Central - EDN | Beatrice | reident an opent her mou atho | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | sattlet back tae wait wi Guzu | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | realised that she had lost tr | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | leuch. “Ah’m willin tae p | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | gied Raggle an enquirin leuk, | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | wis waukent be the soon o onc | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | noddit an gaed on dealin wi h | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | opent her mou tae scream in h | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | ’s new freins walkit for thr | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | scanced at the wizent auld fa | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | thocht o whit she had been ri | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | tried for a while tae sleep b | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | watched her gang, than got up | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | leukit towart the hearth, an | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | had mair practice sessions wi | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | felt raither pitten oot. She | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | cleekit hersel as a halper ta | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | follaed the soon o vyces up t | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | follaed the soon o vyces up t | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | shrugged. She pridit hersel t | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | wis tae git her hale sick lea | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | didna sit wi Guzul an the aul | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | noddit. “For eatin,” she | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | wis clearin the buird efter t | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | had never been inside the sta | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | leuch. That wis clear, though | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | wis haein a langage lesson wi | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | lat oot her braith wi a souch | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | shooshed him. “Ah’m mad _ | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | gaspit. “He sudna be oot hi | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | an Bill had pushed thair wey | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | studied Hsien’s sleepin fac | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | had nae answer tae that. | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | scanced at him. | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | acknawledged this contributio | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | played alang. “Dinna worry, | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | cud hear some o whit wis gaun | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | leuch. “So what would they | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | murgeont in seempathy. | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | fund Hsien back at her door t | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | lay whaur he had left her, fl | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | wis a bittie fed up an aa wi | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | didna doot it. Genital mutila | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | gied a wee shrug, which Derri | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | tane the first spell o drivin | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | spent the rest o the mornin h | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | leuch. Than she lowpit up. Sh | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | noddit triumphantly at Bill. | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | wis gaun tae protest that the | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | Varshini, twinty-echt an risi | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | an Guzul wis makin a cookin f | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | opent her mou tae say that sh | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | follaed Derriakin tae the bei | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | rubbit her face. There really | |
Central - EDN | Beatrice | allooed Hsien tae lead her to | |
Central - EDN | auldin table wi Hsien an Tad, | Beatrice | leukit aroon her at the linge |
Central - EDN | Noo that he wis on the mend, | Beatrice | didna sit wi him sae aften, o |
Central - EDN | “Oh, God, | Beatrice | ,” graint Bill, “this is a |
Central - EDN | he wis hearin it aa the time, | Beatrice | mindit whit Hsien had sayed t |
Central - EDN | sefully. “Dis thoo realise, | Beatrice | , no ae body in a hunner cud h |
Central - EDN | it are we gaun tae dae wi ye, | Beatrice | ?” |
Central - EDN | side as weill, an afore lang, | Beatrice | fund him the maist yisfu teac |
Central - EDN | “Anither thing, | Beatrice | ,” he sayed, “Ye really hi |
Central - EDN | a kinna glow o mental health, | Beatrice | thocht, a quality itherwise a |
Central - EDN | a kinna glow o mental health, | Beatrice | thocht, a quality itherwise a |
Central - EDN | h imagine. Whit div ye think, | Beatrice | ?” |
Central - EDN | “Noo leuk, | Beatrice | ,” he sayed whan she wis sea |
Central - EDN | Bill, | Beatrice | an Derry tane turns tae drive |
Central - EDN | Puir Bill, | Beatrice | thocht whan he wis awa. There |
Central - EDN | en. Hsien cairries a burthen, | Beatrice | .” |
Central - EDN | “Ye ken, | Beatrice | ,” he sayed in Chinese, “Y |
Central - EDN | kens. As the evenin gaed on, | Beatrice | noticed that Raggle wis lea |
