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Frank Osbaldistone, are not the first bully-boy that has said stand to a true man. There was Jack Winterfield, in my young days, kept the best company in the land at horse-races and cock-fights who but he hand and glove was I with Jack. Push the bottle, Mr.
The oars were dropped in the water, throwing out a phosphorescent light, so common in that climate, and away we went. After an hour's pulling, Osbaldistone lay on his oars in the launch, and we closed with him. "We are now at the mouth of the harbour," said he, "and the most perfect silence must be observed."
Osbaldistone to Luckie Flyter's, at the corner o' the wynd. Mr. Osbaldistone" in a whisper "ye'll offer nae incivility to Mattie she's an honest man's daughter, and a near cousin o' the Laird o' Limmerfield's." "Will it please your worship to accept of my poor service?
Did not Sir Henry Osbaldistone, fifth baron of the name, carry off the fair maid of Fairnington, as Achilles did his Chryseis and Briseis of old, and detain her in his fortress against all the power of her friends, supported by the most mighty Scottish chiefs of warlike fame? And had not our swords shone foremost at most of those fields in which England was victorious over her rival?
Percy Osbaldistone looked across upon his unwelcome visitor with narrowed eyes. The room was dark in its old oak panelling; there was but the one lamp on the table behind him, and it was by the light of the fire that he had to scrutinise the newcomer.
I felt I was by this time on a very intimate footing with my beautiful apparition, and therefore replied in a confidential undertone, "Indeed, my dear Miss Vernon, I might have considered it as a sacrifice to be a temporary resident in Osbaldistone Hall, the inmates being such as you describe them; but I am convinced there is one exception that will make amends for all deficiencies."
Jarvie," drawled out poor Owen, "but sore afflicted in spirit." "Nae doubt, nae doubt ay, ay it's an awfu' whummle and for ane that held his head sae high too human nature, human nature Ay ay, we're a' subject to a downcome. Mr. Osbaldistone is a gude honest gentleman; but I aye said he was ane o' them wad make a spune or spoil a horn, as my father the worthy deacon used to say.
And ye'll specially understand that ye're no to be bleezing and blasting about your master's name and mine, or saying that this is Mr. Bailie Nicol Jarvie o' the Saut Market, son o' the worthy Deacon Nicol Jarvie, that a' body has heard about; and this is Mr. Frank Osbaldistone, son of the managing partner of the great house of Osbaldistone and Tresham, in the City."
Owen, my cousin's name being also Osbaldistone, the name of the company will sound every bit as well in your ears." "O fie upon you, Mr. Francis, when you know how well I love you Your cousin, indeed! a Papist, no doubt, like his father, and a disaffected person to the Protestant succession that's another item, doubtless." "There are many very good men Catholics, Mr. Owen," rejoined I.
Rashleigh Osbaldistone and me on the state of the family at the Hall; and I protested, that nothing had been said which left a serious impression to her disadvantage. As a gentleman," I said, "I could not be more explicit in reporting private conversation." She started up with the animation of a Camilla about to advance into battle.
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