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"The canon how is he?" "Fine as fi'pence. Guid as ever in the pulpit? Aye, but it's a pity he doesna' bide there, for he's naething to be windy of when he comes out of it. Deacon now, bless ye, or archdeacon, and some sic botherment, and his daughter is to be married to yon slip of a curate with the rabbit mouth and the heather legs. Weel, she wasna for all markets, ye ken." "And Mrs. Macrae?"
It must have been the money that disturbed him; they say Captain Kidd walks near the spot where he buried gold in the old war." "I never t'ink Johnny Birch hab such a big eye!" said the African, his teeth yet chattering with the fright. "I'm sure 'twould be a botherment to a living soul to lose so much money. Harvey will be nothing but an utterly despisable, poverty-stricken wretch.
What hope was there of a conviction?" "None, none; never make any more botherment about it, Master Lawson," said the third. "The little tailor is safe. He can do no harm as a witness." "I'm none so sure of that," rejoined the first speaker. The door was thrown open and the three men stepped aside to allow the crush to pass them. One of the first to enter was Mrs. Garth.
"So he will not touch the other indictment?" "'It's no use, says he, 'the man's sure to fall for treason, he says, 'and it's all botherment trying to force me to indict 'im for murder." "Force him! Ha! ha! that's good, that is; force him, eh?" The speaker renewed his attentions to the fire. "He'll be beaten," he added, "he'll be beaten, will Master Wilfrey.
Vincent, very Frenchy, was it not? But Eugene did not mean to be burdened with a dead weight all his life. We have had enough botherment with that miserable patent, not to have a beggarly girl thrust upon us!" Mrs. Grandon is struck dumb now. Eugene has missed a fortune. Why does everything drop into Floyd's hands? "I don't know about that," she answers.
"Out for a spoag, eh?" "Come, get along, man, and let's have no more botherment," cried one of the impatient passengers. Two or three miles farther down the road Reuben was holding in his horse, in order to cross a river, when he thought that, in the comparative silence of his springless wagon, he heard Robbie speaking behind him. "It's donky weather, this," Robbie was saying.
You've worked too much already that's half the botherment." "God's work, auntie, and it must be done." "Then God will do it himself, without asking the life of a good man, or he's no just what I've been takin' him for. But see," opening the bag and whispering again, "your auld coat and hat! I found them in your puir auld room that you'll no come back to.
"It's hut little I care, anyway, for such botherment; but fighting is no play, and a body shouldn't be particular how they strike, or who they hit, so it's the inimy." "Are we likely to have a warm day, Captain Lawton?"
"It's the last I'm to see of you, laddie. I'm knowing that fine and me that fond of you too, and looking on you as my ain son." "Come, auntie, come; you mustn't take it so seriously." "And to think a bit thing like that can make all this botherment!" "Nay, it's my own doing absolutely mine." "Aye, aye, man's the head, but woman turns it."
But, man, what's all this botherment about telling a lassie's name?" "I'll bring her to see you, auntie." "I should think you will, indeed! and michty quick, too!" This was on Sunday, and by the first post on Monday John Storm received Glory's letter. It fell on him like a blast out of a cloud in the black northeast, and cut him to the heart's core.
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