9/13 I s' jist awa' benn to the mistress. I s' hae nae sic doin's i' my hoose.' 'It's nae your hoose, Betty. Dinna lee.' 'Weel, I s' hae nae sic things gang by my kitchie door. There, Robert! what 'll ye mak' o' that? Tak Shargar oot o' that, or I s' awa' benn the hoose, as I tell ye.' Meantime Shargar was standing on the stones, looking like a terrified white rabbit, and shaking from head to foot with cold and fright combined. |