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She may be a little hard to please, but after being used to one for so many years, it is no wonder if she be particular. I don't know what is to be done." "I don't know, either except you make her a present of Tibby," said her husband. "John!" exclaimed Mrs Macmichael; and "John" burst out laughing. "You don't think they'd pull together?" he said.
Next we find four men dragged out of a house at Auchencloy, on Dee-side, where they had met for prayer, and shot before the door, without any examination. Defoe gives the names of the four as John Grier, Robert Fergusson, Archibald Stuart, and Robert Stuart. Shields substitutes for Archibald Stuart the name of James Macmichael.
Willie saw a good deal of Mona Shepherd also, who had long been set free from the oppressive charge of Janet, and was now under the care of a governess, a wise, elderly lady; and as she was a great friend of Mrs Macmichael, the two families were even more together now than they had been in former years.
"Really, my dear," said Mrs Macmichael, "I cannot have your rest disturbed in this way another night. You must go to Willie's room, and let me manage the little squalling thing myself." "Why shouldn't I take my share of the trouble?" objected her husband.
"Couldn't we manage it somehow, John?" said Mrs Macmichael, half timidly, after a pause of some duration. "I can't say I see how at this moment," answered the doctor, "much as I should like it. But there's time yet, and we'll think it over, and talk about it, and perhaps we may hit upon some plan or other. Most things may be done; and everything necessary can be done somehow.
If you will tell me exactly when the eclipse is going to begin, I will set my wakener so that it shall wake me a quarter-of-an-hour before, that I may be sure of seeing the very first of it." "Well, it will be worth something to you, if it can do that!" said Mr Macmichael. "It's been worth a great deal to me, already," said Willie.
Mr Macmichael, who had been in the country, was creeping up the stair to his room, fearful of disturbing his wife, when what should he hear but a man's voice as he supposed! and what should he think but that robbers had broken in! Of course he went to his wife's room first.
His wife, however, was tolerably happy, notwithstanding her weak health, and certainly enjoyed life a good deal far more at least than her husband was able to believe. Mr Macmichael was very kind and attentive to Mrs Spelman; though, as the carpenter himself said, he hadn't seen the colour of his money for years.
And now his grandmother's furniture began to appear; and a great cart-load of it from her best bedroom was speedily arranged in Willie's late quarters, and as soon as they were ready for her, Mrs Macmichael set out in a post-chaise to fetch her mother. Willie was in a state of excitement until she arrived, looking for her as eagerly as if she had been a young princess.
"Look how thick the walls are! and I shall have plenty of blankets on my bed. Besides, we can easily put a little stove in, if it's wanted." But when the windows were fitted and fixed, Mr Macmichael saw to his dismay that they were not made to open. They had not even a pane on hinges. "This'll never do, Willie," he said. "This is far worse than no chimney."
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