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The night was a windy one as though Winter knew it was its last chance to freeze people to death before Spring would come; the long night seemed slow in coming. All day we had worked very hard in the barn preparing a big load which Lucie had asked me to take to the Letts. After dinner, we had kippered herring and some meat stew
Hamlin turned quickly to John. "I thought these men were friends of yours," he began, "and Americans. They're fine Americans. They're as full of human kindness and red blood as a kippered herring!" John looked inquiringly at the Kid. "He wants to hang himself," explained Billy, "and because we tried to cut him down, he's sore." "They talked to me," protested Hamlin, "as though I was a yellow dog.
"My word, but that is wasteful," said Maggie. Polly's cheeks flushed. She glanced at her small handmaid, raised her hand in a reproving manner, and continued to read "Dining-room breakfast: Hot scones, baked muffins, eggs and bacon, deviled kidneys, scrambled eggs, a dish of kippered herrings, marmalade, honey, jam, tea and coffee. Oh, and chocolate for Firefly."
There was kippered salmon, and Finnan haddocks, and a lamb's head, and a haggis a celebrated Scotch dish, gentlemen, which my uncle used to say always looked to him, when it came to table, very much like a Cupid's stomach and a great many other things besides, that I forget the names of, but very good things, notwithstanding.
More than three years had intervened almost without mutation in that stationary household, since I had sat there first, a young American freshman, bewildered among unfamiliar dainties, Finnan haddock, kippered salmon, baps and mutton ham, and had wearied my mind in vain to guess what should be under the tea-cosey. If there were any change at all, it seemed that I had risen in the family esteem.
I had walked far and was very tired, but I went to John MacNab's cottage, and, after I had eat my kippered herring and drank my tea, I felt better. Then I talked with John about the resurrection of the body, for he was in a tribulation of thoughts and doubts as to whether our Lord had a permanent humanity or not.
Instinctively my hand went to my cigarette pocket and came out empty. She saw the gesture. "If you want to smoke, you may," she said. "I have a big cousin who smokes all the time. He says I am 'kippered." I drew out the gun-metal cigarette case and opened it.
He enquired first as to their habits, and was presented with scones, kippered salmon, and a gallon of Glenlivet; as to their manners and ancient costume, and was pointed out a short fat man, the head of his clan, who promenaded the streets without trousers. Neither did he find the delineation of their customs more satisfactory.
He had walked out not very far with Gertie in the afternoon, and had managed by representing himself as having walked seven miles he was determined not to risk anything by foolishly cutting it too fine to obtain a little more. They had tea about six, and ate, each of them, a kippered herring and some watercress. Then about seven o'clock Frank suddenly walked in and sat down.
There was still no word from Scotland, except a "very civil" letter of condolence from my Lady Cranstoun, accompanied by a present of kippered salmon apparently intended as an antidote to grief; but though the old man was gratified by such polite attentions, his mind was far from easy.