The Entail; or, The Lairds of Grippy
CHAPTER LXXX   'Really,' said the Leddy, after Walkinshaw had told her the news, and that only the wetness of the road had prevented his sister and Ellen from coming with him to town,--'Really, Jamie, to tell you the gude's truth, though I would hae been blithe to see Mary, and that weel-bred lassie, your joe Nell Frizel--I'm very thankful they hae na come--for, unless I soon get some relief, I'll be herrit out o' house and hall wi' Beenie and Walky,--twa thoughtless wantons,--set them up wi' a clandestine marriage in their teens!