Gypsy Dictionary [66]
to two common-looking females. "Have they much Romany?" said I. "No," said she, "scarcely a word." "I think I shall go and speak to them," said I. "Don't," said she; "they would only be uncivil to you. Moreover, they have nothing of that kind--on the word of a rawnie they have not."
I looked in her eyes; there was nothing of hukni in them, so I shook her by the hand; and through rain and mist, for the day was a wretched one, trudged away to Dryburgh to pay my respects at the tomb of Walter Scott, a man with whose principles I have no sympathy, but for whose genius I have always entertained the most intense admiration.
Footnotes:
{1} A Christian.
{2} A fox.
{3} "Merripen" means life, and likewise death; even as "collico" means to-morrow as well as yesterday, and perhaps "sorlo," evening as well as morning.
{4} A Black Lovel.
{5} Going a-tinkering.
{6} I'll show you about, brother! I'm selling skewers.
{7} A cup of good ale.
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I looked in her eyes; there was nothing of hukni in them, so I shook her by the hand; and through rain and mist, for the day was a wretched one, trudged away to Dryburgh to pay my respects at the tomb of Walter Scott, a man with whose principles I have no sympathy, but for whose genius I have always entertained the most intense admiration.
Footnotes:
{1} A Christian.
{2} A fox.
{3} "Merripen" means life, and likewise death; even as "collico" means to-morrow as well as yesterday, and perhaps "sorlo," evening as well as morning.
{4} A Black Lovel.
{5} Going a-tinkering.
{6} I'll show you about, brother! I'm selling skewers.
{7} A cup of good ale.
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