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"Well," said Sir Walter Scott, speaking with a pronounced accent, "ye ken the auld proverb, sirs, 'Ower mony cooks, or as the Border minstrel sang 'Black Johnstone wi' his troopers ten Might mak' the heart turn cauld, But Johnstone when he's a' alane Is waur ten thoosand fauld. The Johnstones were one of the Redesdale families, second cousins of the Armstrongs, and connected by marriage to "
At luncheon the Johnstones were all three placed on the opposite side of the table, and Brook was no longer Clare's neighbour. The Bowrings were already in their places when the three entered, Sir Adam giving his arm to his wife, who seemed to need help in walking, or at all events to be glad of it.
She had hardly spoken again during the few minutes while she had necessarily remained with the Johnstones, climbing the hill back to the hotel. At the door she had stood aside to let Lady Johnstone go in, Sir Adam had followed his wife, and Brook had lingered, doubtless hoping to exchange a few words more with Clare. But she was preoccupied, and had not vouchsafed him a glance.
They carried on till all on shore thought they would run over him, or past him; but no, at ten yards distant they were all at the sail, and had it down like lightning; and then Flucker sprang to the bows, the other boy to the helm. Unfortunately, there were but two Johnstones in the boat; and this boy, in his hurry, actually put the helm to port, instead of to starboard.
You Johnstones!" she cried at last, shaking her head. "You're perfectly incorrigible!" "Oh no, my dear," answered Sir Adam; "don't forget me, you know." "You, Adam!" Her tone expressed an extraordinary conflict of varying sentiment amusement, affection, reproach, a retrospective distrust of what might have been, but could not be, considering Sir Adam's age. "Never mind me, then," he answered.
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