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It was not easy to thole to be so thwarted, especially for such an extravagant problem, by one so new to our councils and deliberations. I never was more fashed in my life; for having hitherto, in all my plans for the improvement of the town, not only succeeded, but given satisfaction, I was vexed to see the council run away with such a speculative vagary.
But I kept my temper, and went into the council-chamber, where others of the respectable inhabitants were met with the magistrates and town-council assembled. "What's the matter, provost?" said several of them as I came in; "are ye ill; or what has fashed you?" But I only replied, that the mob without was very unruly for being deprived of their bonfire.
"In the second place, she is a widow with a temper, and a good deal of it." "Dinna name it!" cried the Laird, lifting up his hands. "Dinna name it! Eh, puir laddie, but I'm wae for him, gin he's fashed wi' ane o' that sort." "And in the third place," continued Angus, "I have been told that he may well preach against worldly-mindedness, for he gets enough of it at home.
And a very pretty intention, Mr. What's-your-name. But ye needna have fashed yourself. Did ye see any of our friends on the stairs?" "I met a big man rolling down like a football," I said. "Ay, that would be Angus. He's a clumsy stot, and never had much sense." "And I met another with his hand on his side," I said. "That would be little James.
"Sit doon," thundered Angus, lapsing into his native tongue, "sit doon till I tell ye a'. The nicht Dick's boy was deein', we went to ye and begged ye to stop yir music and yir dancin'. For ye had some graun' fowk at yir pairty, an' the flowers for it cost ye mair nor wad hae sent the laddie to Montreal. An' the noise fashed an' fretted the deein' bairn.
Bide-a-Wee Cottage, Pettybaw, East Neuk o' Fife. To my trusty fieres, Mony's the time I hae ettled to send ye a screed, but there was aye something that cam' i' the gait. It wisna that I couldna be fashed, for aften hae I thocht o' ye and my hairt has been wi' ye mony's the day.
There was just the slightest touch of sharpness in the gentle voice, and Malcolm did speak out. "I wadna be troubling ye, my lord, but it's just an auld man, Dougal Mc Dougal, frae the head o' Loch Mhor a puir doited body, wha says he maun hae a bit word wi' your lordship. But I tellt him ye coulna be fashed wi' the like o' him." "That was not civil or right, Malcolm an old man, too. Where is he?"
"She has no use for him." "But the tickets, Malcolm," insisted his mother. "Well, mither, A'll confess I clean forgot them. Ye see," he hurried to say, "A was that fashed over yon Committee maitter " "Committee maitter!" exclaimed the old lady indignantly. "Did I not tell ye no to heed yon screamin' English cratur wi' his revolutionary nonsense?"
Fareweel to you, Elshie, and mony thanks I downa be fashed wi' the siller e'en now, for I maun awa' to meet my friends at the Trysting-place Sae, if ye carena to open the window, ye can fetch it in after I'm awa'." Still there was no reply. "He's deaf, or he's daft, or he's baith; but I hae nae time to stay to claver wi' him."
Nurse complied somewhat unwillingly. She produced a portfolio, got out her ink-bottle and pen, dipped the pen in ink, and looked up at Penelope. "Go on, and be quick," she said. "I can't be fashed with the whims of children. What is it that you want to say?" "Write, 'Dear, darling Aunt Sophia." "You are too queer!"
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