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Forbye, there was something said about ane Campbell, that suld hae been concerned in the rubbery, mair or less, and that he suld hae had a warrant frae the Duke of Argyle, as a testimonial o' his character.
"Then," says she, "if you will go with us to Sweden, you shall have two lackey's suits, and a couple of louis d'or to cross your pocket with by the year, forbye the fee and bounty of all the visitors to M. le Comte." "Is it M. l'Abbe goes with Madame?" says I. "And why not," says she.
What for will na ye come and hear the Gospel for ance and awa' at least, George Macwha? Ye can sit i' my seat." "I'm obleeged to ye," answered George; "but the muckle kirk does weel eneuch for me. And ye ken I'm precentor, noo, forbye." "The muckle kirk!" repeated Thomas, in a tone of contempt.
One woman has given me a disappointment that I will carry to the grave; and another woman is laughing at me, for she has got all my saved siller, and more too; forbye, she is like to marry Bob Severs and share it with him. Then I have them weary notes to meet beyond all. There never was a man so badly used as I have been!" No one pitied him much.
"Ou, it came there, an ye maun needs ken," said Caleb, looking mysteriously, and whispering, "when there was like to be a wee bit rising here; and the Marquis, and a' the great lords of the north, were a' in it, and mony a gudely gun and broadsword were ferried ower frae Dunkirk forbye the pouther.
"The dear," said she "the dear," and then looking at me, "Oh, Hamish, Hamish, be good to me; I will not can help it." "Where is Hugh?" said I. "He came into us," said the lass, "like a wraith." "'I have provoked my cousin, he said, 'and wounded and maybe killed him, and I am owing him my life forbye, and I ran to be waiting for you, and locked my door on all of them, even my mother."
Forbye, gin ye began wi' his claes, ye wadna ken whaur to haud; for it wad jist be the new claith upo' the auld garment: ye micht as weel new cleed him at ance. 'And why not if I choose, Mr. Falconer? I wadna hae ye try that. Some fowk's poverty maun be han'let jist like a sair place, doctor.
"Yes," said the visitor thoughtfully, "they seem to have been made by a tacketty boot." "And forbye that, there was a wee bit mud on the floor and a tacket mark in that!" "Was the window shut or open?" "Shut, sir; and the most extraordinary thing was that it was snibbed too!
No that muckle the maiter wi' him but a clour on the hairnspan, and midge bites, forbye the disagreeableness o' being clamped doon for a wheen hours in a wat tussock o' bracken. This diagnosis, though not perfectly intelligible to Merton, seemed to reassure Mr. Macrae. 'He's a bit concetty, the chiel, added the worthy physician, 'and it may be a day or twa or he judges he can leave his bed.
"Forbye that I consider ye a son of Belial, I have a particular quarrel with you. At the time you condescend to mention, I took it upon me to give you some honest advice not wholly for your own sake. You flouted it, and 'that's nothing to me' you'll say; but every step we take worsens that very sin against which I warned ye, and therefore I want none of your company." "Honest Mr.
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