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Instead o' the minister's being sweethearting yesterday, he was just at the Kaims visiting the gamekeeper. I met him in the Wast town-end, and gaed there and back wi' him." "That's proof it's a Glasgow leddy," said Snecky. "I tell you there's no leddy ava!" swore Rob. "Yea, and wha sends the baskets o' flowers, then?" "There was only one flower," said Rob, turning to his host.
Of course he couldna afford to lose his hat, but he should hae run after it mair reverently." Gavin, indeed, was troubled. He had avoided speaking of the Egyptian to his mother. He had gone to McQueen's house to ask the doctor to accompany him to the Kaims, but with the knocker in his hand he changed his mind, and now he was at the place of meeting alone.
"At this hour on Monday," said Gavin, hoarsely, "I will be at the Kaims." He went away without another word, and Babbie watched him from the window. Nanny had not looked up from the ring. "What a pity he is a minister!" the girl said, reflectively. "Nanny, you are not listening." The old woman was making the ring flash by the light of the fire. "Nanny, do you hear me? Did you see Mr.
Rob wandered to the Kaims in search of the Egyptian, and returned home no happier. He flung himself upon his bed and dared Micah to light the lamp. About gloaming he rose, unable to keep his mouth shut on his thoughts any longer, and staggered to the Tenements to consult Haggart. He found the humourist's door ajar, and Wearyworld listening at it.
"Maybe I could, Sneck," Haggart replied, cautiously; "but on that point I offer no opinion." "If she bides on the Kaims road," said Tibbie Craik, "she maun be a farmer's dochter. What say you to Bell Finlay?" "Na; she's U. P. But it micht be Loups o' Malcolm's sister. She's promised to Muckle Haws; but no doubt she would gie him the go-by at a word frae the minister."
But it was your getting the money from her at the Kaims for Nanny that I was to speak of. Absurd though it seems, I think some dotard must have seen you and her at the Kaims, and mistaken her for the lady." McQueen flung himself back in his chair to enjoy this joke. "Fancy mistaking that woman for a lady!" he said to Gavin, who had not laughed with him.
You will meet me tomorrow about this hour at say the Kaims of Cushie?" "No," said the doctor after a moment's pause; "I won't. Even if I went to the Kaims I should not find you there. Why can you not come to me?" "Why do you carry a woman's hair," replied the Egyptian, "in that locket on your chain?"
"Dinna say that," said Nanny, anxiously, "or I'll be fleid about the siller." "Don't fear about it. Mr. Dishart will get some of it to-morrow at the Kaims. I would bring it here, but I cannot come so far to- morrow." "Then I'll hae peace to the end o' my days," said the old woman, "and, Babbie, I wish the same to you wi' all my heart."
"Oh, I will cast off my gay costly gown, And follow thee on from town unto town; And I will take the gold kaims from my hair, And follow my true love for evermair." Whereupon Hynde Horn lets his beggar weeds fall, and shines there the foremost and noblest of all the king's companie as he says:
"Say again," he burst forth, "that I was speaking agin the minister and I'll practise on you what I'm awid to do to her." "Who is she?" "Wha's wha?" "The woman whom the minister " "I said nothing about a woman," said poor Rob, alarmed for Gavin. "Doctor, I'm ready to swear afore a bailie that I never saw them thegither at the Kaims." "The Kaims!" exclaimed the doctor suddenly enlightened.
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