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And she had a hantle to speir at me aboot; and it took a' the knowledge I had o' buiks in general to answer her questions. In fac I was whiles compelled to confess my ignorance, which is no pleesant whan a man wants to stan' weel wi' a bonny crater that spiers questons. Whan she gaed, I gaed efter her, followin' aboot at her i' my thochts, I mean like a hen efter her ae chucken.

A man hath no more good then he hath good of. A fool may give a wise man a counsell. A man may speir the gate to Rome. As long fives the merry-man, as the wretch for all the craft he can. All wald have all, all wald forgive. Ane may lead a Horse to the water, but four and twenty cannot gar him drink. A bleat Cat makes a proud Mouse. An ill-willy Cow should have short horns.

"You want me to speir in your name whether she'll have you, do you?" asked Cathro, with a flourish of his pen. "It's no just so simple as that," said Andrew, and then he seemed to be rather at a loss to say what it was. "I dinna ken," he continued presently with a grave face, "whether you've noticed that I'm a gey queer deevil? Losh, I think I'm the queerest deevil I ken."

But at last, as sure as ye sit there, you twa, an' no anither, " At the word, Cosmo's heart came swelling up into his throat, but he dared not look round to assure himself that they were indeed two sitting there and not another "in cam the auld captain, ae fit efter anither! Speir gien I was sure o' 'im! Didna I ken him as weel as my ain father as weel's my ain minister as weel as my ain man?

But the shadow of the speir has got round to the yew-tree at the gate, and it won't be long now." The little head sank back on the pillow again, and there was a pause. "Oh me!" he murmured again, "it seems so long! I wish it was all at an end." "What do you wish was at an end?" said the same low voice again.

"Jamie Henderson," he said to one of the solemn faced Scots, "speir ane o' the wimmen t' gie us a bite for the lad," and the repast which was prepared and put before him was generous and kindly given. While he was eating and John Cameron sat by to watch him enjoy the food, Enoch gathered courage to ask a few questions.

She glanced at him now and then, but would not seem to notice him much. He gazed for two or three minutes, and then said, in a low, doubtful, almost timid, voice, 'Kirsty? 'Ay; what is't, Francie? returned Kirsty. 'Is't yersel, Kirsty? he said. 'Ay, wha ither, Francie! 'Are ye angry at me, Kirsty? 'No a grain. What gars ye speir sic a queston?

'Weel, weel, mem; gin ye'll keep it till I speir for 't, that'll du weel eneuch, answered Robert, with a smile. He laboured diligently; and his progress corresponded to his labour. It was more than intellect that guided him: Falconer had genius for whatever he cared for.

They were just passing each other, under a lamp, when she looked hard at him, and stopped. "Man," she said, "I hae set e'en upo' your face afore!" "Gien that be the case," answered Donal, "ye set e'en upo' 't again." "Whaur come ye frae?" she asked. "That's what I wad fain speir mysel'," he replied.

"What gart ye turn frae the kirk o' yer fathers, and tak to a conventicle like that, Thomas?" asked Mr Cupples one evening. "Ye hae been to them baith, and I wad hae thocht ye wad hae kent better nor to speir sic a question," answered Thomas. "Ay, ay. But what gart ye think o' 't first?" "Weel, I'll tell ye the haill story.