Bob, son of Battle . Mithers left me and eh! Imprayin to be wi her! A MAN AND A MAID 221 The clear, girlish voice shook. MAdam, sitting withface averted, waved to her, mutely ordering her to be she held on, gentle, sorrowful, relentless. An what11 yo say to his mither when yo meet her,as yo must soon noo, and she asks yo: An what oDavid ? What o th lad I left wi yo, Adam, to guard andkeep for me, faithful and true, till this Day? And thenyoll ha to speak the truth, Gods truth; and yoll hato answer: Sin the day yo left me I niver said a kind wordto the lad. I niver bore wi him, and niv
Bob, son of Battle . Mithers left me and eh! Imprayin to be wi her! A MAN AND A MAID 221 The clear, girlish voice shook. MAdam, sitting withface averted, waved to her, mutely ordering her to be she held on, gentle, sorrowful, relentless. An what11 yo say to his mither when yo meet her,as yo must soon noo, and she asks yo: An what oDavid ? What o th lad I left wi yo, Adam, to guard andkeep for me, faithful and true, till this Day? And thenyoll ha to speak the truth, Gods truth; and yoll hato answer: Sin the day yo left me I niver said a kind wordto the lad. I niver bore wi him, and niver tried to. Andin the end I drove him by persecution to try and murderme. Then maybe shell look at yo—yo best ken hoo—and shell say: Adam, Adam! is this what I deserved frayo r The gentle, implacable voice ceased. The girl turnedand slipped softly out of the room; and MAdam was leftalone to his thoughts and his dead wifes memory. Mither and father, baith! Mither and father, baith!rang remorselessly in his
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