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'What a peety ye're ower late for ma wee tea-pairty. An' hoo are ye? Macgregor heard her saying. 'Aw, I was sweirt to disturb ye wi' yer' frien's, lassie, replied Miss Tod, who had been advised by postcard of Christina's doings, 'but I couldna bide in thon place anither nicht. 'Dear, dear! the girl said sympathizingly. 'Did ye no get on wi' yer auld frien', or did the poultry attack ye?
I felt a sinking at my heart, for I knew that the sailors were sweirt to risk their lives, yet there was not one timid face among them, but many bold and truculent men used to risk their lives, and maybe enjoying the risk. But I held my peace, for I thought shame of my terror, and before Dan too.
Whatever money is due me, ye'll leave wi' McGilp, and he'll find a way for sending it on. I'm sair sweirt tae part frae my bonny horses for yon mauk's sake. . . . And there's the bonny spaewife, Hamish; if anything comes wrong tae that lass I'll be relying on you." And then for a long time he sat brooding at the fire. In the afternoon a change came over the Nameless Man.
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