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An' gin a watch stops a'thegither, ye ken it's failin', an' ye ken whaur it sticks, an' a' 'at ye say 's "Tut, tut, de'il hae 't for a watch!" But there's ae thing that God nor man canna bide in a watch, an' that's whan it stan's still for a bittock, an' syne gangs on again. Ay, ay! tic, tic, tic! wi' a fair face and a leein' hert.
Craigie has little heart, and as for Angus Niel, he'd make things worse rather than better if he had his way." Then, seeing tears gathering in Jean's eyes, he said to comfort her, "There now, dinna greet, my lassie! There's no sense in crossing a bridge till you come to it, and this bridge is still four months and a bittock away.
He sat opposite to Sir George at dinner the day of his arrival, and could not conceal his surprise at the many new-fangled ways of feeding himself the Englisher adopted. He ate his saumon wi' his fork in ae hand, and a bittock of bread in the other. He would na touch the whiskey; helped himself to a cutlet wi' his fingers.
I will give bittock of bread except thee no whit of food, thou yield thy person except thou yield thyself to me. Quoth she, to me. But she said, 'Death, but not 'Better death than disobedience to the Lord! disobedience to God. Then Then she went away and she went away and returned after two days with returned after two days the same prayer for food with the same petition as before.
Then, again applying herself to Jeanie, she asked how she travelled up from Scotland. "Upon my foot mostly, madam," was the reply. "What, all that immense way upon foot? How far can you walk in a day." "Five-and-twenty miles and a bittock." "And a what?" said the Queen, looking towards the Duke of Argyle. "And about five miles more," replied the Duke.
We continued, however, to ride on without pause and even when night fell and overshadowed the desolate wilds which we traversed, we were, as I understood from Mr. Jarvie, still three miles and a bittock distant from the place where we were to spend the night.
"A town ca'd Glasgow!" echoed Andrew Fairservice. "Glasgow's a ceety, man. And is't the way to Glasgow ye were speering if I ken'd? What suld ail me to ken it? it's no that dooms far frae my ain parish of Dreepdaily, that lies a bittock farther to the west. But what may your honour be gaun to Glasgow for?" "Particular business," replied I.
A flicker of a smile crossed his face. "I'll lee like a Scotch packman, and the Father o' lees could do nae mair. You need have no fear for your siller, sir. I've aye repaid when I borrowed, though you may have to wait a bittock." And the strange fellow strolled off. At dinner no Duchess appeared till long after the appointed hour, nor was there any sign of Oliphant.
The agent who had this in possession, I was told, lived at the town of , which I was informed, and indeed knew well, was distant five miles and a bittock, which may pass in a country where they are less lavish of their land for two or three more. Being somewhat afraid of the fatigue of walking so far, I inquired if a horse or any sort of carriage was to be had, and was answered in the negative.
Now I will not give thee one bittock of bread except thou yield thy person to me. Quoth she, 'Death, but not disobedience to the Lord! Then she went away and returned after two days with the same prayer for food as before. I made her a like answer, and she entered and sat down in my house being nigh upon death.
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