I'll gin ye half o't, Hugh, and take my chance of the colonel agreeing to it.

I'll give'e as much more out of my old stocking upstairs.

Put it carefully by, lad.

Money is as useful in war as at other times, and pay ain't always regular; maybe the time may come when the young master may be short of money, and it may come in useful.

Now put on thy riding coat; and mother will put thy best clothes in a valise.
"Bustle up, mother, there bain't no time to lose." Thus addressed, Mrs.Parsons dried her tears and hurried away.
Hugh, hitching the bridle over a hook, made his way to his room to change his clothes.