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Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832

"The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2"

He took up a glass,
drank "to all true hearts that lo'ed Scotland," and offered a glass to
his guest.
Jeanie, however, declined it, saying, "that she had never tasted wine in
her life."
"How comes that, Jeanie?" said the Duke,--"wine maketh glad the heart,
you know."
"Ay, sir, but my father is like Jonadab the son of Rechab, who charged
his children that they should drink no wine."
"I thought your father would have had more sense," said the Duke, "unless
indeed he prefers brandy. But, however, Jeanie, if you will not drink,
you must eat, to save the character of my house."
He thrust upon her a large piece of cake, nor would he permit her to
break off a fragment, and lay the rest on a salver.
"Put it in your pouch, Jeanie," said he; "you will be glad of it before
you see St. Giles's steeple. I wish to Heaven I were to see it as soon as
you! and so my best service to all my friends at and about Auld Reekie,
and a blithe journey to you."
And, mixing the frankness of a soldier with his natural affability, he
shook hands with his prote'ge'e, and committed her to the charge of
Archibald, satisfied that he had provided sufficiently for her being
attended to by his domestics, from the unusual attention with which he
had himself treated her.


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