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That's barely gratitude." "This might have been reached in fewer words," says Prestongrange grimly. "It is easy, and it is at times gracious, to say a plain Scots 'ay'." "Ah, but, my lord, I think ye take me not yet entirely!" cried I. "For YOUR sake, for my life-safe, and the kindness that ye say ye bear to me for these, I'll consent; but not for any good that might be coming to myself.
This is not a case, ye see, it's a conspiracy." "Yet I can tell you Prestongrange asked after Alan keenly," said I; "though, when I come to think of it, he was something of the easiest put by." "See that," says he. "But there! I may be right or wrong, that's guesswork at the best, and let me get to my facts again. It comes to my ears that James and the witnesses the witnesses, Mr.
So there remained but one step to be accounted for; and that was how Prestongrange should have permitted her at all in an affair so secret, or let her daft-like billet go in the same cover with his own. But even here I had a glimmering. For, first of all, there was something rather alarming about the young lady, and papa might be more under her domination than I knew.
And I wager he will never have the impudence to propound honest Alan Ramsay's answer!" It seemed to me a citation unpardonable in a father, and I was amazed that these ladies could laugh even while they reproved, or made believe to. Under cover of this mirth, Prestongrange got forth of the chamber, and I was left, like a fish upon dry land, in that very unsuitable society.
"And a good-morning to you, sir," said he. "You bide tryst with Prestongrange?" I asked. "I do, sir, and I pray your business with that gentleman be more agreeable than mine," was his reply. "I hope at least that yours will be brief, for I suppose you pass before me," said I. "All pass before me," he said, with a shrug and a gesture upward of the open hands.
But the chief hand in the whole business was that of Prestongrange; and I was sure, so far from letting her come to punishment, he would not suffer her to be even tried. Whereupon thus came out of me the not very politic ejaculation: "Ah! I was expecting that!" "You have at times a great deal of discretion too!" says Prestongrange. "And what is my lord pleased to mean by that?" I asked.
"And what is it, cousin David!" said he "since it appears that we are cousins what is this that I can do for you! A word to Prestongrange! Doubtless that is easily given. But what should be the word?" "Mr. "I am sorry to hear this of you, kinsman," says he. "I must not take that at your hands, Mr.
On the morning of October 1st I was awakened by the clattering in of an express; and getting to my window almost before he had dismounted, I saw the messenger had ridden hard. Somewhile after I was called to Prestongrange, where he was sitting in his bedgown and nightcap, with his letters around him. "Mr. David," said he, "I have a piece of news for you.
I said long syne to your kinswoman that I would stumble at no risk. Do ye mind of that? the night Red Colin fell, it was. No more I will, then. Here I stop. Prestongrange promised me my life: if he's to be mansworn, here I'll have to die." "Aweel aweel," said Alan. All this time we had seen or heard no more of our pursuers.
And I was still being wheedled and preached to, and still being marched to and fro, three steps and a turn, in that small chamber, and had already, by some very short replies, highly incensed, although not finally discouraged, my beggar, when Prestongrange appeared in the doorway and bade me eagerly into his big chamber.
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