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"Really, ma'am, one would think you were my grandmother, to hear you order my affairs for me." "I wuss I war, my lord: I sud gar ye hear rizzon upo' baith sides o' yer heid, I s' warran'!" The marquis laughed. "Well, I can't stand here all day!" he said, impatiently swinging one leg. "I 'm weel awaur o' that, my lord," answered Miss Horn, rearranging her scanty skirt.

"Is' warran' her ohn gane to the schuil ohn speirt in at the Castle the first thing i' the mornin', an' seein' gien the laird had ony eeran' to the toon. Little cares she for the maister, gien onybody at the Hoose be in want o' her!" "Is there naething I cud help ye wi', Aggie, afore I gang?" asked Cosmo. "Somebody tellt me ye was tryin' yer han' at algebra."

"I'm sure ye can hae no rizzon to tak' shame o' your legs, gude wife," was the gallant rejoinder; to which their owner replied, with a laugh: "They warna made for public inspection, ony gait." "Hoot! hoot! Naebody saw them. I s' warran' ye didna lie lang! But thae loons they're jist past a'! Heard ye hoo they saired Rob Bruce?" "Fegs! they tell me they a' but buried him alive." "Ow! ay.

We now crossed the dry bed of a stream and from that emerged upon a tract of light fertile soil, quite overrun with warran plants,* the root of which is a favourite article of food with the natives.

"Nonsense here, nonsense there!" said Donal, "I see a heap o' sense intil 't. But nonsense or no, Nicie, its nane o' my nonsense: I wuss it war. It's hun'ers o' years auld, that ballant, I s' warran'." "It's beautiful," said Ginevra, with decision and dignity. "I hope he married the lady, and they lived happy ever after." "I dinna ken, mem.

"I was sayin' what ye wadna hearken till, an that's enouch," she answered, willing to show offence. "Say 't again, gran'mamma, if you please. I wasna noticin'." "Na! Is' warran' ye frae noticin'! There ye winna gang, whaur yer ain fule fancy does na lead the w'y.

"Ay! ay! Mr Forbes�-sae ye're gaun awa' amo' the train-ile, are ye? Hae ye ony share i' the tak' no?" "I don't think the doctor has any share," answered Alec. "But I warran' ye'll put to yer han', and help at the catchin'." "Very likely."

I wasna in drink, an' I'm no sorry." "Hoot!" returned Mrs Crathie, blurting out her Scotch fast enough now, "I's warran' ye can lee well eneuch whan ye ha'e occasion. Tak' yer siller, an' du as I tell ye." "Wad ye ha'e me damned, mem?" Mrs Crathie gave a cry and held up her hands.

As yet however the only means I had of judging of the large number of natives inhabiting this district had been from their paths and warran grounds, but it was most probable that we should ere long fall in with some of them.

I s' haud my tongue, I s' warran'.�-Ye're the best cratur ever was born. Murmuring the last two sentences to himself, he walked away. When Annie entered Bruce's shop, the big spider was unoccupied, and ready to devour her. He put on therefore his most gracious reception. "Hoo are ye, Miss Anderson? I'm glaid to see ye. Come benn the hoose." "No, I thank ye. I want to speak to yersel', Mr Bruce.