The Waverley Novels: Quentin Durward. St. Roman's Well
The Waverley Novels: Quentin Durward. St. Roman's Well
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— But will ye not t^e anither dish of tea, Maister Francie ] and a wee bit of the diet-loaf, raised wi* my ain fresh butter, Maister Francie 1 and no wi* greasy kitchen- fee, like the seedcake down at the confectioner's yonder, that has as mony dead flees as carvey in it. Set him up for confec- tioner ! Wi' a penniworth of rye-meal, and anither of tryacle, and twa or three carvey seeds, I will make better confections than ever cam out of his oven." " I have no doubt of that, Mrs. Dods," said th...e guest ; " and I only wish to know how these new comers were able to estab- lish themselves against a house of such good reputation and old standing as yours? — It was the virtues of the mineral, I daresay ; but how came the waters to recover a character all at once, mistress 1" . " I dinna ken, sir — they used to be thought good for naething, but here and there for a puir body's bairn, that had gotten the cruells,* and could not afford a penniworth of salts. But my Leddy Penelope Penfeather had fa'an ill, it's like, as nae other body had ever fell ill, and sae she was to he cured some gate naebody was ever cured, ^ich was naething mair than was reasonable — and my leddy, ye ken, has wit at wull, and has a' the wise folk out from Edinburgh at her house at Windywa's yonder, which it is her leddyship's will and pleasiure to call Air Castle — and they have a' their different turns, and * KscToueUea, King's eyiL Digitized by VjOOQIC 80 WAVERLEY NOVELS.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
— But will ye not t^e anither dish of tea, Maister Francie ] and a wee bit of the diet-loaf, raised wi* my ain fresh butter, Maister Francie 1 and no wi* greasy kitchen- fee, like the seedcake down at the confectioner's yonder, that has as mony dead flees as carvey in it. Set him up for confec- tioner ! Wi' a penniworth of rye-meal, and anither of tryacle, and twa or three carvey seeds, I will make better confections than ever cam out of his oven." " I have no doubt of that, Mrs. Dods," said th...e guest ; " and I only wish to know how these new comers were able to estab- lish themselves against a house of such good reputation and old standing as yours? — It was the virtues of the mineral, I daresay ; but how came the waters to recover a character all at once, mistress 1" . " I dinna ken, sir — they used to be thought good for naething, but here and there for a puir body's bairn, that had gotten the cruells,* and could not afford a penniworth of salts. But my Leddy Penelope Penfeather had fa'an ill, it's like, as nae other body had ever fell ill, and sae she was to he cured some gate naebody was ever cured, ^ich was naething mair than was reasonable — and my leddy, ye ken, has wit at wull, and has a' the wise folk out from Edinburgh at her house at Windywa's yonder, which it is her leddyship's will and pleasiure to call Air Castle — and they have a' their different turns, and * KscToueUea, King's eyiL Digitized by VjOOQIC 80 WAVERLEY NOVELS.
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