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Barnes there may be left to the freedom of his own will. This was easily arranged, and the Colonel committed the Dominie to the charge of this man while they should remain in Edinburgh. 'And now, sir, if you please, we shall go to the Grey-friars church, to hear our historian of Scotland, of the Continent, and of America. They were disappointed: he did not preach that morning.
The main point in it was that the dominie seemed likely after all to turn out a popular preacher; then beyond a doubt other Scotch people would gather to him; this or that person might turn up, and anyone might turn out useful; one thread might be knotted to another, until all together had made a clue to guide her straight through the labyrinth to the centre, to lay her hand on the collar of the demon of the house of Lossie.
"Here is one drawing, sir," continued Mr Knapps, "which proves to me that Jacob Faithful is the party; in which you and Mrs Bately are shown up to ridicule. Who would have been aware that the candle went out in your study, except Jacob Faithful?" "I perceive," replied the Dominie, looking at it through his spectacles, when put into his hand, "the arcana of the study have been violated."
"We are all that," the Dominie assured him. "But what do you want me to write?" "Well, it's like this," said Andrew, "I'm willing to marry her if she's agreeable, but I want to make sure that she'll take me afore I speir her. I'm a proud man, Dominie." "You're a sly one!" "Am I no!" said Andrew, well pleased. "Well, could you put the letter in that wy?" "I wouldna," replied Mr.
"This, my dear sir, is Mr. Mac-Morlan." "To whom," said Bertram, embracing him cordially, "my sister was indebted for a home, when deserted by all her natural friends and relations." The Dominie then pressed forward, grinned, chuckled, made a diabolical sound in attempting to whistle, and finally, unable to stifle his emotions, ran away to empty the feelings of his heart at his eyes.
'He was like a native Indian army, the Colonel said, 'formidable by numerical strength and size of ordnance, but liable to be thrown into irreparable confusion by a movement to take them in flank. On the whole, however, the Dominie, though somewhat fatigued with these mental exertions, made at unusual speed and upon the pressure of the moment, reckoned this one of the white days of his life, and always mentioned Mr.
It was a startling confession for a conscientious dominie, and Cathro flung out his hands as if to withdraw the words, but his visitor would have no tampering with them. "So that sums up Tommy, so far as you know him," he said as he bade his host good-night.
The Dominie did accordingly pronounce a benediction, that exceeded in length any speech which Mannering had yet heard him utter. The tea, which of course belonged to the noble Captain Hatteraick's trade, was pronounced excellent. Still Mannering hinted, though with due delicacy, at the risk of encouraging such desperate characters. 'Were it but in justice to the revenue, I should have supposed
We sha'n't weigh anchor again until to-morrow morning; the wind's right in our teeth, and it will blow fresh, I'm sartain. Look how the scud's flying; so now we'll have a jolly time of it, and you shall have your allowance of grog on board before you turn in." "I have before heard of that potation," replied the Dominie, sitting down on the coaming of the hatchway, "and fain would taste it."
"Peradventure I may." "If you do not promise me that you will, I will not let you go now." "Verily, maiden " "Promise," interrupted Mary. "Truly, maiden " "Promise," cried Mary. "In good sooth, maiden " "Promise," reiterated Mary, pulling the Dominie towards her chair. "Nay, then, I do promise, since thou wilt have it so," replied the Dominie. "And when will you come?"
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