He took her lily hand;
And said, “Thy heart is far too meek,
For such a ruffian band.
“Hear me, Murray, speak my mind,
I care not for thy word,
I’d rather marry this poor maiden,
If should my life be spared,
“Then ever I’d wed thy daughter Meg.”—
Sir Gideon clapped his hand;
“A bargain! I take thee at thy word,