They're bound to answer 'No'; God never made the lass that could resist the temptation.

It's supposed by divines to be the curse of Eve; because she did not say it when the devil offered her the apple, her daughters can say nothing else." "Since I am so soon to lose my bonny professor," I began.
"This is gallant, indeed," says she curtseying.
"-- I would put the one question," I went on; "May I ask a lass to marry me ?" "You think you could not marry her without ?" she asked.

"Or else get her to offer ?" "You see you cannot be serious," said I.
"I shall be very serious in one thing, David," said she.

"I shall always be your friend." As I got to my horse the next morning, the four ladies were all at the same window whence we had once looked down on Catriona, and all cried farewell and waved their pocket napkins as I rode away; one out of the four I knew was truly sorry; and at the thought of that, and how I had come to the door three months ago for the first time, sorrow and gratitude made a confusion in my mind.
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