The Entail; or, The Lairds of Grippy
'Noo, Geordie,' she resumed, 'as life is but a vapour, a puff out o' the stroop o' the tea-kettle o' Time--let us a' consent to mak one another happy--and there being nae likelihood that ever Jamie Walkinshaw will colleague wi' Beenie, your dochter, I would fain hope ye'll gie her and Walky there baith your benison and an aliment to mak them happy.'