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"Whisht, sir," said the magistrate, in an authoritative tone "lilting and singing sae near the latter end o' the Sabbath! This house may hear ye sing anither tune yet. Aweel, we hae a' backslidings to answer for Stanchells, open the door." The jailer obeyed, and we all sallied forth.
"A bonny thing it is, and a beseeming, that I should be kept at the door half-an-hour, Captain Stanchells," said he, addressing the principal jailer, who now showed himself. "How's this? how's this? Strangers in the jail after lock-up hours! I must see into this. But, first, I must hae a crack with an auld acquaintance here. Mr. Owen, Mr. Owen, how's a' wi' you man?"
"I say, look to the door, Stanchells shut and lock it, and keep watch on the outside." The stranger's brow darkened, and he seemed for an instant again to meditate the effecting his retreat by violence; but ere he had determined, the door closed, and the ponderous bolt revolved.
And how's this? how's this? strangers in the jail after lock-up hours, and on the Sabbath evening! I shall look after this, Stanchells, you may depend on't Keep the door locked, and I'll speak to these gentlemen in a gliffing But first I maun hae a crack wi' an auld acquaintance here. Mr. Owen, Mr. Owen, how's a' wi' ye, man?" "Pretty well in body, I thank you, Mr.
"A bonny thing it is, and a beseeming, that I should be kept at the door half an hour, Captain Stanchells," said he, addressing the principal jailor, who now showed himself at the door as if in attendance on the great man, "knocking as hard to get into the tolbooth as onybody else wad to get out of it, could that avail them, poor fallen creatures!
Stanchells looked with some surprize at the two strangers, wondering, doubtless, how they came into these premises without his knowledge; but Mr. Jarvie's "Friends o' mine, Stanchells friends o' mine," silenced all disposition to inquiries.
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