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"The noblest o' them to look at," said Tibbie Birse, "was that ane frae Aberdeen, him that had sic a saft side to Jacob." "Ay," said Snecky, "and I speired at Dr. McQueen if I should vote for him. 'Looks like a genius, does he? says the Doctor. 'Weel, then, says he, 'dinna vote for him, for my experience is that there's no folk sic idiots as them that looks like geniuses."
'What ca' they ye? she asked, still doubtful, but as proud of being defended as if the coarse words of her assailant had had no truth in them. 'Ye canna be my lang-leggit Geordie. 'What for no? 'Ye're a gentleman, faith! 'An' what for no, again? returned Shargar, beginning to smile. 'Weel, it's weel speired. Yer father was ane ony gait gin sae be 'at ye are as ye say.
"'Sir, I am not your father, but I was a servand to your father, and sall be to his authoritie till I die, and ane enemy to them that was the occasion of his doon-putting. The lords inquired of Captain Wood if he knew of the King or where he was. He answered he knew nothing of the King nor where he was. Then they speired what they were that came out of the field and passed into his ships.
He had meant their conversation to be at arm's length, so to say, but his intention broke down at once, and he answered her in the same style. 'I ken naething aboot her. What for sud I? he answered. 'I ken ye dinna ken whaur she is, for I div, returned Kirsty. 'Ye answer a queston I never speired! What are ye aboot wi' Phemy, I challenge ye again!
I thocht he turned round there an' stood lookin' at the hoose. He would see me better than I saw him for my lamp was i' the window, whaur I've heard tell his mother keepit her cruizey. When my man came in I speired at 'im if he'd seen onybody standin' at the corner o' the brae, an' he said he thocht he'd seen somebody wi' a little staff in his hand.
"Ye speired nae queston, my lord; an' gien ye had, my word has ower little weicht to answer wi'." "Can I trust you, woman I want to know," said his lordship angrily. "No far'er, my lord, nor to du what I think 's richt." "I want to be certain that you will do nothing with those letters until you hear from me?" said the marquis, heedless of her reply. "I 'll du naething afore the morn.
"I thocht ye'd been at the kirk, Sanders," said Bell. Then there was a silence between them. "Has Sam'l speired ye, Bell?" asked Sanders stolidly. "Ay," said Bell again, and this time there was a tear in her eye. Sanders was little better than an "orra man," and Sam'l was a weaver, and yet But it was too late now.
"Ye speired for news o' your cousin an' I find he's a neebour o' yours; ca'd to a new kirk i' the city o' your captivity an' na stickit minister he makes, forbye he's ane o' these new Puseyite sectarians, to judge by your uncle's report.
Godsake, woman, let me away; there's saxpence t' ye to buy half a mutchkin, instead o' clavering about thae auld-warld stories. 'Thanks to ye, gudeman; and now ye hae answered a' my questions, and never speired wherefore I asked them, I'll gie you a bit canny advice, and ye maunna speir what for neither. Tib Mumps will be out wi' the stirrup-dram in a gliffing.
"He was weel eneuch," said Birse, "for a heap o' fowk speired at Jean if he had ta'en his porridge as usual, and she admitted he had. But the lassie was skeered hersel', and said it was a mercy Mrs. Dishart wasna in the kirk." "Why was she not there?" I asked anxiously. "Oh, he winna let her out in sic weather." "I wish you would tell me what happened," I said to Elspeth.
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