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Then they knew that their real parting had corief, went to the pier, and Maggie forced back her tears, and hung

on the kettle, and spread the table, and s ready to welcome

her aunt She had not seen her for many years, she had not any pleasant

memories of her, but "blood is thicker than water," and kinship, to the

Scotch heart, has claiie's comfort, watched Aunt Janet's arrival with

much interest She was a tall, thin woman, dressed in homespun linsey,

with a ruffled linen cap upon her head, and a faded tartan plaid about her

shoulders David's offer had been a great piece of good fortune to her,

but she had no intention of letting the obligation rest on her side Her

first words on landing were a coie It's vera seldorievous prostration o' the sea sickness, but the boat was ill

rigged and waur ed, and if I hadna been a vera Judith in fortitude, I

wad hae just turned round about, and gane ht to be a fine boat, aunt"

"Fife fishers dinna ken a' things"