Central - EDN | Hsien | ignored her. “The verra man | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | streekit oot a haun an touche | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | hailed Bill in a perfunctory | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | fund a private spot, a wee hu | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | felt the attention o the room | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | sighed. Acause, whan ye git r | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | turnt tae her efter the Capta | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | clenched his haun till the na | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | bit his lip. “An if ye fail | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | had a guid singin vyce, law a | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | sighed. He wis feart for her: | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | regairdit him. Whit the hell, | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | leuch through his niz at Iska | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | pat a warnin haun on his fore | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | held oot his haun, luif upwar | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | gied a snell lauch. “Sweeth | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | lat oot a stranglet lauch. Th | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | an Raggle dug oot an auld dum | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | regairdit him. Whit the hell, | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | , his mou set in a line, cleek | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | turnt tae Beatrice, a worriet | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | claucht Raggle’s fore-erm, | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | wis sleepin whan Beatrice cam | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | lowsit Raggle, an he lundert | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | wis practically spittin. “C | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | allooed the twa aulder weemen | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | shrugged. “Naethin happent. | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | leuch. “Thoo’s a practica | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | got up an pit his erm roon Ra | |
Central - EDN | Hsien | tossed an turnt an sweitit. T | |
Central - EDN | ither. Because if thoo disna, | Hsien | , ane o thir nichts, Ah will. |
Central - EDN | the stounin o his sair heid, | Hsien | watched her gang. Raggle didn |
Central - EDN | ly grilled by our old friend, | Hsien | . I have an unfortunate habit |
Central - EDN | Slooched in the site office, | Hsien | heard weemen’s vyces. Guzul |
Central - EDN | she didna unnerstaun that he, | Hsien | , cud pick up the telltale sur |
Central - EDN | buir wis a brand. Quate-like, | Hsien | sayed yin wird: “The Chines |
Central - EDN | the win. Efter a while, | Hsien | cam back an jynt thaim. “We |
Central - EDN | e had expeckit. Be this time, | Hsien | had jynt the lave waitin for |
Central - EDN | a day’s mairch o the mine, | Hsien | gaed on aheid wi Iskander tae |
Central - EDN | Whan it wis aa quate, | Hsien | halpit Beatrice up. “Are ye |
Central - EDN | n she wis rinnin wi the lave, | Hsien | hyterin an cursin, for aa Isk |
Central - EDN | e rin for it. An thoo an aal, | Hsien | ,” he addit. “Thoo’s nae |
Central - EDN | rm her, an the Chinese chiel, | Hsien | , seemt aa richt. At this meen |
