Викрадений
Chapter 1
There,then,withupliftedforefinger,hefirstputmeonmyguardagainstaconsiderablenumberofheresies,towhichIhadnotemptation,andurgeduponmetobeinstantinmyprayersandreadingoftheBible.Thatdone,hedrewapictureofthegreathousethatIwasboundto,andhowIshouldconductmyselfwithitsinhabitants.
“Besoople,Davie,inthingsimmaterial,”saidhe.“Bearyethisinmind,that,thoughgentleborn,yehavehadacountryrearing.Dinnaeshameus,Davie,dinnaeshameus!Inyongreat,mucklehouse,withallthesedomestics,upperandunder,showyourselfasnice,ascircumspect,asquickattheconception,andasslowofspeechasany.Asforthelaird—rememberhe’sthelaird;Isaynomore:honourtowhomhonour.It’sapleasuretoobeyalaird;orshouldbe,totheyoung.”
“Well,sir,”saidI,“itmaybe;andI’llpromiseyouI’lltrytomakeitso.”
“Why,verywellsaid,”repliedMr.Campbell,heartily.“Andnowtocometothematerial,or(tomakeaquibble)totheimmaterial.Ihaveherealittlepacketwhichcontainsfourthings.”Hetuggedit,ashespoke,andwithsomegreatdifficulty,fromtheskirtpocketofhiscoat.“Ofthesefourthings,thefirstisyourlegaldue:thelittlepicklemoneyforyourfather’sbooksandplenishing,whichIhavebought(asIhaveexplainedfromthefirst)inthedesignofre-sellingataprofittotheincomingdominie.TheotherthreearegiftiesthatMrs.Campbellandmyselfwouldbeblitheofyouracceptance.
