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Updated: May 21, 2025
By this time, the fire was dark, and the auld priest was lying snoring wi' his head against the chimney- piece, wi' a huge white wig on. Jock gaes awa', and gae him a whack wi' the honey-pig on the head, thinking it was the cheek-stane, and knocks it a' in bits. The auld priest roars out, "Murder!" Jock tak's doun the stair as hard as he could bicker, and hides himsel' amang the bees' skeps.
The town seemed very quiet and deserted as Molly and Sylvia entered the dark, irregular Bridge Street, and the market-place was as empty of people as before. But the skeps and baskets and three-legged stools were all cleared away. 'Market's over for to-day, said Molly Corney, in disappointed surprise. 'We mun make the best on't, and sell to t' huxters, and a hard bargain they'll be for driving.
But I am thinking they are settled in their skeps for the night; sae I wuss your honour good-night, and grace, and muckle o't." So saying, Andrew retreated, but often cast a parting glance upon the skeps, as he called the bee-hives. I had indirectly gained from him an important piece of information, that Father Vaughan, namely, was not supposed to be at the Hall.
But I am thinking they are settled in their skeps for the night; sae I wuss your honour good-night, and grace, and muckle o't." So saying, Andrew retreated, but often cast a parting glance upon the skeps, as he called the bee-hives. I had indirectly gained from him an important piece of information, that Father Vaughan, namely, was not supposed to be at the Hall.
See thee, wench, there's a vast o' folk ha' left their skeps o' things wi' me while they're away down to t' quay side. Leave me your eggs and be off wi' ye for t' see t' fun, for mebbe ye'll live to be palsied yet, and then ye'll be fretting ower spilt milk, and that ye didn't tak' all chances when ye was young.
"And that wad be a light har'st," said Hobbie; "but, wi' my young leddie's leave, I wad fain take down Eishie's skeps o' bees, and set them in Grace's bit flower yard at the Heugh-foot they shall ne'er be smeekit by ony o' huz.
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