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John Sillars. The McBrides
The McBrides
Table of Contents
PART I. CHAP
PART II
PART I. CHAPTER I. WHICH TELLS OF THE COMING OF THE GIPSY
CHAPTER II
"BLENHEIM. BAMILLIES. OUDENARDE. MALPLAQUET."
CHAPTER III
IN WHICH I CHASE DEER AND SEE STRANGE HORSEMEN ON THE HILL, AND A LIGHT FLASHING ON THE SEA
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
MIRREN STUART'S ERRAND
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
MIRREN STUART BIDS HER DOG LIE DOWN
CHAPTER X
DOL BEAG IS FLUNG INTO A FIRE
CHAPTER XI
THE BLAZING WHINS
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
WE RETURN
CHAPTER XV
THE STRANGER ON THE MOORS
CHAPTER XVI
PART II
CHAPTER XVII. I TURN SCHOOLMASTER
CHAPTER XVIII
THE FIRST MEETING
CHAPTER XIX
THE RIDERS ON THE MOOR
CHAPTER XX
"THE LOVE SECRET."
CHAPTER XXI
DOL BEAG LAUGHS
CHAPTER XXII
THE SHAMELESS LASS
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
THE HALFLIN'S MESSAGE
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
A WEDDING ON THE DOORSTEP
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
IN WHICH BETTY COMPLAINS OF GROWING-PAINS
CHAPTER XXIX
THE RAKING BLACK SCHOONER
CHAPTER XXX
TELLS WHERE BRYDE MET HAMISH OG
CHAPTER XXXI
BRYDE AND MARGARET
CHAPTER XXXII
BRYDE AND HELEN
CHAPTER XXXIII
CHAPTER XXXIV
WHAT CAME OF THE PLOY
CHAPTER XXXV
DOL BEAG LAUGHS AGAIN
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John Sillars
A Romance of Arran
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But on this April Sunday, after the week of ploughing stubble, we lay long and listened to the pleasant rattling of horse chains, and rustling of bedding, when the horses pawed for their morning meal. There was the sun, well up on his day's journey, and a whole day to be and enjoy him in. And we rose and took our breakfast, and daunered to the far fields, and inspected the young beasts, picking out the good ones with many a knowing observation on heads and pasterns and hocks, and then round the wrought land, and over the fields where a drain had choked, and the rushes marked its course. We mapped out how this should be mended and strolled back to the stable, and lay in an empty stall where some hay had been left, and waited until dinner, with the shepherd's dogs lying watching their masters, and the herds and ploughmen telling terrible stories of one Mal-mo-Hollovan. Into this peaceful scene came rushing a lass with the word that the Laird was at church, as he should be, and Belle the gipsy wanted speech wi' the mistress.
"An' why no', my lass?" said Dan; "she'll no' bite the mistress."
