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Updated: June 28, 2025
"Come forward!" resounded from Isabel, and a hundred voices of the burghers. "I am the Governor of Berwick," answered the hero, in a trembling voice, keeping the body of the Mayor between him and Hume. It comporteth not with my dignity hegh hegh I say, I cannot come down from the height of my glory at Bothwell, by committing myself in a love brawl.
While these matters were in discussion, Madge Wildfire entered, and her first exclamation was, "Eh! see if there isna our auld ne'er-do-weel deevil's-buckie o' a mither Hegh, sirs! but we are a hopeful family, to be twa o' us in the Guard at ance But there were better days wi' us ance were there na, mither?"
"Ay, ay," exclaimed the mistress of the family "Hegh, sirs! can this be you, Jenny? a sight o' you's gude for sair een, lass." "O woman, we've been sae ta'en up wi' Captain Hector's wound up by, that I havena had my fit out ower the door this fortnight; but he's better now, and auld Caxon sleeps in his room in case he wanted onything.
MacVintie had almost forgotten the episode when Attusah said suddenly that the colonists translated the name of Atta-Kulla-Kulla as the "Little Carpenter." "Hegh! they hae a ship named for his honor!" exclaimed the Highlander. "I hae seen the Little Carpenter in the harbor in Charlestoun, swingin' an' bobbin' at her cables, just out frae the mither country! Her captain's name wull be Maitland."
He made his usual visits at the usual hour without remark, until the day before the term, when, observing the bustle of moving furniture already commenced, the great east-country awmrie dragged out of its nook, and standing with its shoulder to the company, like an awkward booby about to leave the room, the Laird again stared mightily, and was heard to ejaculate, "Hegh, sirs!"
He made his usual visits at the usual hour without remark, until the day before the term, when, observing the bustle of moving furniture already commenced, the great east-country awmrie dragged out of its nook, and standing with its shoulder to the company, like an awkward booby about to leave the room, the Laird again stared mightily, and was heard to ejaculate, "Hegh, sirs!"
Come, let me raise you into this saddle instead. Hegh, hegh, though," he continued, as the horse lurched from him with every gust, "no need to raise the wind up here. Easy there you're right now, I think. You'll need to ride on one stirrup."
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