The Complete Thrums Trilogy: Auld Licht Idylls, A Window in Thrums & The Little Minister (Illustrated Edition) by J. M. Barrie

Author:J. M. Barrie [Barrie, J. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9788027224036
Publisher: Musaicum Press
Published: 2017-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

“If you a’ run different ways you’re lost, but if you keep thegither you’ll be able to force a road into the country, whaur you can scatter. That’s what he’s fleid you’ll do.”

“Then it’s what we will do.”

“It is what you will not do,” Gavin said passionately. “The truth is not in this wicked woman.”

But scarcely had he spoken when he knew that startling news had reached the square. A murmur arose on the skirts of the mob, and swept with the roar of the sea towards the town-house. A detachment of the soldiers were marching down the Roods from the north.

“There’s some coming frae the east-town end,” was the next intelligence; “and they’ve gripped Sanders Webster, and auld Charles Yuill has given himsel’ up.”

“You see, you see,” the gypsy said, flashing triumph at Gavin.

“Lay down your weapons,” Gavin cried, but his power over the people had gone.

“The Egyptian spoke true,” they shouted; “dinna heed the minister.”

Gavin tried to seize the gypsy by the shoulders, but she slipped past him down the stair, and crying “Follow me!” ran round the town-house and down the brae.

“Woman!” he shouted after her, but she only waved her arms scornfully. The people followed her, many of the men still grasping their weapons, but all in disorder. Within a minute after Gavin saw the gleam of the ring on her finger, as she waved her hands, he and Dow were alone in the square.

“She’s an awfu’ woman that,” Rob said. “I saw her lauching.”

Gavin ground his teeth.

“Rob Dow,” he said, slowly, “if I had not found Christ I would have throttled that woman. You saw how she flouted me?”

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