Central - EDN | Seein Bill, | Hsien | pattit Beatrice’s erm an th |
Central - EDN | Seein Bill, | Hsien | pattit Beatrice’s erm an th |
Central - EDN | She’s beautiful, | Hsien | thocht. He wis hingin ower th |
Central - EDN | zul’s concoctions doon him, | Hsien | wad hae been as fu as Yuri Ga |
Central - EDN | akin. Whan he sut doon again, | Hsien | had left the room. Beatrice |
Central - EDN | This is ma contribution, | Hsien | thocht. This is whit Ah’m g |
Central - EDN | t doon tae fechtin wi blades, | Hsien | an Kamile had set oot tae sea |
Central - EDN | at declaration o his feelins, | Hsien | reflectit, that he’d gotten |
Central - EDN | Efter that, | Hsien | spent an oor or twa wi her ma |
Central - EDN | her buits tae ease her feet, | Hsien | sut doon aside her. |
Central - EDN | ! Hey, | Hsien | !” - an somethin unintellig |
Central - EDN | “Disna thoo wint a faimly, | Hsien | ?” speirt Iskander, blate-li |
Central - EDN | “Disna thoo wint a faimly, | Hsien | ?” speirt Iskander, blate-li |
Central - EDN | On a suddenty, | Hsien | wis at her shoother. “Juist |
Central - EDN | The man - | Hsien | - cried back in the ilk leid |
Central - EDN | A wick passed. | Hsien | nor Iskander peyed nae attent |
Central - EDN | back in a kinna semi-circle. | Hsien | had juist tae fling the dugs |
Central - EDN | ’s lug. | Hsien | stuid up an claucht Raggle be |
Central - EDN | ce, an there wis a wee buith. | Hsien | wis ahint the coonter, smilin |
Central - EDN | eesion tae come wi thir fowk. | Hsien | turnt his back on her, mungin |
Central - EDN | ld Langage. That rung a bell. | Hsien | had caaed the leid his crood |
Central - EDN | thaim tae, o coorse. An Bill. | Hsien | had telt her yisterday, bit t |
Central - EDN | wis staunin ower thaim. | Hsien | sayed naethin. The man seemt |
Central - EDN | ly. Unnerstaunin cam til him. | Hsien | cud only mean yae thing. Beat |
Central - EDN | ionless. She follaed his een. | Hsien | wis sittin at the fire atween |
Central - EDN | n there a lot thoo disna ken. | Hsien | cairries a burthen, Beatrice. |
Central - EDN | ae the door an flung it open. | Hsien | wis sloungin agin the opposit |
Central - EDN | imly tae stick thair nebs in. | Hsien | had never shawn ony interest |
Central - EDN | he cudna afford tae dwall on. | Hsien | hadna kent whit he wis daein, |
Central - EDN | the rocks, avoidin saft grun. | Hsien | stuck close tae the young lad |
Central - EDN | atrice heard thaim ahint her. | Hsien | wis taislin the auld lady an |
Central - EDN | cam back a puckle oors later. | Hsien | halpit him oot the cab. “Ye |
Central - EDN | they stuffit it wi auld duds. | Hsien | wis annoyed wi hissel. Raggle |
Central - EDN | r expensive medical problems. | Hsien | seems tae cope aa richt. |
Central - EDN | git tae ken the younger yins. | Hsien | maun hae been watchin, acause |
Central - EDN | She hesitatit. | Hsien | kent aboot thaim tae, o coors |
Central - EDN | k wisna a tattoo, bit a walt. | Hsien | ’s fingers wis lang an taper |
Central - EDN | , if that wis the richt wird? | Hsien | laid his haun on the buird an |
Central - EDN | “Hsien? | Hsien | halpit ye?” |
Central - EDN | “Hsien? | Hsien | halpit ye?” |
Central - EDN | Whit am Ah daein? | Hsien | thocht. Whit am Ah daein? Abr |
Central - EDN | ies, jynt thaim, acknawledged | Hsien | an Tad, an seatit hersel forn |
Central - EDN | Beatrice studied | Hsien | ’s sleepin face be the lowe |
Central - EDN | has plans for me,” replied | Hsien | . “Shö obviously thinks sh |
Central - EDN | has plans for me,” replied | Hsien | . “Sho obviously thinks shé |
Central - EDN | sayin that Guzul had knocked | Hsien | oot last nicht an left Beatri |
