This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 edition. Excerpt: ...and prepare the minds of his friends for the fortune which was likely to attend them., '..tY.//. r. %'.-'i All was still and silent, as he approached the cot THE TnAV'ELEris'liEtffrirf-r'lSu.O ' 355 heart, Kinloch's looks sought from Jessy and Margaret an explanation of Cecilia's absence; "Where is she?" he at ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 edition. Excerpt: ...and prepare the minds of his friends for the fortune which was likely to attend them., '..tY.//. r. %'.-'i All was still and silent, as he approached the cot THE TnAV'ELEris'liEtffrirf-r'lSu.O ' 355 heart, Kinloch's looks sought from Jessy and Margaret an explanation of Cecilia's absence; "Where is she?" he at length demanded, finding both' remained silent. " Where is Cecilia?'"' ht rt'-' peated, with vehemence, while a look of inexplicable meaning passed from one sister to another. "My dear child," exclaimed his mother, raising-' herself up, and looking earnestly in his face, "hak yW not seen Cecilia? Dinna ye ken whar she is?" "No--did she go to meet me?" returned Kinloch, breathless with agitation. " If so, it is strange lioVT could have missed her!" "The gude God preserve me!" exclaimed his mother, sinking again on the bed; "what can ha'betided' the dear child? We ha' no seen her since yesternight." Kinloch's cheek grew pale--his knees trembled--and, but that the terrified exclamations of his mother and sisters recalled him to recollection, he would bave; sunk on the ground. "How did she go? where did she go?" he at length with difficulty articulated. " I will tell ye, dear brither," returned the terrified Margaret. k"Ye had been gone mair than an hour, and we aw began to wonder what ye could stay so for, or what had happened to call ye from hame, when Cecilia, wha seemed mair alarmed and sorrowfu' than ony o' us, after standing for some time at the wicket gate, came in and took her bonnet, saying, she wad gang doon the road a wee bit, to see if ye war coming. She did na ask Jessy or me to come; and, I ken not how it was, but we baith thought she did na wisn us' fo ofier--and when she didna come back, and the man wVwhat'lia'd hap'pnt'dyahd as...
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