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"'There is no use in throwing yoursel' into a rage, added she; 'for ye ken as weel as me, Nicholas, that ye never take a glass more than ye ought to do, but ye invariably make a fool o' yoursel' by what ye say or do, and somebody or ither imposes on ye. And ye are so vexed with yoursel' the next day, that there is nae living in the house wi' ye.
He was anxious to get done with the shearing, to get the wool into the bales before the dust came in, and the grass seed ripened, and the clover burrs began to fall. 'Why should ye fash yoursel', I heard him say once to Mr. Falkland, 'aboot these young deevils like the Marstons? They're as good's ready money in auld Nick's purse. It's bred and born and welded in them.
He had no desire to encourage a repetition of the railway porter's freedom. "Ye'll no fash yoursel' aboot HIM," continued the girl, without heeding the rebuff. "It's no' the meestreess' wish that he's keepit here in the wing reserved for married folk, and she's no' sorry for the excuse to pit ye in his place.
Croftangry, bethink ye whether ye will not need a' this siller yoursel', and maybe look back and think lang for ha'en kiven it away, whilk is a creat sin to forthink a wark o' charity, and also is unlucky, and moreover is not the thought of a shentleman's son like yoursel', dear.
I'll be happy if I see you one hour on the Sabbath day." His face was white and stern and pitiless. "You want to ruin my life, Maggie, and your ain too. Mr. Cameron will speak of having seen you here. And it is nae less than evendown ruin for a theology student to have women-folks coming to his room young women like yoursel'." "I'm your ain sister, Davie." "Who is to know that?
"Nae doot, nae doot; have you bethocht yoursel o' what teetle ye're to tak'? Lord H n will never do; ye ken that's the teetle o' ane o' oor grandest dukes. Gudesake, for a bit session lordy, like you, to gang by that style and teetle o' ane high and michty prince! that wad be a bonny boorlesque on a' warldly honours and dignities. Weel a weel, let that be a pass over.
"Say nae I was beguil't; say naething to gar me think less o' my fault than I should: there was nae beguiler but my ain vain and sinful nature." Her daughter, who had all this time stood silent with the tear in her e'e, then said, "I'll gang wi' you, mother, too." "Mother! O Agnes Kilspinnie, dinna sae wrang yoursel', and your honest father, as to ca' the like o' me mother.
Then he plunged at once into the story, which he had determined to tell her. "I had a quarrel with my father and I left home. He does not know where I am." "You hae done very wrang I'm fearing, sir. He'll hae been a gude fayther to you?" "Yes, very good. He has given me love, education, travel, leisure, wealth, my own way, in all things but one." "Then, you be to call yoursel' a bad son.
So, though you'll tak guid care o' yoursel', you will also gie to God the things that are God's." "I have been brought up in the fear of God and the love of mankind, father. It would be an ill thing for me to slink out of life and leave the world no better for my living."
"But I wish you had come back to Widow Rippet's, for ye would hae spar't me a hard ride. Scarcely had ye ta'en the road when my Lord mindit that he had neglekit to gie you the sign, by the which ye were to make yoursel and message kent to his friends, and I was sent after to tell you." "I'm glad o' that," replied my grandfather; "what is't?"
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