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The air hung still, light and dry; the sun, far in the south, sent slanting, pale-gold beams. The two men made little speech as they rode. They passed men and youths, single figures and clusters. "Ony news, Littlefarm? We've been or we're going seeking here, or here " A woman stopped them. "It was thae gipsies, sirs! I had a dream about them, five nights syne!
It was a scene without parallel in the history of the world this phantasmagoria of grubs and butterflies, met together for auld lang syne in their beloved hatching-place.
The propeller had e'en jarred off, as I knew it must, an' Calder had been waitin' for it to go wi' his hand on the gear. He told me as much when I met him ashore. There was nothin' started or strained. It had just slipped awa' to the bed o' the Atlantic as easy as a man dyin' wi' due warning a most providential business for all concerned. Syne I took stock o' the Grotkau's upper works.
The king, incontinent, send his traist servandis in France and Flanderis, and brocht richt crafty masonis to big this abbay; syne dedicat it in the honour of this haly croce. The croce remanit continewally in the said abbay, to the time of King David Bruce; quhilk was unhappily tane with it at Durame, quhare it is haldin yit in gret veneration."
Outside the musicians were beginning the strains of "Auld Lang Syne" and the little crowd inside the room were silent, Tory thrusting the girl for whom the honor was intended into the most conspicuous position and a moment later wrapping a blue scarf about her thin shoulders. With their heads close together they listened and watched.
"But," she resumed, after a moment's pause, "a' lasses michtna ken sae weel what was fittin' them, nor care sae muckle what was guid for you; naebody livin' can ken ye as I du! an' gien ye war to lat a lass think ye cared aboot her it micht be but as a freen', but she micht be sae ta'en' wi' ye 'at 'at maybe she micht gar ye think 'at hoo she cudna live wantin' ye an' syne, what ye du than, Cosmo?"
On returning to Rome after a considerable absence a year or so a few things have to be done for the sake of auld lang syne ere one may again feel at home. Rites must be performed. I am to take my fill of memories and conjure up certain bitter-sweet phantoms of the past. Why? It has been hallowed by the tread of certain feet.
"Afeart!" repeated the dying man, "afeart to meet ma Lord. Why should I be feart to meet a Man that died for me?" I inwardly blessed him for the great reply and engaged its unanswerable argument for my next Sabbath's sermon. No man dieth unto himself. "Wull ye dae something for me?" said Archie, suddenly. "Wull ye write to a man I kent lang syne?" "Certainly," said I. "Who is the man, Archie?"
Then he wad sit half the day and half the nicht forbye, which was scant decent writin', nae less; and first, they were feared he wad read his sermons; and syne it proved he was writin' a book himsel', which was surely no fittin' for ane of his years an' sma' experience.
Sandy had haen that ready aforehand, for he said her aff juist like "Man's Chief End." Syne he lifted his fit an' put it on the edge o' the sofa. He rested his elba on his knee, an' his chin on his hand, an' lookit quite at hame, like's he'd been accustomed addressin' meetin's a' his born days.
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