The resultant dissipation of psychic energy rendered Laird Duncan unconscious for several hours, during which Lady Duncan waited in suspenseful fear.
What Laird Duncan had not known," he went on quickly, "was that his wife had taken a gun up to the Count's bedroom.
It'll make Laird Duncan boil if he isn't stopped," Lord Darcy murmured absently.
He was kneeling in front of a large, heavy traveling chest in the bedroom of the guest apartment occupied temporarily by Laird and Lady Duncan, working with the lock.
Believing what his wife had told him, Laird Duncan flew into a rage.
There was a sudden silence, then Laird Duncan said in an angry voice: "What is this?
I haven't done any shooting since my accident," said Laird Duncan, "but I used to enjoy it immensely.
That suggests to me that it would be indeed odd if there were not some connection between Laird Duncan and this gun.
Laird Duncan used his wheelchair as an excuse, but since he had taken up black magic as a hobby he had, she suspected, been actually afraid to go anywhere near a church.
We come then to-- "Secondus: Laird Duncan could not have committed the murder physically.
Laird Duncan of Duncan opened the door and wheeled himself out.
And the one of them two is James More, my father, and the other is the Laird of Prestongrange.
I am bearer of a letter from the laird of Pilrig to the Lord Advocate," said I.
I think you will soon be the laird indeed, Mr. Davie," says he, turning half about with the one foot in the stirrup.
The days were past when the head of the family, the laird of Bonhill, could afford material assistance to any youthful scion of the house proceeding out into the battle of life.
His cousin was still laird of Bonhill, and welcomed him with much warmth back to the scene of his early years.
Mrs. Crumpet was standing near her husband, and she was a bold woman who would have asked a question of the Auld Laird himself, if she had had occasion.
To be sure, the Laird seemed to care very little for his Highland home.
I don't see how the new Laird can stay weakly with so much to fill him up.
Mr. Craigie told me last week that the Auld Laird has taken a whim to turn all this region into a game preserve, and that he will not renew our lease when the time is up.
If the Crumpets and all the people who have to give up their homes should band together in a clan and hide themselves in the glen, the Auld Lairdcould send all the Mr. Craigies and Angus Niels in the world after us and they'd never get us!
For another week the village waited in suspense for further news, and then on Saturday the report spread like wildfire through the town that the new Laird with his party had arrived at the castle the night before.
The Laird did not know his tenants, and they did not know him.
Why, the bailie, maybe, or the Auld Laird himself," said Sandy.
Most of the people had already found places at the tables when the young Laird and his mother, followed by the minister and his wife and the castle guests, cams into the hall.
The Shepherd remembered the Lairdof Kinross, but said nothing.
Whoever the new Lairdmight be, it would take time to settle the estate and find out the will of its new owner, and meanwhile they could live on in their old home.
Frowned the Laird on the Lord: So, red-handed I catch thee?
For one to go to Finmouth for the laird to sit upon their assise as judge, 0 6 Item.
The event followed about a year thereafter, for the Laird of Coll was drowned in the water of Lochy in Lochaber.
When Barbara Napier, sister-in-law to the laird of Carshoggil, was to be executed, a postponement had been granted on account of her approaching accouchement.
The man was no in Perth, laird or loon, durst have faced Henry Smith man to man.
They finally landed near the residence of Sir Alexander M'Donald, where the prince was concealed in the cavity of a rock, for the laird was his enemy, and his hall was filled with soldiers seeking the fugitive.
Four years afterward she married Allan, the son of the Laird M'Donald, and became mistress of the mansion where the prince passed his first night in the Isle of Skye.
Scotland means in his celebrated ballad when he says: "I thocht you were a gentleman, At least the Laird of Brodie.
According to the literal meaning, it would seem that the Laird of Brodie was something less than a gentleman?
Surely there was some glammer about us that caused us not to observe his devilry, for the laird had no wig on his head.
The laird of Tillicoultry stole the animal and "ate him up in pieces small.
