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"Annie," he said, "rin oot at the back door, and through the yard, and ower to Laurie Lumley's, and tell him to come ower to me direckly. Dinna come back withoot him. There's a guid bairn!" He sent her upon this message, knowing well enough that the man had gone into the country that day, and that there was no one at his house who would be likely to know where he had gone.
'Weel, mem, ye speirt questions at me. 'Weel, I hae had eneuch o' yer answers, Betty. Gang and tell Robert to come here direckly. Betty went, knowing perfectly that Robert had gone out, and returned with the information. Her mistress searched her face with a keen eye. 'That maun hae been himsel' efter a' whan ye thocht ye hard the door gang, said Betty.
Gin ye'll tak my advice, ye'll tak a dose o' mathematics direckly. It's a fine alterative as weel as antidote, though maybe whusky's.....the verra broo o' the deevil's ain pot," he concluded, altering his tone entirely, and swallowing the rest of his glass at a gulp. "What do ye want me to do?" asked Alec. And meantime to rin doon for yer Euclid and yer Hutton, and lat's see whaur ye are."
His Majesty gave up 'is bed at once, direckly he 'eard you was 'urt." "And he's going to sleep on three chairs in the front parlor if he can," said a low voice from the landing. The humor faded from Mr. Wragg's face and was succeeded by an expression of great sourness. "Where is the pore feller's supper?" he inquired. "I don't suppose he can eat anything, but he might try."
Now 't is differ'nt, an' His rage be waxing." "Your blessed God 's got no common sense, then an' that's all I've got to say 'bout it. What would you have me do?" Will put the question to Mr. Blee, but his wife it was who answered, being now worked up to a pitch of frenzy at the delay. "Go! Dig dig as you never digged afore! Dig the holy stone out the ground direckly minute!
Ye can jist gang till a place like ither fowk." "I'll gang and luik efter 't direckly. Hoo far is't, Auntie?" Ye're nane sae gran', I can tell ye. An' syne comin' to puir fowk like me to tak' ye in for a week or twa! Weel I wat!" Auntie had been listening to evil tongues�-so much easier to listen to than just tongues. With difficulty Annie kept back her tears.
Direckly thar cum in two young Shakeresses, as putty and slick lookin gals as I ever met.
Meynell stood motionless. But the mind reacted in a flash. He thought "Now I shall know what she told him in those two hours!" "The Rector will be back, sir, direckly. I was to I tell you so pertickler. They had 'im out to a man in the Row, who's been drinkin' days, and was goin' on shockin' his wife was afraid to stop in the house. But he won't be long, sir."
That made Ginger and Peter look at each other. Direckly Sam began to talk about money they began to think they might be losing something. "And wot about 'aving 'im in our bedroom and keeping us awake all night?" ses Peter. "And putting it on to me with the toothache," ses Ginger.
After a moment's pause, dreading that the intended prayers might interfere with her project, she knocked yet again; but a second time her knock was overwhelmed in the gruff call of Thomas, sounding yet more peremptory than before. "Jean, come ben to worship." "Hoot, Thamas, hae patience, man. I canna come." "Jean, come ben to worship direckly." "I'm i' the mids' o' cleanin' the shune.
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