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"Na, sir; I never gang to the yillhouse that is unless ony neighbour was to gie me a pint, or the like o' that; but to gang there on ane's ain coat-tail, is a waste o' precious time and hard-won siller.
"In troth, please your honour," said Edie, who put in his word on all occasions, "I think, since Mr. Dunkerswivel has had sae muckle merit in discovering a' the gear, the least ye can do is to gie him that o't that's left behind for his labour; for doubtless he that kend where to find sae muckle will hae nae difficulty to find mair."
"Oh! a' say," remarked a born East-Ender, for whom we are perfectly certain the Clyde and Thistle, according to his self-importance at any rate, had played their best on Barrowfield and Beechwood, "look at that; it's no' fair to gie the Vale a free kick for that; it's the auld way; gie't ta the yin that mak's the maist noise."
Nor had he leaned long before Robert found that he had fainted. In desperation he began to hoist the tall form upon his back, when he heard the quick step of a runner behind him and the words 'Gie 'im to me, Robert; gie 'im to me. I can carry 'im fine. 'Haud awa' wi' ye, returned Robert; and again Shargar fell behind.
John, thinking he had done striking, put his hand upon the top o' the pile to gie en a pull, and see if 'a were firm in the ground. Mr. Cannister spread his hand over the top of the stick, completely covering it with his palm. 'Well, so to speak, Nat hadn't maned to stop striking, and when John had put his hand upon the pile, the beetle 'Oh dreadful! said Elfride.
"And will you be for the turn-out, then, with the rest of them? Ay, I'll say a prayer for you, And and, young man, will you mind this? When you're killing with your pike and your gun, even if it's a yeo that's forninst you, gie a thought to the woman that's waiting at home for him, and, maybe, praying. What would hinder her to pray for her husband even if he's a yeoman itself?"
Can ye tell me, Miss Naper? asked Robert. 'Whan said he that, Robert? 'Jist as I cam in. Miss Napier rang the bell. Another maid appeared. 'Sen' Meg here direckly. Meg came, her eyes full of interrogation. 'Dinna gie Lumley a drap. Set him up to insult a young gentleman at my door-cheek! He s' no hae a drap here the nicht. He 's had ower muckle, Meg, already, an' ye oucht to hae seen that.
"What Mary needed," said Tammas, "was a strong man to manage her." "Ay, man, but it's ill to manage thae beauties. They gie ye a glint o' their een, an' syne whaur are ye?" "Ah, they can be managed," said Tammas, complacently. "There's naebody nat'rally safter wi' a pretty stocky o' a bit wumany than mysel; but for a' that, if I had been Mary's man I would hae stood nane o' her tantrums.
Moore," Teddy was saying, "and says he, 'I'll gie ye twal' pun for yon gray dog o' yourn. 'Ah, says Moore, 'yo' may gie me twal' hunner'd and yet you'll not get ma Bob. Eh, Jim?" "And he did thot," corroborated Jim. "'Twal' hunner'd, says he." "James Moore and his dog agin" snapped M'Adam. "There's ithers in the warld for bye them twa." "Ay, but none like 'em," quoth loyal Jim.
I a said I'll never gie wife, nor barn, nor folk o' no sort, skelp nor sizzup more, and ye'll know o' me no more among the sipers.
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