Excerpt from Wilson's Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 1: With an Illustrative Glossary of the Scottish Dialect Janet, where is Thomas? He inquired; hae nane o' ye seen him? And, without waiting an answer, be con tinned How is it possible he can be absent at a time like this? And on such a day, too? Excuse me a minute, friends, till I just step out and see if I can find him. Since ever I kept this day, as mony o' ye ken, he has always been at my right hand, in that very chair and I canna think 0' begin ning our dinner while I see it empty. If the filling of the chair be all, said a pert young sheep-farmer, named Johnson, I Will step into it till Mas ter Thomas arrive. Ye're not a faither, young man, said Peter, and walked out of the room. Minute succeeded minute, but Peter returned not. The guests became hungry, peevish, and gloomy, while an excel lent dinner continued spoiling before them. Mrs Elliot, whose good-nature was the most prominent feature in her character, strove, by every possible effort, to beguile the unpleasant impressions she perceived gathering upon their countenances. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.