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Updated: June 25, 2025
When Marget came round the corner of Lachlan's cottage, she found Flora's plants laid out in the sun, and her father watering them on his knees. One was ready to die, and for it he had made a shelter with his plaid. He was taken unawares, but in a minute he was leading Marget in with hospitable words. "It iss kind of you to come to an old man's house, Mistress Howe, and it iss a fery warm day.
It iss known to me that a young woman who hass been a member of this church hass left her home and gone into the far country. There will be no use in summoning her to appear before the Session, for she will never be seen again in this parish. I move that she be cut off from the roll, and her name iss " and Lachlan's voice broke, but in an instant he recovered himself "her name iss Flora Campbell."
I wes tellin' Marget this verra mornin', and she says, 'Lachlan's become as a little child. I dinna haud wi' her there, but a quieter, mair cautious body ye never saw." Drumtochty was doing its best to focus Lachlan afresh, and felt the responsibility lay on Domsie, who accepted it cheerfully. "Marget's aye richt, neebours, and she's put the word on it noo.
"If he hadna a pock o' peppermints but it wesna that wiled Elsie's hert. Na, na, dogs and bairns can read fouks' faces, and mak nae mistakes. As sune as a' saw Lachlan's een a' kent he wes a new man. "Hoo has it come about? That's easy tae guess. Sax months syne Lachlan didna ken what father meant, and the heart wes wizened in the breist o' him wi' pride an' diveenity.
Flora caught him studying her closely for some days, as if he were taking her measure, and he announced that he had business in Muirtown on Friday. When he came up in the market train he was carrying a large paper parcel, and attempted a joke with Peter at a window of the third. From a critical point of view it was beneath notice, but as Lachlan's first effort it was much tasted.
His tribble hes melted Lachlan's heart, an' it's in the Evangel, ye ken he's become as a little child." This language was too figurative and imposing for the parish, but it ran henceforward in our modest speech, "He's a cautious body."
I feel it even a disgrace to have lost what of it I never had!" "Indeed, Macruadh," said Annie, "it's a hard time! There is no money in the country! And fast the people are going after Lachlan!" "I shall miss you, Annie!" "You are very kind to us all, sir." "Are you not all my own! And you have to take care of for Lachlan's sake besides.
The manners of Drumtochty were perfect, and no one turned his head by one inch; but Marget Howe, sitting behind in Burnbrae's pew, saw Flora's hand go out to Lachlan's as the people sang: "All thine iniquities who doth Most graciously forgive, Who thy diseases all and pains Doth heal and thee relieve."
"Well, sir," returned Annie, after a moment's hesitation, "he does not SAY so!" "If he did not mean it, he would be a rascal, and I should have to kill him. But my life on Lachlan's honesty!" "Thank you, sir. He would lay down his for you." "Not if you said to him, DON'T!-eh, Annie?" "But he would, Macruadh!" returned the young woman, almost angrily. "Are not you his chief?"
Carmichael confessed to me that he was stricken dumb, and that Lachlan's ashen face held him with an awful fascination. It was Burnbrae that first found a voice, and showed that night the fine delicacy of heart that may be hidden behind a plain exterior.
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