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"But my minnie said, I maun be sure to get twenty shillings and five shillings for the postage, and ten shillings and sixpence for the express there's the paper." "Let me see let me see," said Oldbuck, putting on his spectacles, and examining the crumpled copy of regulations to which Davie appealed. "Express, per man and horse, one day, not to exceed ten shillings and sixpence.
Odd's mercy, he maun ken the gate as weel as I do mysel'. Weel, I wad like to ken wha the chield is." Such were the last words of my guide's drowsy, uninteresting tone of voice and glad to be rid of him, I strode out stoutly, in despite of large stones, briers, and BAD STEPS, which abounded in the road I had chosen.
To be sure, for me," continued the captive agriculturist, relieving his heart by talking, though he well knew it was to little purpose, "to be sure, for my part, I hae nae right to be here ava', for I never did nor said a word against either king or curate; but my mither, puir body, couldna haud the auld tongue o' her, and we maun baith pay for't, it's like."
'I believe he is ane o' King George's state officers; at least he's aye for ganging on to the south; and he has a hantle siller, and never grudges ony thing till a poor body, or in the way of a lawing. 'He wants a guide and a horse frae hence to Edinburgh? 'Aye, and ye maun find it him forthwith. 'Ahem! It will be chargeable. 'He cares na for that a bodle.
Some of us plain folk have more than others of us, maybe, but there'll be no envy among us for a' that. We maun stand together, and we shall. I'm as sure of that as I'm sure that God has charged himself with the care of this world and all who dwell in it.
"But I canna go till him, man ye see the coach is just gaun to start," said I. "Ay, but he says that's o' nae consequence. Ye maun come till him. He has something o' importance to say to ye."
I am na sae sure o' that, for the Stakes is a family weel kenned and respecked on baith sides o' the Border, and there's mony in Nithsdale and Annandale as would be gey pleased to hear news o' the son o' Archie Stakes, o' Ecclefechan. I maun e'en do as I'm tauld, however, for Mr. West's sake, hoping he'll no forget me when I chance to hae a favour tae ask.
He took up the hammer, struck a stone, dropped the implement with an oath, and put both hands to his ears. 'Mercy on me! My heid's burstin'! he cried. He was a wild figure, about my own size but much bent, with a week's beard on his chin, and a pair of big horn spectacles. 'I canna dae't, he cried again. 'The Surveyor maun just report me. I'm for my bed.
I expected to see yer eyes an' nose rid, onyway, Christina. 'Indeed! Is that how it affects you? He looked hard at her. 'My! ye're a game yin! he said admiringly. 'Weel, I maun slope, he went on, with a sigh that sounded absurd, coming from him. 'I suppose ye've nae message for Macgreegor something ye forgot to say at the last meenute? Eh? Christina was at a loss.
'Had we not better, said Brown, 'dismount, and leave him to his fate; or can you not urge him through the swamp? 'Na, na, said his pilot, 'we maun cross Dumple at no rate, he has mair sense than mony a Christian. So saying, he relaxed the reins, and shook them loosely. 'Come now, lad, take your ain way o't, let's see where ye'll take us through.
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