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"She's so awid to do it," he said basely to Elspeth, "that we needna let on how much we want it done." And he also mentioned her eagerness to Aaron as a reason why she should be allowed to do it for nothing. For Aaron to hold out against her admittance would have been to defraud himself, for she transformed his house.
He needna be at muckle fash about it," she went on, drawing herself up, though the tear of honest pride and injured affection gathered in her eye, as she entertained the suspicion, "Jeanie Deans is no the lass to pu' him by the sleeve, or put him in mind of what he wishes to forget.
Cosmo stopped his scythe in mid swing, and turned to her. How could he resist such an appeal! "Grizzie," he said, "I winna deny 'at ye hae vext me, " "Ye needna; I wadna believe ye. But ye dinna ken yon man as I du, or ye wadna be sae sair angert at onything wuman cud say til 'im. Gien I was to tell ye what I ken o' 'im, ye wad be affrontit afore me, auld wife as I am.
"There's them 'at tells me, my lord," she said with sudden calm, "'at that's hoo ye misca'd Annie Fyfe, puir lass, whan she cam efter ye, fifty year ago, to yer father's hoose, an' gat na a plack to haud her an' her bairn frae the roadside! Ye needna girn like that, my lord! Spare yer auld teeth for the gnashin' they'll HAE to du.
"I dinna ken what ye've been thinkin," said Nelly, after a considerable pause; "but I think they would need to hae a hantle patience that listen to your thoughts, for ye're unco lang o' coming out wi' them. But, whatever they are, ye needna hesitate sae muckle in tellin them to me, for I never telled a tale o' yours owre again in my life."
His wife smiled. "No, I am afraid not. Every one must build his own castle, as I heard her saying or was it Emily? this very afternoon. But we needna trouble ourselves about what may come to pass, or about what mayna. It is all in good hands." "And, Rosie dear, all this might have happened at Norman's last year, if only Charlie had been bolder, and Harry not so wise."
Lisbeth flounced round. "Don't you go for to say my Peter's slow at his work. It's little ye ken how hard he's at it, nicht an' day, slavin' for you an' the doctor, miss; and he's nane sae auld neither, an' ye needna be ca'in' him an auld rheumaticky body that canna climb a lether." "O Lisbeth, I didn't," reproachfully. "You did so."
"The gift shall be accepted in the spirit in which it is offered. It gives me great pleasure." "And, Miss Graeme, my dear," continued Mrs Snow, earnestly, "you needna look so grave about it. It is only what is right and just to your father and no favour though it has been a great pleasure to all concerned. And surely, if I'm satisfied, you may be." Sampson gave a short laugh.
'It's a guid Bible-curse, mother! It's but a w'y o' sayin "His wull be dune!" 'Ye needna be sae fell aboot the laird, Miss Barclay! He was nae partic'lar frien o' yours gien a' tales be true! remarked her admirer. 'I'm tellin ye tales is maistly lees. I hae kenned the laird sin' he was a wee laddie and afore that; and I'm no gaein to hear him leed upo' and haud my tongue!
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