Central - EDN | Beatrice allooed | Hsien | tae lead her towart the perim |
Central - EDN | ad sclimt the fence an yaised | Hsien | ’s directions tae pick aff a |
Central - EDN | “Raggle,” sayed | Hsien | , “gin it’s no thee, an it |
Central - EDN | “Dinnae fash,” sayed | Hsien | . “Ah’ll lea the bonny Lac |
Central - EDN | “Dinnae fash,” sayed | Hsien | . “Ah’ll lea the bonny Lac |
Central - EDN | “Leuk,” sayed | Hsien | , “that’s aa verra weill, |
Central - EDN | “Weill,” sayed | Hsien | . “Ah wad like the twa o ye |
Central - EDN | Lat me tak yer erm,” sayed | Hsien | . “Ah really |
Central - EDN | “Ragoran,” sayed | Hsien | solemnly. “Ah didna think t |
Central - EDN | “Hooanever,” sayed | Hsien | , “gin thoo’s only ettlin |
Central - EDN | “There twa feet,” sayed | Hsien | , teasin him. |
Central - EDN | “Aa richt,” sayed | Hsien | . He swept Bill aff tae jyne K |
Central - EDN | “Ay,” sayed | Hsien | stievely. |
Central - EDN | “Whit?” sayed | Hsien | . “Ah wis haunlin him acause |
Central - EDN | And | Hsien | flistit at her. Whit wis she |
Central - EDN | Beatrice fund | Hsien | back at her door the verra ne |
Central - EDN | n an ran efter him. She heard | Hsien | cryin in Chinese for thaim ta |
Central - EDN | busses. Bill led her awa fae | Hsien | , like as gin he wis tryin for |
Central - EDN | breistit a ridge an waved tae | Hsien | tae jyne him. Beatrice, aye w |
Central - EDN | ll dae that,” he sayed tae | Hsien | . |
Central - EDN | uird an drapt his hauns ontae | Hsien | ’s shoothers. Kneadin thaim |
Central - EDN | ung man. She hurried ower tae | Hsien | an telt him whit Iskander had |
Central - EDN | The wumman turnt tae | Hsien | than an questiont him in the |
Central - EDN | Kamile hunkert doon be | Hsien | ’s side. She stoopit ower hi |
Central - EDN | eal, whan she wis startlet be | Hsien | suddenly ahint her. “Beatri |
Central - EDN | for. An Guzul seemt tae like | Hsien | . At ony rate she got ontae hi |
Central - EDN | While | Hsien | an Iskander wis awa, the ithe |
Central - EDN | tin her adrenalin gaun, while | Hsien | sut cross-leggit agin the waa |
Central - EDN | Dis it really maitter if | Hsien | haes a heritable ... is it e |
Central - EDN | bit whit cud she dae? Whit if | Hsien | really did need watchin, an s |
Central - EDN | is, including | Hsien | .” |
Central - EDN | an Beatrice saw her approach | Hsien | . Beatrice watched oot o the c |
Central - EDN | m tae the heid o the brae, wi | Hsien | close ahint. The Chinese wis |
Central - EDN | ally saw her, aheid o him, wi | Hsien | . He lat oot his braith wi a w |
Central - EDN | at a rickety fauldin table wi | Hsien | an Tad, Beatrice leukit aroon |
Central - EDN | tichten. Whit cud be wrang wi | Hsien | ? He wis a strang, hale man .. |
Central - EDN | ious nicht. She’d sutten wi | Hsien | till his temperature gaed doo |
Central - EDN | ad an the lave wis content wi | Hsien | ’s suggestion that they heid |
Central - EDN | e shrugged. “You should ask | Hsien | . He’s a walking lie detecto |
Central - EDN | that efter she’d etten, an | Hsien | brocht oot a roondit stane, s |
Central - EDN | porary pheesical weakness, an | Hsien | had disobeyed orders an went |
Central - EDN | en the twins’ faither - an | Hsien | writin in bluid on his chist. |
Central - EDN | irt fae auld Guangwu Bang. An | Hsien | possibly. |
Central - EDN | wi his hauns on his hips. An | Hsien | wis providin the entertainmen |
Central - EDN | i hauns at his breist. Tad an | Hsien | returnt the boo an the lama u |
Central - EDN | sayed Bill. Wi Beatrice an | Hsien | , he had been takin stock o th |
