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I had seen in the process, that not a few of the declinations were more out of the awkward shame of blateness, than any inherent modesty of nature, or diffidence of talent; so, without making a phrase about the matter, I said the grace, and in such a manner that I could see it made an impression.
"If yon's coortin'," he said, "it's the drollest I ever clapt een on! The man micht be a carven image, and Leevie no better nor a shifty in the pook. I hope she disnae rue her change o' mind alreadys, for I'll warrant there was nane o' yon blateness aboot Sim MacTaggart, and it's no' what the puir lassie's been used to."
"Kiss, my dearies," says he; "was ever such dainty ladies? Hugh, man, where are your manners, and you such a namely man among the Saint Andra lassies. Hoots, man, this blateness does not become ye; ye've slept wi' the lass before.
They will tell ye news o' your tutor and guardian, him that ye daur speak to me aboot committing the puir innocent bairns to what neither you nor a' the law in your black bag will ever tak' frae under the roof-tree o' Mary Lyon. Here, this way, lads dinna be blate! Step ben!" And so, without a shadow of blateness, there stepped "ben" Tom and Eben and Rob.
"I thought it would take a wizard to get out of here, and now I can see over the bushes and the sea is in sight all the time." "Just so," he answered, "but you could see over no bushes in those days, and more's the pity that you can see over them now, in the Duke's garden as well as in life, for it's only one more dream spoiled, my dear Nan." "Oh! there is not much blateness there!
I'm your true cavalier in one respect, that I must be offering every handsome passenger an escort; but this time it's an office for Elrigmore, who can undertake your company down the way bravely enough, I'll swear, for all his blateness." Betty halted, as did the other two of us, and bantered my comrade.
"Blate!" he repeated, "I would not have thought that was my failing. Am I not cracking away to you like an old wife?" "Just to hide the blateness of you," she answered. "You may go to great depths with hills and heughs and mists and possibly with women too when you get the chance, but, my dear Gilian, you're terribly shallow to any woman with an eye in her head."
And you shall come too, Duncan!" Bid your mother put on your Sunday suit. No, Jen, I will not take you to fright the poor things out of their wits. Afterwards, we shall see. But at first, Duncan there, if he gets over his blateness, will be more of their age, and fear them less."
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