Being accused of the theft, the laird declared on oath that he had neither stolen nor eaten the ram.
Did ye ken theLaird Provost, Maister Chambers, is intendin' to knock a lang hole aboon the tap o' the Coogate wynds?
The Laird Provost gied a collar to the bit Skye because there's a meddlin' fule or twa amang the Burgh police wha'd be takin' 'im up.
Lassie, he's been tak'n by theLaird Provost an' gien the name o' the auld kirkyaird.
When I was leevin' as an under gairdener wi' a laird i' Argyleshire I was aye aboot the kennels wi' the gillies.
We gied a promise to the Laird Provost to gie Bobby a grand funeral.
They wullna believe the Laird Provost gied it to 'im for a chairm gin they dinna see it wi' their gin een.
Nae; but he'll be a laird the next time the Queen shows her bonny face north o' the Tweed.
I've been deaved aboot 'im a' the day, but I haena seen the sonsie rascal nor the braw collar the Laird Provost gied 'im.
In 1596 Salkeld was the deputy of Lord Scroope, the English warden of the West Marches, while the Laird of Buccleuch, the keeper of Liddesdale, guarded the Scotch border.
Kinmont Willie was a follower of the Laird of Buccleuch and was hated by the Englishmen for many a deed of arms in the numerous border-raids of those times.
Captain Laird came back, saying he was unable to get mustered, and says he shall throw up the job and go home.
Captain Laird appeared and took charge of his company.
At night we were relieved from recruiting service and ordered back to the regiment, I reporting to Captain Laird for duty.
Captain Laird has either taken away or destroyed the company papers, and it took me all day to get the transfers made out.
Captain Laird went home to-day, and Company D is mine to look after again.
Captain Laird not yet having joined the command, I am curious to know what sort of a man I am to serve under.
There is no record of the names of any of his family after his death except his and that of his wife's brother Tosusk, the Laird of Minnevard.
She replied that this was very true, but if they made any improvements the laird would conclude that they were growing rich, and would raise their rent.
Elsie had expressed a doubt of her cousin's getting into society; but there appeared to be no likelihood of any of the country gentry looking down on the new laird of Cross Hall.
He felt himself scarcely worthy of Jane Melville, and he would never compare himself with the Laird of Mosstower.
The old laird changed his mind in the middle of the winter.
He had also introduced the new laird of Cross Hall to his wife and family on equal terms, and they had been very much pleased with him.
My father did something of the kind once, and all the time he was a laird we were poor.
If it werena that him I serve and your ain Laird are hand and glove, I wad tak' amends for what has passed already.
The horsemen were seven in number, jackmen or retainers of Laird or Baron.
But the fiery Laird of Altoncroft, unable to control his chagrin longer, suddenly confronted the witness and bade him halt.
But the Laird soon found out that he couldna want me; for I had been to him as his richt hand.
An' often he thought as he gaed thro' the glen, She's daft to refuse the laird o' Cockpen.
Gae tell Mistress Jean to come speedily ben-- She's wanted to speak wi' the Laird o' Cockpen.
Footnote: If it were necessary to name a prototype for this brutal, licentious and cruel Border chief, in an age which showed but too many such, the Laird of Black Ormiston might be selected for that purpose.
Hunting, I think," replied Edward; "at least he left us this morning to join the Laird of Colmslie and his hounds.
The pedlar recommended it as excellent, said he had procured it in his last visit to the braes of Doune, where he had securely traded under the safe-conduct of the Laird of Buchanan.
The laird has a new house built by his uncle, and an old castle inhabited by his ancestors.
We were invited one day by the laird and lady of Muck, one of the western islands, two miles long, and three quarters of a mile high.
We have now with us the young laird of Col, who is heir, perhaps, to two hundred square miles of land.
The laird of Raarsa has sometimes disputed the chieftainry of the clan with Macleod of Skie, but, being much inferiour in extent of possessions, has, I suppose, been forced to desist.
Our company was the young laird of Col, and his servant.
