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I think maybe I'll no brak his jaw, for fair's fair, and I want to give as near as I can to what I got." He leant forward and dealt a mild but tingling slap on the German's cheek. "I think," he went on, "the next thing I got was a slash wi' a bit switch he pulled out from the trench wall. We've no sticks like it here, so I maun just do the best I can instead."
Ye didna say the pictur wasna there. 'The pictur 's no there, Steenie. We've come upon a hole, mother, 'at we want to gang doon intil and see what it's like, said Kirsty. 'The weicht o' my feet brak throu intil 't, added Steenie. 'Preserve 's, lassie! tak tent whaur ye cairry the bairn! cried the mother. 'But, eh, tak him whaur ye like, she substituted, correcting herself.
"By the 19th we had pushed on as far as Brak River, about twelve miles from Prieska. Here we met with another disappointment, which almost proved fatal to our whole commando. The river was in flood and no transit possible. In what a dreadful plight we were!
An' syne ye can brak it till her." Without another word, Dow turned his horse, helped Alec into the cart, covered him with his coat and some straw, and strode away beside, not knowing whether he was walking in a dream, or in a real starry night. Alec fell fast asleep, and never waked till the cart stood still, about midnight, at his mother's door. He started up.
Three months o' tongue haudin', an' there 's yer five poun'; an' Maister Soutar o' Duff Harbour 'ill pay 't intill yer ain han'. But brak troth wi' me, an' ye s' hear o' 't; for gien ye war hangt, the warl' wad be but the cleaner. Noo quit the hoose, an' never lat me see ye aboot the place again. But afore ye gang, I gie ye fair warnin' 'at I mean to win at a' yer byganes."
But ye wull lat me kiss him afore ye tak him awa'? my ain bairnie, whause vera comin I had prepared shame for! Oh my God! But he kens naething aboot it, and winna ken for years to come! And nane but his ain mammie maun brak the dreid trowth til him! and by that time he'll lo'e her weel eneuch to be able to bide it!
The English had fled, and, as the moon had just gone down, it was too dark to pursue them. Taking with us the seven prisoners, we continued on our way until the following morning. We allowed them to retain their clothes. It was still before the "uitschuddings" period. The day broke, and after having been turned back on the banks of the Brak River, we marched to the fifteenth ford.
Three leagues from the island of Tolde, farther up the river, is the village of Dagama, situated upon the left bank of the river, and at the extremity of the kingdom of Brak, or of Walo. In that village, the French have already planted several batteries, where begin their agricultural establishments, which end about six leagues from the island of St Louis.
"I'm thinkin'," he added, "he's been taen awa' frae the evil to come frae seein' the terrible consequences o' sic a saft way o' dealin' wi' eternal trowth and wi' perishin' men taen awa' like Eli, whan he brak his neck at the ill news. For the fire and brimstane that overthrew Sodom and Gomorrha, is, I doobt, hingin' ower this toon, ready to fa' and smore us a'."
"You don't anticipate that inconvenience for me?" he said. "I 'm pretty sure to have my billet where they 're not so precise." "Dinna brak my hert, my lord!" cried Malcolm, the tears rushing to his eyes. "I should be sorry to hurt you, Malcolm," rejoined the marquis gently, almost tenderly. "I won't go there if I can help it. I should n't like to break any more hearts.
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