Central - EDN | hile aboot ither things, than | Hsien | returnt tae the ilk tune. |
Central - EDN | hile aboot ither things, than | Hsien | returnt tae the ilk tune. |
Central - EDN | cuse an dauner aff again whan | Hsien | jynt thaim. She thocht for a |
Central - EDN | wis aye yin or twa aroon whan | Hsien | arrived as a bairn. The notor |
Central - EDN | o freins, colleagues. E’en | Hsien | . An hersel. She cud juist ima |
Central - EDN | i. Apairt fae thair new frein | Hsien | , maist o thaim seemt tae be U |
Central - EDN | a that he wis prejudiced agin | Hsien | , he telt hissel. It wis juist |
Central - EDN | Raggle mungin tae the lauchin | Hsien | , bit aa she catched wis, “D |
Central - EDN | t wintery bleakness. Somethin | Hsien | had sayed stuck in her mind. |
Central - EDN | it. Beatrice heard her tellin | Hsien | , “Ah canna be bothert tryin |
Central - EDN | ear her objective, the openin | Hsien | had pyntit oot til her, whan |
Central - EDN | t this wis the saicont warnin | Hsien | had gien her. Whit wey did he |
Central - EDN | he made the pieces o shot in | Hsien | ’s circle loup oot yin be yi |
Central - EDN | l, “he’s gaun tae mention | Hsien | neist.” She raised her blad |
Central - EDN | hurs, bit on the ither side o | Hsien | there wis a reid-heidit fella |
Central - EDN | sed that she had lost track o | Hsien | . She waitit a daicent while, |
Central - EDN | f. She wis gratefully awaur o | Hsien | aside her. She felt the urge |
Central - EDN | . She wadna hae believed it o | Hsien | . Maybe his perceptiveness jui |
Central - EDN | mar wad made it clear whedder | Hsien | wis spickin fack or reportin |
Central - EDN | ft. A gibbous muin shawed her | Hsien | sittin on a meal ark. He drap |
Central - EDN | She gaed tae leuk for | Hsien | . |
Central - EDN | She gaed tae leuk for | Hsien | . |
Central - EDN | upulous tae dae it. An as for | Hsien | an whitever they had duin tae |
Central - EDN | en he glanced toward the door | Hsien | had gane through. “Thoo an |
Central - EDN | d hae been the ilk cave whaur | Hsien | had first fund her. The lands |
Central - EDN | ,” sayed Bill, leukin whaur | Hsien | wis mintin at twa muckle truc |
Central - EDN | him an rubbin his wrist whaur | Hsien | had claucht it, “Ah didna m |
Central - EDN | cks on aabody. She watched as | Hsien | swept his haun repeatitly ath |
Central - EDN | rin. The wumman wis aareadies | Hsien | ’s, ony time he cared tae ta |
Central - EDN | nt tae rin back. An there wis | Hsien | . He catched her an pu’ed he |
Central - EDN | favourite wi Tad). The freins | Hsien | had, though, were guid yins. |
Central - EDN | Bill glanced at | Hsien | , whase claes were in tatters |
Central - EDN | o the room, she cud see that | Hsien | ’s bouk wis pockit doon eith |
Central - EDN | an she leukit up tae see that | Hsien | wis staunin ower thaim. Hsien |
Central - EDN | ed while they ett, excep that | Hsien | informt thaim, “I’m the o |
Central - EDN | She becam awaur that | Hsien | an his sidekick Iskander watc |
Central - EDN | k in thaim. Beatrice saw that | Hsien | ’s een wis aye shut. And as |
Central - EDN | owart the hearth, an saw that | Hsien | had come in an wis gaun richt |
Central - EDN | is that no bugger knows what | Hsien | is, including Hsien.” |
Central - EDN | mean when they look at | Hsien | and say behind his back, A ma |
Central - EDN | e, wha noddit triumphantly at | Hsien | , an hushlet baith o thaim awa |
Central - EDN | “Ah bet | Hsien | can, though!” a thrid leuch |
Central - EDN | a rotten trick on thaim, bit | Hsien | didna complain. He kent he le |
Central - EDN | s o langage acquiseetion, bit | Hsien | wis a mair intelligent man aa |
