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I dinna ken what ye ca' doing I have been doing naething, said Benjie; then seeing something in Redgauntlet's eye which was not to be trifled with, he added, 'Naething but waiting on Maister Cristal Nixon. 'Hum! aye indeed? muttered Redgauntlet. 'Must Master Nixon bring his own retinue into the field? This must be seen to.
To this he did not deign either to reply, or even to listen; and Cristal, at a signal from his master, removed the object of my curiosity, as well as the cup, upon which the same arms were engraved. Then ensued an awkward pause, which I endeavoured to break by observing, that 'I feared my intrusion upon his hospitality had put his family to some inconvenience'.
'Yonder, in the west barrack, answered Joe; 'but Master Ingoldsby, that was the name by which Redgauntlet was most generally known in Cumberland, 'I wish to say to you that I must put yonder folk together in one room. 'What folk? said Redgauntlet, impatiently. 'Why, them prisoner stranger folk, as you bid Cristal Nixon look after.
Obanjo recovered that, but meanwhile my little portmanteau containing my papers and trade tobacco slid off to leeward; and as it also contained geological specimens of the Sierra del Cristal, a massive range of mountains, it must have hopelessly sunk had it not been for the big black, who grabbed it. All my bedding, six Equetta cloths, given me by Mr.
When he does discuss the subject-matter of poetry, instead of emphasizing the seriousness of content, he talks about his mistress' "cristal eye." What has been said about Gascoigne applies almost equally well to the Schort Treatise of James VI which was modeled on it.
'You are mistaken, sir, said Redgauntlet, turning short off, and making a sign with his hand to Cristal, who hurried Darsie, however unwillingly, into the house, whispering in his ear, 'Come, miss, let us have no making of acquaintance from the windows. Ladies of fashion must be private. Show us a room, Father Crackenthorp.
While Cristal was absent on this genial errand, there was a pause, of which I endeavoured to avail myself by bringing back the discourse to my own concerns. 'Sir, I said to Justice Foxley, 'I have no direct business with your late discussion with Mr.
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