31/50 "The lassies, for ane." "But, Dand, you would never lee to me ?" she asked. "Ye'll lee to me fast eneuch, when ye hae gotten a jo. I'm tellin' ye and it's true; when you have a jo, Miss Kirstie, it'll be for guid and ill. I ken: I was made that way mysel', but the deil was in my luck! Here, gang awa wi' ye to your muirs, and let me be; I'm in an hour of inspiraution, ye upsetting tawpie!" But she clung to her brother's neighbourhood, she knew not why. "I aye likit ye fine." He kissed her and considered her a moment; he found something strange in her. |