A Daughter of Fife

"'Deed sir, I'll tak' care that she gets the gude o' all your kindness.

It's mair than thochtfu' o' you; and I'll hae nae need noo, to let Maggie

step in atween me and my ain proper duties."

Then they went to the boat together, and David removed all his books and

belongings from her, and she was made ready to go for Aunt Janet the

following morning. The rest of the day went rapidly by, Allan had many

visits to make, and some special tokens of regard to leave. Then they had

tea together at Maggie's fire-side, and Allan watched her once more stoop

to the glowing turf, and light the little iron cruisie, and rise with the

light from it on her beautiful face. The simple household act was always

one of meaning and interest to him. He renewed in it that moment of

strange delight when he had first seen her. This evening he tried to catch

her eyes as she rose, and he did so, and what did she see in his steady

gaze that brought the happy blood in crimson waves over her throat and

face, and made her eyelids shine with the light that was underneath them?