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I remember calling Corrichatachin by the familiar appellation of Corri, which his friends do. A fourth bowl was made, by which time Col, and young M'Kinnon, Corrichatachin's son, slipped away to bed. I continued a little with Corri and Knockow; but at last I left them. It was near five in the morning when I got to bed. Sunday, 26th September I awaked at noon, with a severe head-ach.
Old Corri, who entered into many projects, and could never set the sails of a wind-mill so as to catch the aura popularis, used to say that he believed that were he to turn baker, it would put bread out of fashion. I have had the better luck to dress my sails to every wind; and so blow on, good wind, and spin round, whirligig. June 17. Violent rheumatic headache all day. Wrought, however.
Referring to the uniform edition of the Waverley Novels in 48 vols., which began to be issued in June 1829. The great cost of the publication naturally caused the Trustees much anxiety at this period. Ante, p. 120, February 2d. Natali Corri, born in Italy, but settled in Edinburgh, where, among other schemes, he tried to set up an Italian opera.
Col's bowl was finished; and by that time we were well warmed. A third bowl was soon made, and that too was finished. We were cordial, and merry to a high degree; but of what passed I have no recollection, with any accuracy. I remember calling Corrichatachin by the familiar appellation of Corri which his friends do.
A fourth bowl was made, by which time Col, and young M'Kinnon, Corrichatachin's son, slipped away to bed. I continued a little time with Corri and Knockow; but at last I left them. It was near five in the morning when I got to bed. Sunday, September 26. I awaked at noon with a severe head-ach.
" Oh, you don't know what life is, kid." " S-steady the Blues," said Peter Tounley seriously. You'll lose your head if you don't watch out." " Not I" cried Coleman with irritation. " But a man must turn loose some times, mustn't he?" When the four, students had separated in the corri- dor, Coke had posted at once to Nora Black's sitting room.
I remember calling Corrichatachin by the familiar appellation of Corri, which his friends do. A fourth bowl was made, by which time Col, and young M'Kinnon, Corrichatachin's son, slipped away to bed. I continued a little with Corri and Knockow; but at last I left them. It was near five in the morning when I got to bed. I awaked at noon, with a severe head-ach.
When they reached the place where they were to turn off the wider glen into the Corri, the traveller made a doubtful pause, as if unwilling to leave the broader path "Young man," he said, "if thou meanest aught but good to these gray hairs, thou wilt gain little by thy cruelty I have no earthly treasure to tempt either robber or murderer."
'Sir, said I, 'they kept me up. He answered, 'No, you kept them up, you drunken dog. This he said with good-humoured English pleasantry. Soon afterwards, Corrichatachin, Col, and other friends assembled round my bed. Corri had a brandy-bottle and glass with him, and insisted I should take a dram. 'Ay, said Dr Johnson, 'fill him drunk again.
'Out, no! it's past the skill of man to tell where he's to be found at a' times; there's not a dern nook, or cove, or corri, in the whole country, that he's not acquainted with. 'And do others beside your master shelter him? 'My master? 'No great boon, I should think, Evan, when both seem to be very plenty. 'Ah! but ye dinna see through it.
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