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He wished he was dead, he said, and he's almost out of his mind wi' wishen it so much. That was before Mr. Raunham came. 'Who is he? said Owen. 'Joseph Chinney, one of the railway-porters; he used to be night-porter. 'Ah the man who was ill this afternoon; by the way, he was told to come to the Old House for something, but he hasn't been.
Often would I tell my dear Miss Jeannie that was your mother, dear, she was cruel ta'en up about her hair, it was unco' tender, ye see 'Houts, Miss Jeannie, I would say, 'just fling your washes and your French dentifrishes in the back o' the fire, for that's the place for them; and awa' down to a burn side, and wash yersel' in cauld hill water, and dry your bonny hair in the caller wind o' the muirs, the way that my mother aye washed hers, and that I have aye made it a practice to have wishen mines just you do what I tell ye, my dear, and ye'll give me news of it!
Often would I tell my dear Miss Jeannie that was your mother, dear, she was cruel ta'en up about her hair, it was unco tender, ye see 'Hoots, Miss Jeannie, I would say, 'just fling your washes and your French dentifrishes in the back o' the fire, for that's the place for them; and awa' down to a burn side, and wash yersel' in cauld hill water, and dry your bonny hair in the caller wind o' the muirs, the way that my mother aye washed hers, and that I have aye made it a practice to have wishen mines just you do what I tell ye, my dear, and ye'll give me news of it!
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