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"But not more bauld than true," said Jeanie, with the same quiet simplicity which attended her manner in joy and grief in ordinary affairs, and in those which most interested her feelings. Butler paused, and looking at her fixedly "I am charged," he said, "with a message to you, Jeanie." "Indeed! From whom? Or what can ony ane have to say to me?"
'Why, my little fellow, he said, 'this is a ruin, not a house? 'Ah, but the lairds lived there langsyne; that's Ellangowan Auld Place. There's a hantle bogles about it; but ye needna be feared, I never saw ony mysell, and we're just at the door o' the New Place.
Geordie that followed me all the way from home, and was sair hurt for me, and freed me from yon awsome castle. Oh, could ye trow that I could love ony but he? It was not too easy to refrain from saying, 'So that's the end of all your airs, but the fear of making her fly off again withheld Lady Drummond, and even Eleanor.
Then turning to Oldbuck "I am awa' to the manse, your honour. Has your honour ony word there, or to Sir Arthur, for I'll come in by Knockwinnock Castle again e'en?"
"He may tell of his ain affairs what he likes," answered Jeanie; "but my family and friends have nae right to hae ony stories told anent them without their express desire; and, as they canna be here to speak for themselves, I entreat ye wadna ask Mr.
But guid comes to guid doggies! he added, fondling the creature, who had risen, and feebly set his paws on his knee. 'And ye left him lyin there! Hoo hed ye the hert, Kirsty? sobbed the mother reproachfully. 'Mother, he was better aff nor ony ither ane o' 's!
"Ay is he," answered Annie, sadly; not from jealousy, for her admiration of Alec was from afar; but as looking up from purgatorial exclusion to the paradise of Howglen, where the beautiful lady would have all Mrs Forbes, and Alec too, to herself. The old woman caught the tone, but misinterpreted it. "I doobt," she said, "he winna get ony guid at that college." "What for no?" returned Annie.
Howden with a toss of her head; "and as for you and young I trow ye were doing for yoursell at the last riding of the Scots Parliament, and that was in the gracious year seven, sae ye can be nae sic chicken at ony rate."
"I see you still take your smoke, Archie," I added cheerfully, nodding towards an ancient trusty pipe which enjoyed its brief respite on a chair, long his familiar friend, and noticeably breathing out its loyalty where it lay. "Ou, aye, I dinna lack for ony o' the needcessities o' life, thank God," he replied gratefully, and with utter seriousness.
Or stay gudewife, could ye lend this gentleman the gudeman's galloway, and I'll send it ower the Waste in the morning wi' the callant? The galloway was turned out upon the fell, and was swear to catch. 'Aweel, aweel, there's nae help for't, but come up the morn at ony rate.
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