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LESSON II.
Calum Seoladair. — Continued.
MALCOLM SAILOR.— CoH?!,u?f(?.
(1) Blia au llong còrr agus tri bliadlma air a ciiaiit;
Wa.s the ship more and three years on her circuit ;
agus bha companach do Chaluin ag ràdh nacli deachaidh
auJ was a-companion to Malcolm saying that-not went
llà seachad fad na li-ùine sin, arms nach d' thug Cakim
a-day past (the) length of-the time that, in which-not gave Malcolm
iomi-adh air a' choibkneas a fhviair e ami an tigh
iiiBntion on the kindness which had-received he in (the)hinise
an tuathanaicli.
■of-the farmer.
(2) Cho lluatli agiis a thàinig an llong gai caladli an deidh
So soon and that came the ship to haven, after
dhi tilleadh. do 'n dùthaich so, thug Calum a charaid
to-her returning to the country this, brought Malcolm his friend
leis, agus ghabh e carbad chum an greasad a dh' ionnsaidli
with him, and took he a-carriage to their hurrying to*
an tighe aims an do mheal e a leithid de shuairceas. (3) An
of-the house in which enjoyed he its like of hospitality. The
uair a ràinig iad dliith do 'n tigh, chimnaig Caliun nach
time that reached they near to the h-use, saw Malcolm that-not
robh ciiiseau idir mar dli' fhag e iad. (4) Bha bean-
were matters at-all as (had) left he them. Was (the) woman-
an-tighe a nis na 'bantraich, agus a clann na "n dilleachdain.
of-the-house now in her widow, and her children in their oiphans.
(5) Chan e mhàin sin, ach aig a cheart am sin, bha na
Not (is) it alone that, but at the right time that, were the
maoir a ciu' a cuid a'n t-saoghal a mach air a/ chnoc, gu
oflBcers putting her share of-the world out on ihe hill to
bhith air an reic, a dliioladli fhiachan anns an robh i air
be on their selling, to (the) paying of -debts in which was she on
tuiteam. (6) Bha àireamh bheag sliluaigh na n seasamh. thall
falling. Were a-number small of-people in their standing yond
's a bhos, le cridheachan goirt, a' f eitheamli g^is an tòisicheadh
and hither, with hearts sore, a-waiting till that should-begin
an reic.
the selling.
(7) Leuni Calum a stigh direach mar bha am maor
Jumped ^Malcolm in-the-house straight as was the officer
a' dol a thogail leis na creathlach anns an robh an Ueanabh
going to lifting with-him of-the cradle in which was the child
ionnmidh, lit. ' attack ' or ' contact.' Being a noun, it takes the genitive after