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There's baith gude and bad o' the Campbells, like other names, But this MacCallum More has an unco sway and say baith, amang the grit folk at Lunnun even now; for he canna preceesely be said to belang to ony o' the twa sides o' them, sae deil any o' them likes to quarrel wi' him; sae they e'en voted Morris's tale a fause calumnious libel, as they ca't, and if he hadna gien them leg-bail, he was likely to hae ta'en the air on the pillory for leasing-making."
'Troth, Laird, and there was muckle want o' you, and the like o' you; for there was a whin bonnie lasses there, forbye mysell, and deil ane to gie them hansels. 'Weel, Meg, and how mony gipsies were sent to the tolbooth? 'Troth, but three, Laird, for there were nae mair in the fair, bye mysell, as I said before, and I e'en gae them leg-bail, for there's nae ease in dealing wi' quarrelsome fowk.
A pratty man, my leddy betwixt tall and short; wi' bonny brown eyes and cheeks, and fine coal-blaik hair. A nice douce-spoken lad. I hae naething to say against him except that he cam' late one day, and took leg-bail betimes the next morning, and left madam behind, a load on my hands." The answer produced precisely the same effect on Lady Lundie which it had produced on Sir Patrick.
This ordeal appeared so dreadful to me in prospect that I began to cast about among all manner of impracticable plans for escaping it. Of these the most promising although I had no money was to give the Stimcoes leg-bail and run home; the most alluring, too, since it offered to deaden the torment of uncertainty by keeping me employed, mind and body. I must follow the coach-road.
One day Will was sauntering down the High Street when he saw two country-looking men coming along. One of them looked at him and staggered back in astonishment. “Why,” he exclaimed, “it is Mr. Gilmore! We thought you were in prison in the middle of France, sir.” “So I was, Dimchurch; but, as you see, I have taken leg-bail.” “That was a terrible affair, sir, at them French batteries.
Most of the villagers were captured like myself; but of my father, or any other relatives, I never more gained any intelligence. He was either shot in endeavouring to defend himself, or still more probably gave leg-bail, and so escaped. We were then driven to the slave-market, where I was bought by an Arab merchant, and taken off to India.
It had gone for a round of drinks and five dollars for a wench. And the fancy certificate! Thunder! he had left it on the Huascar when he had taken leg-bail of the Chilanean navy. "Women and drink, Jack Wilson!" That's where it has gone, every dollar of it.
I am more miserable about it than I can say. She has gone away and I don't know where." "Ow! ow! that's bad. And the bit husband-creature danglin' at her petticoat's tail one day, and awa' wi' the sunrise next mornin' have they baith taken leg-bail together?" "I know nothing of him; I never saw him. You saw him. Tell me what was he like?" "Eh! he was joost a puir weak creature.
"I'll tell you what, though: Murder there'll be if you don't help me give that devil the slip." "But, sir, he never offered to follow you." "Because he reckoned I couldn' run or wouldn', as I've never run from him yet. But with you in the secret I must give him leg-bail, no matter what it costs me. And, see here, Brooks: you're clever for your age, an' I want your advice.
Bill shrugged his shoulders as he answered, "Well, it's better than rotting in prison, though I'd rather be at the old work again." "Then why not give them leg-bail at once; you've a chance you'll not find again in a hurry, and we can stow you safe away, where they'll have a hard job to find you." "No, no, mate," said Bill's companion, Jack Coyne. "I know what running away means.
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