So she made eager pretence of wishing to know the historical facts of the incident referred to by the gamekeeper.
"No," exclaimed the blind man softly but firmly, taking her hand and stroking her arm tenderly, as was his habit when he wished to persuade her.

"No, Gabrielle dear," he said; "we will change the subject now.

Do not bother your head about absurd country legends of that sort.

There are so many concerning Glencardine and its lords that a whole volume might be filled with them." "But I want to know all about this particular one, dad," she said.
"From me you will never know, my dear," was his answer, as his gray, serious face was upturned to hers.

"You have never heard the Whispers, and I sincerely hope that you never will.".