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But I ken nae mair than this: that for endless ages I gaed followin' her through the heavenly halls, aye kennin as sure's gospel that she was ahint the neist door, and aye openin' that door upon an empty glory, to be equally certain that she was ahint the neist.
It lasted but a moment; her eyes dropt, and she went on with the knitting which, as in the old days, she had brought with her. 'Noo, Kirsty, what am I to du neist? he said. 'Hae ye naething i' yer ain min'? she asked. 'Naething. 'Weel, we'll awa hame! she returned, rising. 'Maybe, as we gang, we'll get licht! They walked in silence.
'The first word that Sir Patrick read, Fu' loud, loud laughed he: The neist word that Sir Patrick read, The tear blinded his e'e. These conflicting emotions successfully simulated, Sir Patrick resumed: "O wha is he has done this deed, And tauld the King o' me, To send us out, at this time o' the year, To sail upon the sea?"
But i' the efternune, as she was oot for an airin, are o' the horses cuist a shue, and thinkin naething o' the risk til a human sowl, but only o' the risk til the puir horse, the fule fallow stoppit at a smithy nae farrer nor the neist door frae a public, and tuik the horse intil the smithy, lea'in the smith's lad at the held o' the ither horse.
"Now haud your tongue, baith wife and carle, And listen, great and sma', And I will sing of Glenallan's Earl That fought on the red Harlaw. "The cronach's cried on Bennachie, And doun the Don and a', And hieland and lawland may mournfu' be For the sair field of Harlaw. I dinna mind the neist verse weel my memory's failed, and theres unco thoughts come ower me God keep us frae temptation!"
Jist open the door, mem, gien ye please, an lat's hae a keek intill 't." "I daren't open it. It's never opened, I tell you. It's against the rules of the house. Come to my room, and I'll tell you the story about it." "Weel, ye 'll lat me see intil the neist winna ye? There's nae law agane openin' hit is there?" said Malcolm, approaching the door next to the one in dispute.
It was the first time he read oot o' my Bible." "Was't afore or efter that 'at ye luikit for the nott?" "It was the neist day; for the sicht o' the Bible pat it i' my min'. I oughtna to hae thocht aboot it o' the Sawbath; but it cam' o' 'tsel'; and I didna luik till the Mononday mornin', afore they war up. I reckon Mr Cowie forgot to pit it in efter a'." "Hm! hm! Ay! ay!
His fingers were sae used till 't that they could 'maist do the thing o' themsel's Isna 't lucky, my leddy, that I thocht o' sayin' 't ower to you! I'll read the buik frae the beginnin', it's the neist to the last, I think, jist to come upo' the twa lines i' their ain place, ohn their expeckin' me like, an' see hoo gran' they soon' whan a body unnerstan's them. Thank ye, my leddy."
"Na, na," he said; "the claes is guid eneuch for him 'at weirs them. Ye dee eneuch for me, Sir Gilbert, a'ready; an' though I wad be obleeged to you as I wad to my mither hersel', to cleed me gien I warna dacent, I winna tak your siller nor naebody ither's to gang fine. Na, na; I'll weir the claes oot, an' we s' dee better wi' the neist.
Then Annie perceived that Curly looked earnest and anxious. "What do ye say, Curly?" she returned. "I hardly ken what I say, Annie, though I ken what I mean. And I dinna ken what I'm gaun to say neist, but they say the trowth will oot. I wiss it wad, ohn a body said it." "What can be the maitter, Curly?"�-Annie was getting frightened.�-"It maun be ill news, or ye wadna luik like that."
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