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"I doobt it'll be warst news to them that it's nae news till." "Ye speyk in riddles, Curly." He tried to laugh but succeeded badly, and stood before her, with downcast eyes, poking his thorn-stick into the mass of pebbles. Annie waited in silence, and that brought it out at last. "Annie, when we war at the schule thegither, I wad hae gien ye onything.
And he fell into sombre silence, out of which David could hardly rouse him. Except that he said once, 'And we that had kep' it so long. I'd better never ha gien it tha. And clearly that was the bitter thought in his mind. The sacrifice that had taxed all his moral power, and, as he believed, brought physical ruin on Hannah, had been for nothing, or worse than nothing.
'His father, mem, was my landlord, and his father's father was my father's landlord; and the interests o' the landlord hae aye been oors. Ither nor Francie's herty freen I can never be! 'You presume on my late husband's kindness to you, Barclay! 'Gien devotion be presumption, mem, I presume. Archibald Gordon was and is my freen, and will be for ever.
The King's return journey from Compiègne to Gien was so hurried that it almost resembled a flight. Avoiding the towns still doubtful in their loyalty to him, Charles sped from Lagny to Bovins, then to Bray, Courtenay, Château-Regnaut, and Montargis, arriving at Gien on the 21st of September.
Her soul assured her of it. "To my sister," answered Malcolm, "I will give all the proof she may please to require to Lord Liftore I will not even repeat my assertion: to him I will give no shadow of proof. I will but cast him out of my house. Stoat, order horses for Lady Bellair." "Gien ye please, sir, my lord," replied Stoat, "the Lossie Airms' horses is ordered a'ready for Lady Clementina."
Florimel turned and undulated from the room, leaving the poor fellow like a statue in the middle of it, with the books all turning their backs upon him. "Noo," he said to himself, "she's aff to tell her father, and there'll be a bonny bane to pyke atween him an' me! But haith! I'll jist tell him the trowth o' 't, an' syne he can mak a kirk an' a mill o' 't, gien he likes."
A long reef of sharp rocks lay all along it, and now the line of foaming breakers was to any ship a terrible omen of death and destruction. The packet was almost helpless, and the laird and Tallisker found a crowd of men waiting the catastrophe that was every moment imminent. "She ought to hae gien hersel' plenty o' sea room," said the laird.
Shall I ever forget that evening? No, not if I live to be a hundred! June had well-nigh passed ere we began our march from Gien that triumphant march headed by the King and the Maid and July had run half its course since we had been upon the road. For we had had a great tract of country to traverse, and a large army must needs have time in which to move itself.
'gien ever he be a man! said David to himself with a sigh, and the thought how much better off he was with his half-witted Steenie than his friend with his clever Francie. Mrs. Bremner was sister-in-law to the schoolmaster, and was then on her way to see him and his daughter Phemy.
'Gudewife, said Skreigh, gathering up his mouth, and sipping his tiff of brandy punch with great solemnity, 'our talents were gien us to other use than to sing daft auld sangs sae near the Sabbath day. 'Hout fie, Mr. Skreigh; I'se warrant I hae heard you sing a blythe sang on Saturday at e'en before now. But as for the chaise, Deacon, it hasna been out of the coach-house since Mrs.
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