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But ye'll mak allooance, my lady; for ye hae a true hert, an' maun ken 'at whan a wuman sees a man beirin' a'thing as gien it was naething,'maist like a God, no kennin' he's duin' onything by or'nar, she can no more help loein' him nor the mither 'at bore her, or the God 'at made her.
You sit there an' see that cats don't get at the wittles, for the cats in this court are a sharper set than or'nar." Mrs Square entered the hall, and begged one of the members near the door to pass up a message as quietly as possible to the effect that Mr Pax was wanted. This was immediately done by the member shouting, irreverently, that the secretary's mother "'ad come to take 'im 'ome."
"God bless ye, sir!" exclaimed Grizzie, and turned towards the house, entirely relieved and satisfied. "But eh, sir!" she cried, turning again, "ye haena broken yer fast the day!" "I'll be back in a feow minutes, an' mak a brakfast o' 't by or'nar'," answered Cosmo, and hastened away up the hill.
Maggie's jist an or'nar' girl, an' I'm jist an or'nar' chap that done a stupid thing because he couldna think what else to dae. Weel, ye'll sune forget me, an' maybe I'll sune forget you wi' the help o' a bullet 'Oh, dinna! she whispered. 'An' as for this' he picked up the ring and let it drop on the floor 'to hell wi' sich nonsense! and ground it under his heel.
But them's bigger cracks than or'nar'." The old Malay was right as to the cause, but wrong as to distance. Instead of being a volcano "close at hand," it was Krakatoa eviscerating itself a hundred miles off, and the sound of its last grand effort "extended over 50 degrees = about 3000 miles."
"Some time after midnight?" enquired the detective. "Likely enough," said the captain, "but my chronometer ain't quite so reg'lar since we left the sea; it might ha' bin more, mayhap less." "Just so. You saw him off?" "Ay; but you seem more than or'nar inquisitive today " "Did he carry a bundle?" interrupted the detective. "Ay, no doubt." "A large one?" "Ay, a goodish big 'un."
"Gin ye want a wife, Saunders, ye'll hae to look oot for a deef yin, for it's no ony or'nar' woman that could stand yer mither's tongue. Na, Saunders, it wad be like leevin' i' a corn-mill rinnin' withoot sheaves." "Meg," said Saunders, edging up cautiously, "I hae something to gie ye!" "Aff wi' ye, Cuif!
"Ay, on this very spot." "Hum. Ruby went away last night, I believe?" "He did." "Some time after midnight?" enquired the detective. "Likely enough," said the captain, "but my chronometer ain't quite so reg'lar since we left the sea; it might ha' bin more, mayhap less." "Just so. You saw him off?" "Ay; but you seem more than or'nar inquisitive to-day "
I asked as I sat down at the blazing hearth. He was lying on the couch, the fourth gradation the field, the veranda, the room, the couch, the bed, the grave thus the promotion runs! "I'm by or'nar glad to see ye," he replied, evasively. "The auld freens are the best." "That's good, Archie, the old friends are glad to hear it.
But them's bigger cracks than or'nar'." The old Malay was right as to the cause, but wrong as to distance. Instead of being a volcano "close at hand," it was Krakatoa eviscerating itself a hundred miles off, and the sound of its last grand effort "extended over 50 degrees, equal to about 3000 miles."
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