleasant evening they had had, and how very much they had enjoyed themselves.
"Please don't apologize," she said. "I'm very glad you told it to me." "I cal'late you think it's a queer reason for lettin' this house stand empty all this time." "No, I think it was a very good one, and Babbie and I are honored to know that your estimate of us is sufficiently high to overcome your prejudice." "Well, ma'am, I I guess it's goin' to be all right.
"He is infatuated about my face, or the pose of my head, or something of that sort," Babbie said bitterly, "or he would not have endured me so long. I have twice had the wedding postponed, chiefly, I believe, to enrage my natural enemy, his sister, who is as much aggravated by my reluctance to marry him as by his desire to marry me.
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