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"She was thoroughly softened by that child! It was a spirited thing her

bringing him down here on the Monday e started for Scotland, and

then co all the way alone with her maid I did not think Alick would

have consented, but he said she would always be the happier for having

deposited her charge in your hands"

"It was a great wrench to her I felt it like robbery when she put the

little fellon on et herself

away, but saying that she was not fit to have him; she could not bear it

if she lad she has had his first

smile, she deserves it"

"Is Tibbie in charity with him?"

"Oh, more than in charity! She did not take the first announce very an in the

nursery, and take care the poor little chief know the sound of a Scots'

tongue, she began to thaw; and when he came into the house, pity or

loyalty, or both, flamed up hotly, and have quite relieved me; for at

first she on of jealousy at

poor Ailie's doing anything forher directions out of 'Hints for the Management of

Infants,' just in the old voice, and Tibbie swept round indignantly,

'His Lordship, Lord Keith of Gowanbrae, suld hae the best tendance she

could gie hih she