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"It's gude to have a friend at court," he said, continuing his heartless harangues to the passive auditor, who neither heard nor replied to them; "few folk but mysell could hae sorted ye out a seat like this the Lords will be here incontinent, and proceed instanter to trial. They wunna fence the Court as they do at the Circuit the High Court of Justiciary is aye fenced.
Her says Hanbridge is dirty and too religious for her. Says its nowt but chapels and public-houses and pot-banks. So her ladyship wunna' come here. No, nephew, thou shalt buy this house for six hundred, and be d d to thy foreclosure! And th' furniture for a hundred. It's a dead bargain. Us'll settle at Scarborough, Liz and me. Now this water's getting chilly.
"It hasna a guid name after dark, yon hoose," remarked my companion, slackening his pace perceptibly as I explained to him the nature of our errand. "It's no for naething that him wha owns it wunna gang within a Scotch mile o't." "Well, Seth, there is some one who has no fears about going into it," said I, pointing to the great, white building which flickered up in front of us through the gloom.
The curate is playing at dice wi' Cornet Grahame. Be eident and civil to them baith clergy and captains can gie an unco deal o' fash in thae times, where they take an ill-will. The dragoons will be crying for ale, and they wunna want it, and maunna want it they are unruly chields, but they pay ane some gate or other.
In his anger he began to strain at his steel cravat. "Virgil for ever! The first town we come to I'll buy me a Latin grammar," said Margaret to me, with a low ripple of laughter. "How'd on, fool," said the alewife to the sergeant. "Yow wunna be wuth hangin' if y' carry on a this'n." "If you don't loose me, you old bitch," he shouted, "I'll see you hanged! Loose me, for your neck's sake!
"You shall not die," said Jeanie, with enthusiastic firmness; "say what you like o' me think what you like o' me only promise for I doubt your proud heart that ye wunna harm yourself, and you shall not die this shameful death." "A shameful death I will not die, Jeanie, lass. I have that in my heart though it has been ower kind a ane that wunna bide shame.
Reddin, and wear this gownd, and live at Undern, said Hazel. 'Eh? Sally was astonished. 'And he said there wunna any other but me. Sally laughed. 'You believed that lie? You little softie! Hazel looked at the children. 'Be they all his'n? she said. 'Every man-jack of 'em, and not so much as a thank you for me! The children were ranged near their mother on high chairs.
"Aye, sure; but wunna ye come in, Adam? Miss Mary's i' th' house, and Mester Burge 'ull be back anon; he'd be glad t' ha' ye to supper wi'm, I'll be's warrand." "No, Dolly, thank you; I'm off home. Good evening." Adam hastened with long strides, Gyp close to his heels, out of the workyard, and along the highroad leading away from the village and down to the valley.
He's not much of parson though; he wunna send yer to sleep wi' his long preachings. But oi say the mon's a good mon: he'll coom and see yer when you're bad, an' talk t' ye by th' hour; though he dunna talk oot o' th' Bible. But oi'm a lad o' t' forest, and 'll be a keeper some toime. That's better nor book-larning."
"The very brute beasts are glad to see ye again," said May; "but nae wonder, Jeanie, for ye were aye kind to beast and body. And I maun learn to ca' ye mistress now, Jeanie, since ye hae been up to Lunnon, and seen the Duke, and the King, and a' the braw folk. But wha kens," added the old dame slily, "what I'll hae to ca' ye forby mistress, for I am thinking it wunna lang be Deans."
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