Violet Jacob > Flemington
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THE PARTING OF THE WAYS 279
The nature of Archie’s duties demanded that he
should be given a free hand in his movements, and
no doubt he knew what he was about. But had he
been Callandar’s subordinate, and had there been
a surgeon round the nearest corner, his arm might
have dropped from his shoulder before the officer
would have permitted him to fall out of the little
troop. Callandar had never in all his service seen
a man receive definite orders only to disobey them
openly.
He watched him go, petrified. His brain was
a good one, but it worked slowly, and Archie’s
decision and departure had been as sudden as a
thunderbolt. Also, there was contempt in his
heart for his softness, and he was sorry.
Archie turned round and saw him still looking
after him. He sent back a gibe to him.
“ If you don’t go on I will report you for neglect
of duty!” he shouted, laughing.
The nature of Archie’s duties demanded that he
should be given a free hand in his movements, and
no doubt he knew what he was about. But had he
been Callandar’s subordinate, and had there been
a surgeon round the nearest corner, his arm might
have dropped from his shoulder before the officer
would have permitted him to fall out of the little
troop. Callandar had never in all his service seen
a man receive definite orders only to disobey them
openly.
He watched him go, petrified. His brain was
a good one, but it worked slowly, and Archie’s
decision and departure had been as sudden as a
thunderbolt. Also, there was contempt in his
heart for his softness, and he was sorry.
Archie turned round and saw him still looking
after him. He sent back a gibe to him.
“ If you don’t go on I will report you for neglect
of duty!” he shouted, laughing.
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| Works by selected Scottish authors > Violet Jacob > Flemington > (293) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/129345142 |
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| Description | By Violet Jacob. |
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| Shelfmark | NF.536.e.5 |
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| Description | Violet Jacob (1863-1946) was born into an aristocratic family who had lived at the House of Dun near Montrose since the 15th century. Her classic novel of the 1745 Jacobite rising, 'Flemington” (1911), was highly regarded by John Buchan and is still in print. Jacob had a deep appreciation of the Angus dialect and countryside, and this is evident in her celebrated Scots language poetry in volumes such as 'Song of Angus' (1915). |
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| Description | A selection of classic out-of-copyright Scottish poetry, prose and children’s stories from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
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