Central - EDN | t findin onythin tae say, bit | Hsien | wis his normal sel again imme |
Central - EDN | wis aa weemen or aa men. Bit | Hsien | an Captain Kamile wis sittin |
Central - EDN | She guidit | Hsien | tae a boolder on the edge o t |
Central - EDN | time. He stuid up an proggit | Hsien | , aye sittin on the grun, in t |
Central - EDN | the badges o his craft. Whit | Hsien | buir wis a brand. Quate-like, |
Central - EDN | ilet. She cud unnerstaun whit | Hsien | saw in the lad. He wis sherp. |
Central - EDN | ilet. She cud unnerstaun whit | Hsien | saw in the lad. He wis sherp. |
Central - EDN | he time, Beatrice mindit whit | Hsien | had sayed thon first nicht in |
Central - EDN | Raggle’s ancestors likit | Hsien | . A lot o the Dug Men wad hae |
Central - EDN | Forenent | Hsien | , in the open, twa lads ana ma |
Central - EDN | Wi deeficulty, she got | Hsien | clad. His temperature wis bac |
Central - EDN | maun hae heard stories aboot | Hsien | ’s ... broad-minditness - b |
Central - EDN | atrice wis expectin. Nae doot | Hsien | cud see that. He maun think R |
Central - EDN | Leukin back towart | Hsien | , she saw him skelpin Derriaki |
Central - EDN | aamaist imperceptibly towart | Hsien | . He pit his erm aroon her. Wh |
Central - EDN | ised his ither haun tae thraw | Hsien | ’s lug. Hsien stuid up an cl |
Central - EDN | Whan Raggle saw | Hsien | ’s haun at breakfast the nei |
Central - EDN | e square, she immediately saw | Hsien | . He wis spickin tae Kamile, t |
Central - EDN | She drew | Hsien | awa tae spick til her, an Bea |
Central - EDN | the rock, unnoticed e’en by | Hsien | in his agitation. “Come on, |
Central - EDN | ye there, an had been jynt by | Hsien | . An Beatrice. |
Central - EDN | ye there, an had been jynt by | Hsien | . An Beatrice. |
Central - EDN | rough. “Thoo an me an bludy | Hsien | ,” he sayed. He threw his he |
Central - EDN | “ | Hsien | ,” Beatrice sayed douce-like |
Central - EDN | “ | Hsien | ,” she sayed as he made tae |
Central - EDN | ggle in the ee an replied, “ | Hsien | an the wumman quha drappit fa |
Central - EDN | leid shot oot o thin air. “ | Hsien | ,” he sayed, as she leuch at |
Central - EDN | sayed, gliskin sidieweys. “ | Hsien | wad offer ye a hame,” she g |
Central - EDN | cried oot fae the cavern: “ | Hsien | ! Hey, Hsien!” - an somethi |
Central - EDN | ly spick the Auld Langage,” | Hsien | gaed on. His een wis shut. A |
Central - EDN | Guzul spicks some Chinese,” | Hsien | sayed eventually. “Come on. |
Central - EDN | le is jealous o his nurse,” | Hsien | telt Bill casually. |
Central - EDN | “Sho disna hae tae kill,” | Hsien | repeatit, “just pit an oppo |
Central - EDN | hae an alliance wi thaim,” | Hsien | telt her. “Gin we happen ta |
Central - EDN | “Shair ye can,” | Hsien | replied. “Juist keep oot o |
Central - EDN | “Keep walkin,” | Hsien | sayed caumly, turnin back the |
Central - EDN | Ye’re no the only yin,” | Hsien | thocht, “ye’re no the onl |
Central - EDN | the ceilin. “Noo, first,” | Hsien | sayed, “we hae tae decide q |
Central - EDN | “Ay,” | Hsien | acknowledged. “Thoo sirely |
Central - EDN | “Onywey,” | Hsien | sayed, efter a _ while, “th |
Central - EDN | gle. Ah dinna ken a thing.” | Hsien | gied a sooch. “Quhit dis th |
Central - EDN | ne o thir nichts, Ah will.” | Hsien | made nae reply, bit Raggle fe |
Central - EDN | “Hey, hey.” | Hsien | gestert wi his hauns, wardin |
Central - EDN | git in yince ye git there?” | Hsien | speirt at Bill. |
Central - EDN | “Rational?” | Hsien | repeatit. “Collegiality?” |
Central - EDN | r dis onybody dae onythin?” | Hsien | speirt lichtly. “Maybe his |