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"I hope you have had a happy morning, Norman," said his grandmamma, as she offered him some minced beef. He made no reply. "My dear, pray answer your grandmamma," said Mrs Vallery, for she had been directed never to order Norman to do anything. Still he did not speak.
"You know the advice I have often given you, my dear Mary, and I hope when Captain Vallery comes, he will see the necessity of punishing him when he behaves ill, more severely than he appears hitherto to have done." Norman looked up at Mrs Maclean with a frown on his brow. He was beginning again to harden his heart, which had been softened by Fanny's grief and the gentle way she had spoken to him.
Norman paid but little attention to what Mrs Leslie said, and had almost torn one of them open before his papa took them. "We must look at the one for Fanny first, as she is a young lady," observed Captain Vallery, feeling the parcels, and undoing one, he presented Fanny with a box which had a glass top, and inside of it was a white swan with three gaily-coloured fish.
A peculiar shake of the head which Norman gave, showed that he had no intention of following his grandmamma's wishes. Captain Vallery coming in, no further remark on the subject was made. Having saluted his mother-in-law and daughter, and given Norman an affectionate pat on the head, he sat down to breakfast.
The laird likewise engaged a big lad to assist Alec in looking after his cattle and sheep, that Robby might be sent to school; and Captain Vallery purchased several animals, which he presented to the old man, observing that as now he had a servant he would be able to tend a larger number than formerly. Mrs Leslie also made him and his grandson several useful presents.
"Some time now; I was at Dieppe last month, and that is very near." "Dalton, you must make St. Vallery before this moon is out, and execute a little commission for me." "Very good, sir; we have never disputed about terms. What is it? any thing in the way of silks, or " "It is flesh, human flesh, Dalton." "Ah!" exclaimed the Buccaneer, rising and recoiling from the knight.
Dalton having so far eased his mind, bitterly cursed his folly that he had not in the first instance, instead of proceeding to St. Vallery in search of the Jewess, informed Ben Israel of the transaction, who would at once have obtained his pardon, as the price of his daughter's restoration and Burrell's punishment.
"It is very ungrateful in you to say that, Norman, after your papa brought it down expressly for you," said Mrs Vallery. "Stay and play on, and try if you cannot do better; and, Fanny, let me ask you not to laugh at the little fellow if he does not manage to hit the ball as often as you do."
"But big people do as they are told, our kitmutgars and chaprassey ran off as quick as lightning to do anything I told them, and if not I kicked them." "I hope that you will not do so to any one in England, my dear," said Mrs Leslie. "I am sorry to say that Norman did sometimes attempt to do as he tells you," observed Mrs Vallery. "The people he speaks of were our servants.
Norman was much older than many boys, who can read well, and Mrs Leslie strongly advised Captain Vallery to have him instructed. "He will learn in good time, and I do not like to run the risk of breaking his spirits by beginning too early," answered Captain Vallery.
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