"Weel, it was an awfu' like thing, ye may be sure, to quaiet fowk, sic as we was a'--'cep' for the drinkin' an' sic like, sin' ever the auld captain cam, wi' his reprobat w'ys--it was a sair thing, I'm sayin', to hae a deid man a' at ance upo' oor han's; for, lat the men du 'at they like, the warst o' 't aye comes upo' the women. Lat a bairn come to mischance, or the guidman turn ower the kettle, an' it's aye,'Rin for Jean this, or Bauby that,' to set richt what they hae set wrang. Even whan a man kills a body, it's the women hae to mak the best o' 't, an' the corp luik dacent. An' there's some o' them no that easy to mak luik dacent!
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A rough, wild glen it was, to which, far back in times unknown to its annals, the family had given its name, taking in return no small portion of its history, and a good deal of the character of its individuals. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yoong laird, auld captain, ony gait, nae doobt, weel eneuch, sae lang, maun gang, ower muckle, micht hae, hae dune, yer heid, wad hae, sae muckle, ane anither, maun hae, young laird, yer lordship, last nicht, auld wife, big stranger, nae mair, golden horse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lady Joan, Lord Mergwain, Lord Lick-my-loof, Castle Warlock, James Gracie, Jeames Gracie, Miss Elsie, Peter Simon, Muir of Warlock, George Fox, Mistress Warlock, Captain Macintosh, Cosmo Warlock, James Grade, Sir Verity New!
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A rough, wild glen it was, to which, far back in times unknown to its annals, the family had given its name, taking in return no small portion of its history, and a good deal of the character of its individuals. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yoong laird, auld captain, ony gait, nae doobt, weel eneuch, sae lang, maun gang, ower muckle, micht hae, hae dune, yer heid, wad hae, sae muckle, ane anither, maun hae, young laird, yer lordship, last nicht, auld wife, big stranger, nae mair, golden horse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lady Joan, Lord Mergwain, Lord Lick-my-loof, Castle Warlock, James Gracie, Jeames Gracie, Miss Elsie, Peter Simon, Muir of Warlock, George Fox, Mistress Warlock, Captain Macintosh, Cosmo Warlock, James Grade, Sir Verity New!
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