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They defended the place. He is the first man I have ever known who did such things. And they come natural to him. He thinks no more of them than your son," she said nastily, "thinks of playing a round on the Gullane links." "Imphm. I wonder what he's been doing traiking about like this. Rolling stones gather no moss, I've heard." Her eyes blazed, then narrowed. "Oh, make no mistake!
Her mither, who was Ellen Forbes, whom I knew well when I was young, had the wee house in Hume Park Square. You'll have been there? Hev' ye not? Imphm. I thought so.
Sandy was sweengin' aboot in his seat, like's he was learnin' the velocipede, an' takin' a lang breath ilky noo-an'-than, an' sayin', "Imphm; ay, man; juist that." He riffed when the lassies sat doon, till ye wud thocht he wudda haen his hands blistered; but I think he was gled o' onything to do, juist to lat him get himsel' gien vent.
I wouldn't dirty my hand on 'ee! But get your bit kist, and I'll see ye off the premises. Suspeecious characters are worth the watching." "Suspeecious!" stuttered Gilmour, "suspeecious! Wh-wh-whan was I ever suspeecious? I'll have the law of ye for that. I'll make ye answer for your wor-rds." "Imphm!" said Gourlay. "In the meantime, look slippy wi' that bit box o' yours.
Gladys only vaguely understood, but gathered that she was censuring the old man with the utmost severity. 'Oh, I don't think he is as rich as people say, and he is very kind to me, said she quickly. 'If he had not taken me when my father died, I don't know what would have become of me. 'Imphm! The tea's bilin', Teen. Look in my goon pocket for a penny, an' rin doon for twa cookies.
My uncle took the news of the wedding finely. "I'll not be denying Belle is a clever woman," says he, "a managing two-handed lass imphm. There might have been more of a splore," says he, "and no harm done a wheen hens and a keg would not have been out of place." But my aunt was not in his way of thinking. "You would not have him live there in open scandal?" said I.
However, I maunna compleen when ye bore sic a braw son to my name. He's a great consolation! Imphm, he is that a great consolation!" The brandy bottle slipped from the quivering fingers and was smashed to pieces on the floor. "Hurrah!" yelled Gourlay. He seemed rapt and carried by his own devilry.
"Ya-as," yawned Gourlay; "it gives you the full flavour of the we-eed." The Deacon glimmered over him with his eyes. "The weed," said he. "Jutht tho! Imphm. The weed." Then worthy Mister Allardyce tried another opening. "But, dear me!" he cried, "I'm forgetting entirely. I must congratulate ye. Ye've been doing wonderth, they tell me, up in Embro."
Gude-day wi' ye i' the noo than! Imphm! Gude-day. See an' gie's a cry in on Munanday, noo-na. Ta-ta! Sin' Friday nicht I've been gaen aboot wi' my hert an' moo fu' o' musik! Eh, hoo I did enjoy yon Gleeka Koir's singin'. I hinna heard onything like it for mony a day. D'ye ken, fine musik juist affeks me like a gude preechin' an' waur whiles. I canna help frae thinkin' aboot it.
"Imphm," he pondered, looking round on the weather with a wise air; "imphm; it's fine weather for the fields." "Are you a farmer, then?" Gourlay nipped him, with his eye on the white waistcoat. "Oh oh, Mr. Gourlay! A farmer, no. Hi hi! I'm not a farmer. I dare say, now, you have no mind of me?" "No," said Gourlay, regarding him very gravely and steadily with his dark eyes.
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