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Updated: June 23, 2025
In the course of the day she made several attempts to ask Mrs. Girzie Ross a simple question. And she wondered at her own hesitation to do it. At length she asked it: "Mrs. Ross, is that portrait in the tower very much like Lord Arondelle?" "Like him, young leddy? Why, it is his verra sel'! And only not sae bonny because it canna move, or smile, or speak.
Shortly after the departure of Charlie Malcolm, the Lady of Breadland, with her three daughters, removed to Edinburgh, where the young laird, that had been my pupil, was learning to be an advocate, and the Breadland-house was set to Major Gilchrist, a nabob from India; but he was a narrow ailing man, and his maiden-sister, Miss Girzie, was the scrimpetest creature that could be; so that, in their hands, all the pretty policy of the Breadlands, that had cost a power of money to the old laird that was my patron, fell into decay and disorder; and the bonny yew-trees that were cut into the shape of peacocks, soon grew out of all shape, and are now doleful monuments of the major's tack, and that of Lady Skimmilk, as Miss Girzie Gilchrist, his sister, was nick-named by every ane that kent her.
Mary, ye girzie," he interrupted himself to cry with some asperity, "what for hae ye no' put out the twa candlesticks?" "Why should we need them at high noon?" she asked. But my uncle was not to be turned from his idea. "We'll bruik them while we may," he said; and so two massive candlesticks of wrought silver were added to the table equipage, already so unsuited to that rough seaside farm.
"And the pity of it was, young leddy, that it was a' in vain," said the housekeeper. "Yes, I know. Where is he now?" inquired the young girl, in a subdued voice. "I dinna ken, leddy. Naebody kens," answered Girzie Ross, with a deep sigh, which was unconsciously echoed by the listener. Then Dame Ross not to trespass on her young mistress's indulgence, arose and respectfully took her leave.
That evening, as the heiress sat in the small drawing room appropriated to her own use, the housekeeper rapped and was admitted. And after seating herself at the bidding of her young mistress, Girzie Ross opened her mouth and told the true story of the fall of Lone, as I have already told to my readers.
"Eh, Meester McRath? Sae grand doings I hae na seen sin the day o' the queen's visit to Lone. That wad be in the auld duke's time. And a waefu' day it wa'." "Dinna ye gae back to that day, Girzie Ross. It gars my blood boil only to think o' it!" "Na, Sandy, mon, sure the ill that was dune that day is weel compensate on this.
Our young laird had a braw hunting lodge there, where in the season he was wont to spend weeks thegither wi' his kinsman, Johnnie Scott, for the young laird was unco' fond of deer stalking, and sic like sport. I dinna ken wha owns the lodge now, or whether it went wi' the lave of the estate," said Dame Girzie, with a deep sigh.
Mary, ye girzie, he interrupted himself to cry with some asperity, 'what for hae ye no put out the twa candlesticks? 'Why should we need them at high noon? she asked. But my uncle was not to be turned from his idea. 'We'll bruik them while we may, he said; and so two massive candlesticks of wrought silver were added to the table equipage, already so unsuited to that rough sea- side farm.
"But then I am so plain so very, very plain," she said to herself, as if uttering the negation of some preceding train of thought. And with a deep sigh she retired to rest. The next day Girzie Ross herself was the first to speak of the young marquis. "I hae been thinking, young leddy, what garred ye ask me gin the young laird, were troth plighted.
So ugly have I never been; it's surely the Deil himself? Well! that she might really know the truth, she went off and knocked at her master's door, and asked, 'Is your Girzie at home the day, father? 'Aye, aye, our Girzie is at home safe enough', said the man, who wanted to be rid of her.
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