She was a bonnie bit body, was the thurd Mistress F! E'nboro could 'a' better spared the greetin' doctor than her, I'm thinkin'." "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, according to His good will and pleasure," I ventured piously, as Mrs.M'Collop beat the bolster and laid it in place.
"Ou ay," responded that good woman, as she spread the counterpane over the pillows in the way I particularly dislike,--"ou ay, but whiles I think it's a peety he couldna be guidit!".