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Noo, mon," continued he in a most mellifluous tone and pausing at every word, "gien it were Monday as it is the Sabba day hoo mony sheep wud ye gie for yon bonnie beasties?" George, finding his friend in this mind, pretended to hang back and to consider himself bound to treat with Thomson first.
But gin I war up, see gin I wadna gie ye a new goon, an' that wad be something to make ye like yersel' again. I'm affrontet wi' mysel' 'at I had been sic a brute o' a man to ye. But ye maun forgie me noo, for I do believe i' my hert 'at the Lord's forgien me. Gie me anither kiss, lass. God be praised, and mony thanks to you!
It's been a dree day for thee, to-day; ay, an' mony a day afore to-day, I reckon." This reference to the happenings of the morning brought tears to the girl's eyes, and it was some time before she could summon up courage to speak. "Don't mind me," she said at last; "I'll be better to-morn. But he didn't ought to hae browt shame on me i' t' way he's done. It wasn't my fault mother left him.
"Ou ay; that I will, Frank," said Madge, taking hold of Jeanie by the arm, and pulling her along; "for it's no for decent Christian young leddies, like her and me, to be keeping the like o' you and Tyburn Tam company at this time o' night. Sae gude-e'en t'ye, sirs, and mony o' them; and may ye a' sleep till the hangman wauken ye, and then it will be weel for the country."
There was a thrush singing in the birches and a sound of bees in the air, when George prayed in a low, soft voice, with a little break in it. "Lord Jesus, remember my dear maister, for he's been a kind freend to me and mony a puir laddie in Drumtochty.
God! but I couldna help laughing when I heard Jock skirting for mercy in the lads' hands. Mony a het skin ye hae gien me, neighbour, thought I, tak ye what's gaun: time about's fair play; ye'll ken now what hanging's gude for." "Come, come, this is all nonsense, Rat," said the procurator.
Next Post brings a letter to my friend, and I hope he will not grudge to send Credit to this place, for I am to take a trip for ten days, the Jurny is of importance, it's likewise very expencive, and I must give mony. After this trip, my stay here will be short, for I dare not be explicite on a certain point. I can answer for myself but how soon my letter is received, I beg remittance.
"'The gentleman does n't pay me by the hour, said Hiram. "'How mosh does he bay you by der veeks? said Hans. "'I don' know as that's any of your business, answered Hiram. "'Faith, we'll make it our business, said Mike Fagan. 'We're Knoights of Labor, we'd have yez to know, and ye can't make yer bargains jist as ye loikes. We manes to know how mony hours ye worrks, and how much ye gets for it.
"And this," holding up the paper, "tells you that they ken as I ken noo, as maist o' them ha' kent this mony a day, that your Wullie, Red Wull the Terror " "Go on." "Is " "Yes." "The Black Killer." It was spoken. The frayed string was snapped at last. The little man's hand flashed to the bottle that stood before him. "Ye liar!" he shrieked, and threw it with all his strength at the boy's head.
My gudesire uttered mony thanks, and was about to retire, when Sir Robert roared aloud, "Stop, though, thou sack-doudling son of a ! I am not done with thee. HERE we do nothing for nothing; and you must return on this very day twelvemonth to pay your master the homage that you owe me for my protection."
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