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It is not to be supposed that among such men in such circumstances everything went harmoniously. At first, indeed, what with having plenty to do in fishing, hunting, building, splitting and drying fish, etcetera, all day, and being pretty well tired out at nights, the peace was kept pretty easily; all the more that Big Swinton had been quelled and apparently quite subdued.
It will soon be dark, so we had better encamp for the night, had we not?" "I was about to propose it," said Swinton. "Did you ever hunt the giraffe, Swinton?" inquired Alexander, as they were making their supper on roasted ostrich-eggs; each of them holding one between his knees, and dipping out with a large spoon.
"If they once begin to stuff it will be all over with them." "Very true; we had better set them about it before the feast begins. Call Bremen, Omrah." "Having given their directions, our party finished their supper, and then Alexander asked Swinton whether he had ever known any serious accidents resulting from the hunting of the rhinoceros.
Bear witness, good reader, that if W.S. writes a cramp hand, as is the case, he is desirous to mend it. Dined with John Swinton en famille. He told me an odd circumstance. Coming from Berwickshire in the mail coach he met with a passenger who seemed more like a military man than anything else. They talked on all sorts of subjects, at length on politics.
He happened to cast his eye on Martha Swinton, the minister's eldest daughter, then but in her sixteenth year, and notwithstanding the sore affliction that she was in, with her mother, on account of her godly father's uncertain fate, he spared no stratagem to lure her to his wicked will.
Swinton is not here to preach prudence, and have a lion-hunt I will." "With all my heart," replied Alexander. "Bremen, we are going to attack the lioness." "Yes, sir," said Bremen; "then we had better follow Cape fashion. We will back the horses toward her, and Omrah will hold them while we will attack her. I think one only had better fire, so we keep two guns in reserve."
The man hesitated, but the lad said, "Let um coom, John, he bee a roight good un." "Well, if thou would'st like it, Bill, he shall coom." "If thou coom oop to Varley and ask vor Bill Swinton, anyone will show ee the place." "Goodby," Ned said to the boy, "I am so sorry you have got hurt. I will come and see you as soon as I can."
James passively yielded, courteously signing to the others to share the food that was spread on a table; and with the same scarcely conscious grace, making inquiries, which elicited that Patrick Drummond's hurts had been caused by his horse falling and rolling over with him, whilst with Sir John Swinton and other Scottish knights he was reconnoitring the line of the English march.
The blood was slowly welling from a wound at the back of his head. "That war maade by a leaded stick, oi guess," Luke said; "it's cut through his hat, and must pretty nigh ha' cracked his skool. One of you bathe un wi' the water while we looks arter Bill." Polly gave an exclamation of horror as the light fell upon Bill Swinton. He was covered with blood.
'I ken but what Johnnie Swinton brought me in a letter frae the Abbot of Coldingham, that my father the saints be with him! had been set on and slain by yon accursed Master of Albany would that his thrapple were in my grip! that he had sent you southwards to the King, and that your sister was in St. Abbs. Is it so?
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