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She did continue to be masterful to a greater extent than Tommy, thus nobly behaving, was prepared for; and his shock came to him at the very moment when he was modestly expecting to receive the prize. She had called when Elspeth happened to be out; and though now able to move about the room with the help of a staff, he was still an interesting object.
Elspeth begged Tommy to listen to the beautiful things Grizel was saying about David, but, truth to tell, Grizel scarcely heard them herself. She had given Tommy a shy, rapturous glance. She was wondering when he would begin. What a delicious opening when he shook hands! Suppose he had kissed her instead! Or, suppose he casually addressed her as darling! He might do it at any moment now!
"Sure as death," he said in some awe, "I saw Elspeth ganging yont the double dykes, and I cried to her that the Painted Lady would do her a mischief, but she just ran on." Elspeth in the double dykes alone and at night! Oh, how Tommy would have liked to strike himself now!
Spying makes men cunning, and it was wonderful how many subterfuges the deputations used to practise. They would walk from Kildrummie as if they were staying in the district, and one retired tradesman talked about the crops as if he was a farmer, but it was a pity that he did n't know the difference between the cereals. "'Yon man that wes up aifter yir minister, Elspeth, Hillocks said to Mrs.
The Lord be praised that you have come back home again!" and she was about to run forward, when she checked herself. "Is it yourself, Ronald?" "It is no one else, Elspeth," he replied, giving the old woman a hearty kiss. "And such a man as you have grown!" she exclaimed in surprise. For the two years had added several inches to Ronald's stature, and he now stood over six feet in height.
His power was gone, his crew would not listen to another word against Mr. McLean. "Tommy thought Mr. McLean hated you!" said Elspeth to Miss Ailie. "It was queer you made sic a mistake!" said Corp to Tommy. "Oh, the tattie-doolie!" cried Gavinia. So they knew that Mr. McLean had only been speaking sarcastically; of a sudden they saw through and despised their captain.
"And if they don't just ripen as the master says they do in France, it's all for the best," said Elspeth; "for ripe grapes would be picked all along, and the house not a penny the better for them. But green-grape tarts and cream are just eating for a king." Elspeth was "general servant" at my great-grandmother's. Her aunt Mary had come from Scotland to serve "Miss Victoire" when she first married.
The leaves bronzed, the autumn rains came, the leaves fell, the trees stood bare, the winds began to blow, there fell the first snowflakes. Gilian, walking home from the town, was overtaken on the moor by Robin Greenlaw. "Where is Elspeth?" "We are making our winter dresses. She would not leave her sewing." The cousins walked upon the moor path together.
She flung this over her shoulder as she stalked away, and it may be that the tears came when there were none to see them, but hers was a resolute mind, and though she continued to be friendly with Tommy and Elspeth out of doors she never again crossed their threshold. "The house is in a terrible state for want o' you," Tommy would say, trying to wheedle her.
She walked placidly to the table, where she took up a handful of cold corn-bread and meat, and then went over and curled up by the fire. Elspeth and the girl talked and laughed coarsely, and the night wore on. By and by loud laughter and tramping came from the road a sound of numerous footsteps. Zora listened, leapt to her feet and started to the door.
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