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Updated: May 23, 2025
But having my choice of scandals I prefer the christening one the unique case of Eppie Whamond, who was born late on Saturday night and baptized in the kirk on the following forenoon. To the casual observer the Auld Licht always looked as if he were returning from burying a near relative.
"I thocht to mysel', 'Tammas Whamond, the Lord has opened a door to you, and you'll be disgraced forever if you dinna walk straucht in. So I rose again, and I says, boldly this time, 'Whaur's that young leddy? I hae something to say to her that canna be kept waiting. "'She's up the stair, she says, surprised, 'but you canna ken her, Mr. Whamond, for she just came last nicht."
"Unbar the door." "What do you want? Speak low." "I winna speak low. Let me in. I hae news for the minister's mother." "What news?" demanded Jean. "Jean Proctor, as chief elder of the kirk I order you to let me do my duty." "Whaur's the minister?" "He's a minister no longer. He's married a gypsy woman and run awa wi' her." "You lie, Tammas Whamond. I believe " "Your belief's of no consequence.
He thocht we was to hae sic a terrible rain that he implored the minister no to pray for it, and so angry was Mr. Dishart that he ordered the whole Session out o' the kirk. I saw them in Couthie's close, and michty dour they looked." "Yes, as sure as death, Tammas Whamond locked the kirk-door in Mr. Dishart's face." "I'm a' shaking! And small wonder, Marget, when I've heard this minute that Mr.
"It's Tammas Whamond back again," she moaned; "and if the mistress hears, she'll tell me to let him in." "You shall open to me," cried a hoarse voice. "That's no Tammas' word," Jean said in bewilderment. "It is Lord Rintoul," Babbie whispered. "What? Then it's truth you telled me." The knocking continued; a door upstairs opened, and Margaret spoke over the banisters. "Have you gone to bed, Jean?
I mind aince my ain mither what the devil are you glowering at, Andrew Luke? Do you think I'm greeting? "'You'll sit down, Mr. Whamond, she says next." "No, I winna, I said, angry-like. 'I didna come here to sit." "I could see she thocht I was shy at being in the manse parlor; ay, and I thocht she was pleased at me looking shy.
Arms and men I sing: douce Jeemsy Todd, rushing from his loom, armed with a bed-post; Lisbeth Whamond, an avenging whirlwind; Neil Haggart, pausing in his thanks-offerings to smite and slay; the impious foe scudding up the bleeding Brae-head with Nemesis at their flashing heels; the minister holding it a nice question whether the carnage was not justified.
John, we maun fathom the meaning o' that licht." Dow started, and was probably at that moment within an ace of felling Whamond. "I'll come wi' you," he said, hunting in his mind for a better way of helping Gavin. They were at Nanny's garden, but in the darkness Whamond could not find the gate. Rob climbed the paling, and was at once lost sight of. Then they saw his head obscure the window.
Weel, she took my hat out o' my hand, and she put it on the chair at the door, whaur there's aye an auld chair in grand houses for the servant to sit on at family exercise. "'You're a man, Mr. Whamond, says she, 'that the minister delights to honor, and so you'll oblige me by sitting in his own armchair."
If he did not choose to take them into his confidence, it was no affair of theirs. That there was something queer about the marriage, however, seemed certain. Sandy Whamond, who was a soured man after losing his eldership, said that he believed she had been an "Englishy" in other words, had belonged to the English Church; but it is not probable that Mr. Dishart would have gone the length of that.
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