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Haud a care, Hobbie we maun keep our faith wi' Westburnflat, were he the greatest rogue ever rode." Thus protected, the outlaw recovered his audacity, which had been somewhat daunted by the menacing gesture of Elliot. "I have kept my word, sirs," he said, "and I look to have nae wrang amang ye.
"He's in the tolbooth, mother he's in the Heart of Mid-Louden for a thousand merk he borrowed from Saunders Wyliecoat the writer." "Poor man!" exclaimed Mrs. Elliot, "can we no send him something, Hobbie?" "Ye forget, grannie, ye forget we want help oursells," said Hobbie, somewhat peevishly.
"My education and my sisters' has kept my mother much in Edinburgh for several years," said Earnscliff; "but I promise you I propose to make up for lost time." "And ye'll rig out the auld tower a bit," said Hobbie, "and live hearty and neighbour-like wi' the auld family friends, as the Laird o' Earnscliff should?
The carline, she sits in the neuk yonder, upbye, and cracks about the grand shooters and hunters lang syne Odd, I think they hae killed a' the deer in the country, for my part." "Well, Hobbie, I have shot a fat buck, and sent him to Earnscliff this morning you shall have half of him for your grandmother." "Mony thanks to ye, Mr. Patrick, ye're kend to a' the country for a kind heart.
"Well, Hobbie," answered the young gentleman, "if he should be so ill advised, I shall try to make the old tower good against him, as it has been made good by my betters against his betters many a day ago."
"Aweel, aweel," said Hobbie, mounting his horse, "it serves naething to strive wi' cripples, they are aye cankered; but I'll just tell ye ae thing, neighbour, that if things be otherwise than weel wi' Grace Armstrong, I'se gie you a scouther if there be a tar-barrel in the five parishes."
Vere, supplied by his daughter with an ample income, continued to reside abroad, engaged deeply in the affair of Law's bank during the regency of the Duke of Orleans, and was at one time supposed to be immensely rich. Willie of Westburnflat fled from the wrath of Hobbie Elliot, as his betters did from the pursuit of the law.
"Wretch!" said the Hermit, "your cruelty has destroyed one of the only creatures in existence that would look on me with kindness!" "Dear Elshie," answered Hobbie, "I'm wae ye suld hae cause to say sae; I'm sure it wasna wi' my will. And yet, it's true, I should hae minded your goats, and coupled up the dogs. I'm sure I would rather they had worried the primest wether in my faulds.
"By Heaven! it is true, Sir Frederick; the house is filled with armed men, and our drunken beasts are all disarmed. Draw, and let us fight our way." "Binna rash binna rash," exclaimed Hobbie; "hear me a bit, hear me a bit.
Odd! the deer's fled the country, I think! I have been as far as Inger-fell-foot, and deil a horn has Hobbie seen, excepting three red-wud raes, that never let me within shot of them, though I gaed a mile round to get up the wind to them, an' a'. Deil o' me wad care muckle, only I wanted some venison to our auld gude-dame.
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