Identifier: fairmaidofpertho22scot (find matches)
Title: The fair maid of Perth, or, Saint Valentine's Day
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832
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Publisher: London New York : T. Nelson and Sons
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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to expel the cold, he muttered his evening prayer,wrapped himself in his cloak, and lay down on a couch whichold acquaintance had made familiar and easy to him. Thehum and murmur, and even the occasional shouts, of someof the festive multitude who continued revelling without, didnot long interrupt his repose, and in about ten minutes hewas as fast asleep as if he had lain in his own bed in CurfewStreet. CHAPTER XXIX. Still harping on my daughter. Hamlet. Two hours before the black-cock crew, Simon Glover waswakened by a well-known voice which called him by name. What, Conachar! he replied, as he started from sleep, is the morning so far advanced ? and raising his eyes, theperson of whom he was dreaming stood before him § and atthe same moment, the events of yesterday rushing on hisrecollection, he saw with surprise that the vision retained theform which sleep had assigned it, and it was not the mail-clad Highland chief, with claymore in hand, as he had seen * Tod, Scottick, for fox.
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Page 42 7 The Fair Maid of Perth. 427 him the preceding night, but Conachar of Curfew Street, inhis humble apprentices garb, holding in his hand a switchof oak. An apparition would not more have surprised ourPerth burgher. As he gazed with wonder, the youth turnedupon him a piece of lighted bogwood which he carried in alantern, and to his waking exclamation replied,— Even so, father Simon; it is Conachar, come to renewour old acquaintance when our intercourse will attract leastnotice. So saying, he sat down on a trestle which answered thepurpose of a chair, and placing the lantern beside him, pro-ceeded in the most friendly tone. I have tasted of thy good cheer many a day, fatherSimon; I trust thou hast found no lack in my family ? None whatever, Eachin Maclan, answered the Glover—for the simplicity of the Celtic language and mannersrejects all honorary titles. It was even too good for thisfasting season, and much too good for me, since I must beashamed to think how hard you fared

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