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"I hae done so already," I said. "I left it wi' the dominie yestreen." The lads looked at each other, but neither offered any objection. "Oh, very well!" said Rosson, "I'll bring mine down i' the mornin'." "And I mine," echoed Hercus. During the first lesson in school it was noticed that Tom Kinlay was absent. "Where is your brother this morning, Thora?" asked Mr. Drever.
Manuel recalled that the school master and town organist, an old fellow who was half dominie and taught the two brothers Latin, had always prophesied that Juan would make his mark; Manuel he considered as an adventure-seeking rover who would come to a bad end.
Leading on our prisoners, we now set out to return to where we had left the dominie. We had, I should have said, hurriedly eaten some of the provisions Guy and Hector had cooked, and we took the remainder so that no time need be lost in proceeding to Bracewell's. On reaching the spot, what was our dismay to see neither the dominie nor the horses. We shouted to him, but no reply came.
"I am informed that a circle of dangerous char-ackters with green noses gather there and drink cider containing more than two-seventy-five per cent of apple juice. I'm about to pull the place." "For Heaven's sake, Terry; don't do that! You'll scare " "Whisht, Dominie!" interrupted Terry with an elaborate wink. "There'll be no surprise, except maybe to the Judge in the morning.
Dominie Sampson achieved with great zeal such tasks as Mr. Mac- Morlan chose to entrust him with; but it was speedily observed that at a certain hour after breakfast he regularly disappeared, and returned again about dinner-time. The evening he occupied in the labour of the office. On Saturday he appeared before Mac- Morlan with a look of great triumph, and laid on the table two pieces of gold.
Honest Mac-Morlan received this mandate with great joy, but pondered much upon executing that part of it which related to newly attiring the worthy Dominie. He looked at him with a scrutinising eye, and it was but too plain that his present garments were daily waxing more deplorable.
'Impossible, sir, impossible, said Mannering, making his escape from him. 'Pro-di-gi-ous! again exclaimed Sampson, following to the head of the stairs, still holding out the purse. 'But as touching this coined money Mannering escaped downstairs as fast as possible. 'Pro-di-gi-ous! exclaimed Dominie Sampson, yet the third time, now standing at the front door. 'But as touching this specie
"'Wa'al, says Am, droppin' his head sideways an' borin' into his ear 'ith his middle finger, 'I got the promise mebbe of a job o' work fer a couple o' days next week. 'H'm'm'm, says the dominie, lookin' at him. 'Have you got anythin' to git married on? the dominie says, turnin' to Lize.
'Impossible, sir, impossible, said Mannering, making his escape from him. 'Pro-di-gi-ous! again exclaimed Sampson, following to the head of the stairs, still holding out the purse. 'But as touching this coined money Mannering escaped downstairs as fast as possible. 'Pro-di-gi-ous! exclaimed Dominie Sampson, yet the third time, now standing at the front door. 'But as touching this specie
"Tallisker, let me tell you, man, you hae been seen o'er much wi' him lately. Why, dominie! he is an Episcopal, and an Arminian o' the vera warst kind." "Hout, laird! Arminianism isna a contagious disease. I'll no mair tak Arminianism from the Rev. George Selwyn than I'll tak Toryism fra Laird Alexander Crawford. My theology and my politics are far beyond inoculation. Let me tell you that, laird."
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