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"'We'll decide it now, said he, 'I'm as good a man as you, O'Callaghan: and let me whisper this in your ears you'll never warm the one bed with Rose, while's God's in heaven it's past that now there can be I nothing but blood between us! "At this juncture two of the O'Callaghans ran with their shillelaghs up, to beat down Tom on the spot.
"But Katie, my woman, you had no call surely to speak about the like of that to Ben Holt?" "I didna, grannie. I just heard him and came away. And, grannie, I think maybe grandfather was at Pine-tree Hollow. It would be for a while's peace, you ken, as the bairns were at home." "Pine-tree Hollow!
Well, and why not?" said grannie, too loyal to the old man to let Katie see that she was startled by her words. "It has been for a while's peace, as you say. And now you'll run up the brae after him, and take no heed, but wile him from his vexing thoughts, like a good bairn as you are." "And there's nothing wrong, grannie?" said Katie, wistfully.
"It was doubtless," he said, "a shame, a discredit, and a sin to harry the puir creatures, when the family were in circumstances to live honourably on their ain means; and there might be wisdom," he added, "in giving them a while's breathing-time at any rate, that they might be the more readily brougth forward upon his honour's future occasions."
He might as well go to Siberia while's he's about it." With a warrant in his pocket Inspector Chippenfield, accompanied by Rolfe, set out for Macauley Mansions, Westminster.
Whan Glenwarlock's at the tither en', we'll set tu thegither an' be up wi' him afore he's had time to put a fresh edge on's scythe. Come, Aggie! I hae lang been thinkin' lang to hae a word wi' ye. Ye left me or I kent whaur I was the ither nicht." "My time's no my ain," answered Aggie. "Whause is 't than?" "While's it's the laird's, an' while's it's my father's, an' noo it's his lordship's."
Even Graeme "unbent," as Harry said, and joined in the mirth; and Janet had enough to do to reason them into quietness when bed-time came. "One would think when Mr Allan is going away in the morning, you might have the grace to seem sorry, and let us have a while's peace," said she.
There was a big meetin' i' the washin'-hoose nae farrer gane than lest nicht; an' efter a fell while's crackin', Bandy startit to speak aboot mismirizin' an' phrenology, an' that kind o' thing. Bandy tell'd aboot some o' his exploits mismirizin' sailors, an' took on to show aff his po'ers on Sandy.
"Roswell," said Mary, earnestly, slightly colouring again as she spoke, "we have a great favour to ask. You know the poor old sailor who has been, staying at the Widow While's, this month or more he is now very low; so low, we think he ought to have better advice than can be found on Oyster Pond, and we wish to get Dr. Sage over from the Harbour.
But Mrs Fleming was relieved for all that, for Davie was, in her opinion, a lad of sense and discretion for his years, though she did not think it necessary to tell him so, and she took comfort in the thought that her husband would have a while's peace, as little more could be done till the spring opened again. A great disappointment was preparing for Elizabeth.
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