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Hepworth Closs bent down, and touched his lips to the cold forehead of his sister; then he lifted Clara from the floor, and half led her, half carried her, from the room. Then Lord Hope stood up and turned, with a shudder, to the old woman, who had been to him and his a fearful Nemesis.
Some prest hard to go thorow the chief Parts of the City as was done at the Revolution; but this we refused, considering that it looked airy and frothy, to make such Show of them, and inconsistent with the solid serious Observing of such an affecting, surprizing unheard-of Dispensation: But took the ordinary Way of other Burials from that Place, to wit, we went east the Back of the Wall, and in at BRISTO-PORT, and down the Way to the Head of the COWGATE, and turned up to the Church- yard, where they were interred closs to the Martyrs Tomb, with the greatest Multitude of People Old and Young, Men and Women, Ministers and others, that ever I saw together.
Ro: Howard this morning, and so to comitt him closs in the Fleett, but of this I presume ther letter will give yor. Grace such satisfaction that I shall need neither to write more of it, nor of what is yett past. They much desier yor. Grace's coming to towne wch. I hope wilbe speedy as it wilbe materiall. I finde them resolved to deale roundly in this Busnes as yor.
He tried to get out of his high chair, exclaiming angrily, "Let me get at her to box her!" Jan held him down with one hand while she wiped away the offending mess with the other, and all the time Tony cried in crescendo, "Let me get at her!" Little Fay, quite unmoved, continued to eat her porridge with studied elegance, and in gently reproachful tones remarked, "Tony velly closs littoo boy."
"But you love me? You do love me?" "A thousand times better than my own miserable life!" "And you speak of torment! Who shall ever dare say that word again to Rachael Closs? When they do, I will answer, 'He loves me! he loves me!" The woman sprang up, exulting. Her hands were clasped, her face was radiant. It seemed impossible that unhappiness should ever visit her again. "Poor woman!
This compliment was partly in atonement for the wrong that had been done Rachael Closs, and partly from the infirmities of extreme old age, which rendered it even dangerous for the old countess to entertain her guests in person. For the first time in her life, Lady Hope was in her true element. The weight of an intolerable restraint had been lifted from her.
Odd, but she kent brawly hoo tae deal wi' her saumon that I will say for her! There was nae need for me tae bide closs by the side o' a leddy that had boastit there was na a fush in Spey she cudna maister, sae I clamb up the bank, sat doun on ma doup on a bit hillock, an' took the leeberty o' lichtin' ma pipe.
Then turning to look for her companions, she found that they were gone. A sense of relief came to the woman from a certainty that she was alone. She leaned back against the side of the box in utter depression. Her lips moved, her hands were tightly clasped she seemed in absolute terror. What had Rachael Closs heard or seen to agitate her thus? That no one could tell.
Now he held the rank to which he was born sacred above all things; was careful, if not covetous, of wealth, because it added power to rank; and was known the whole country round as one of the proudest noblemen and most punctilious magistrates in the three kingdoms. This man's daughter he Hepworth Closs desired to make his wife.
"His wife! Yes, old woman, I am his wife," cried Rachael, pale with indignation; "but who authorized you to ask?" The old woman did not heed her scornfulness, but turned her eyes upon Lord Hope, whose face was already white with vague terror. "Is she your wife the woman who was called Rachael Closs?" "It is Lady Hope, my wife. Why do you ask?"
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