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Onyway it behoved him to get an auld, decent wife to keep the manse for him an' see to his bit denners; and he was recommended to an auld limmer Janet M'Clour, they ca'd her and sae far left to himsel' as to be ower persuaded. There was mony advised him to the contrar, for Janet was mair than suspeckit by the best folk in Ba'weary.
"Mother, there was a lass I cam to ken in Edinburgh, whan I was a divinity student there, and " "Ay, ay, I ken a' aboot it!" interrupted his mother, eager to spare him; " an ill-faured, designin limmer, 'at micht ha kent better nor come ower the son o' a respectable wuman that gait! Sic like, I doobtna, wad deceive the vera elec'!" "Na, na, mother, she was nane o' that sort!
Grizzel, ye limmer, gang to the door." "It's a single gentleman," whined out Grizzel; "maun I take him into the parlour?" "Foul be in your feet, then; it'll be some English rider. Coming without a servant at this time o' night! Has the ostler ta'en the horse? Ye may light a spunk o' fire in the red room."
'But now tell me, my excellent friend, how did you find out I was here? 'Od, lad, queerly eneugh, said Dandie; 'but I'll tell ye that after we are done wi' our supper, for it will maybe no be sae weel to speak about it while that lang-lugged limmer o' a lass is gaun flisking in and out o' the room.
Weel, would you credit it, I saw her body coming nearer me inch by inch, though she was looking straucht afore her, till she was within kick o' me, and then out again goes her foot. At that, dominie, I lost patience, and I whispered, fierce-like, 'Keep your foot to yoursel', you limmer! Ay, her intent, you see, was to waken me to what was gaen on, but I couldna be expected to ken that."
A bonny spot o' wark your tittie and you hae made out, murdering ae puir wean, and your light limmer of a sister's to be hanged for't, as weel she deserves! And the like o' you to come to ony honest man's house, and want to be into a decent bachelor gentleman's room at this time in the morning, and him in his bed! Gae wa', gae wa'!"
"Hand your tongue, ye skirling limmer!" said the officer who had acted as master of the ceremonies to this extraordinary performer, and who was rather scandalised at the freedom of her demeanour before a person of Mr. Sharpitlaw's importance "haud your tongue, or I'se gie ye something to skirl for!"
She gangs by folk as brazened as you like, wi' her head in the air, as if she was somebody. You wad think she never had heard o' Willie Broonclod, the packman, that she sloped when she left doon the country. Nae wonder she has braw claes to glaik aboot in; for they were gey easy paid. The dirty glaiket limmer that she is. I wonder she disna think shame o' hersel'."
Miss Blossom stared. 'I can't explain, but you must find a way of keeping them out of a scrape. 'I think I can manage it, said Miss Blossom demurely. 'I hope so. And manage, if you please, to see this Miss Limmer and observe what kind of person she is, said Merton, with his hand on the door handle, adding, 'Please ask Dr. Maitland to come here, and do you keep the children amused for a moment.
"Your honour is the best judge," answered Ratcliffe; "but I ken I can keep her in tune, and garr her haud the straight path she often sleeps out, or rambles about amang thae hills the haill simmer night, the daft limmer." "Weel, Ratcliffe," replied the procurator-fiscal, "if you think she can guide us the right way but take heed to what you are about your life depends on your behaviour."
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