Central - EDN | tae a really dodgy situation, | Beatrice | thocht, bit whit cud she dae? |
Central - EDN | anever the hunters wis aroon, | Beatrice | wad seek the lassie oot. Whil |
Central - EDN | s mind: the lamasery owerrun, | Beatrice | her lane wi the woundit, Ragg |
Central - EDN | Oh, halp, | Beatrice | thocht. Derriakin’s got a p |
Central - EDN | the edge tane aff her hunger, | Beatrice | leukit aroon, be the licht o |
Central - EDN | Or tae her, | Beatrice | thocht. Ye hae the ilk talent |
Central - EDN | That wad be his gran-dochter, | Beatrice | . Pandit Varshini tane his tim |
Central - EDN | ’en as he sut in his chair, | Beatrice | ’s granfaither felt his legs |
Central - EDN | h she didna blame hersel for, | Beatrice | saw that it wasna naebody she |
Central - EDN | e quatelike. That wis Uighur, | Beatrice | recognised. She replied wi ab |
Central - EDN | awa fae her. “Oh, the gods, | Beatrice | . Raggle’s ma comrade. Ah ca |
Central - EDN | rw - they’re not fundies, | Beatrice | . Chances are they’ll be all |
Central - EDN | Onywey, thoo wis tellin wis, | Beatrice | , you bigg a funnel.” |
Central - EDN | He tane her haun. “Thanks, | Beatrice | ,” he sayed. “No a wumman, |
Central - EDN | a cave. They ken these hills, | Beatrice | realised. They didna fin Bill |
Central - EDN | haim claucht him be the erms, | Beatrice | an her captor had made it bac |
Central - EDN | oo creel. Nane o ma business, | Beatrice | thocht. |
Central - EDN | foo is thoo gaan tae do that, | Beatrice | ?” Bill speirt. |
Central - EDN | That ilk nicht, | Beatrice | wis waukent be a shout o “F |
Central - EDN | ve kept the ID appointment, | Beatrice | - ” he sklentit at the auld |
Central - EDN | t was a pleasure to meet you, | Beatrice | . Beatrice Varshini. Dr Miss B |
Central - EDN | , isn’t it? Okay, | Beatrice | ,” he sayed carefu-like, hau |
Central - EDN | for him. That wis a giveaway, | Beatrice | thocht - Derriakin’s an Ra |
Central - EDN | nter is a gey important body, | Beatrice | . Aabody luiks up til him... |
Central - EDN | ty gien the lass. “Frankly, | Beatrice | , Ah’m gled he’s no comin |
Central - EDN | n you. Whit aboot yer faimly, | Beatrice | ?” |
Central - EDN | oot o his wey tae be creepy, | Beatrice | thocht. Raggle catched her ee |
Central - EDN | s wey oot o the wee scullery, | Beatrice | catched the scent o roses. Ha |
Central - EDN | ekin thairsels. Ona suddenty, | Beatrice | felt a man’s haun faa on he |
Central - EDN | urkness foo auld they were - | Beatrice | guessed thirteen or fourteen. |
Central - EDN | The ither wumman opent it - | Beatrice | cud see there wis blankets an |
Central - EDN | tae the baith o thaim an aa. | Beatrice | studied thair faces whiles wh |
Central - EDN | et back ower the markit area. | Beatrice | saw a puff o reek on the grun |
Central - EDN | ed ower an pu’ed her tunic. | Beatrice | wis startlet. She wis a bit f |
Central - EDN | air tae shaw he wis unarmed. | Beatrice | hesitatit for a moment, then |
Central - EDN | grippit her upper erm haurd. | Beatrice | stiffent. Insteid o thrawin h |
Central - EDN | nae gie thaim a pairty piece. | Beatrice | thocht desperately aboot whit |
Central - EDN | He wad consult Beatrice. | Beatrice | kent foo tae haunle thir fowk |
Central - EDN | the weemen o the Auld People. | Beatrice | wisna shair gin she wis readi |
Central - EDN | the weemen o the Auld People. | Beatrice | wisna shair gin she wis readi |
Central - EDN | ke wis passed doon the aisle. | Beatrice | waved it on. If she had kent |
Central - EDN | tterin violently aa the same. | Beatrice | felt her chist tichten. Whit |
Central - EDN | atter, bit refused ocht else. | Beatrice | sut doon crossleggit aside hi |
Central - EDN | ’s neist muve. | Beatrice | leukit at thaim, an ayont tha |
Central - EDN | sien cud only mean yae thing. | Beatrice | wis expectin. Nae doot Hsien |
Central - EDN | t’s a very different thing. | Beatrice | ’s mother would have to pret |
Central - EDN | rriakin, pyntin tae the fish. | Beatrice | streitched oot an touched the |
Central - EDN | affer oot. An there wis Bill. | Beatrice | felt a rush o pleisure at see |
Central - EDN | ilet condescendinly as weill. | Beatrice | wis obliged tae express enthu |
Central - EDN | ome kinna soor dook in thaim. | Beatrice | saw that Hsien’s een wis ay |
Central - EDN | wee while, Raggle jynt thaim. | Beatrice | noticed than that Raggle wis |
Central - EDN | an somebody cam towart thaim. | Beatrice | held her braith an cleekit Bi |
Central - EDN | waved tae Hsien tae jyne him. | Beatrice | , aye weirin Tad’s sheepskin |
Central - EDN | ain, Hsien had left the room. | Beatrice | ’s shoother aye felt waarm f |
Central - EDN | r him an kissed his shut een. | Beatrice | wis fashed wi the obviousness |
Central - EDN | saw her approach Hsien. | Beatrice | watched oot o the corner o he |
Central - EDN | uzul whan they set aff again. | Beatrice | heard thaim ahint her. Hsien |
Central - EDN | hich wis raither disorientin. | Beatrice | e’en got the ilk wee cell o |
Central - EDN | lamasery, clootin an shewin. | Beatrice | tried tae learn as muckle Uig |
Central - EDN | didna unnerstaun. | Beatrice | pu’ed up a creepie an sut a |
Central - EDN | hey gaed for tae sell the oo. | Beatrice | micht like a chynge. He cud |
Central - EDN | m as they breistit a hilltap. | Beatrice | stoppit tae lat Bill tak ower |
Central - EDN | tts, weill shod an happit up. | Beatrice | fund the caller muntain air r |
Central - EDN | rnuin, aabody wis cloutit up. | Beatrice | had finally fund a yis for aa |
Central - EDN | . IIkane regairdit the ither. | Beatrice | cud aamaist see the tension a |
Central - EDN | had tae be some ither whaur. | Beatrice | ’s view o thaim wis expandit |
Central - EDN | an pit his heid on his knees. | Beatrice | sut neist him. She pat an erm |
Central - EDN | a wheen times, wi variations. | Beatrice | gaithert that she had made so |
Central - EDN | , the basis o aa her potions. | Beatrice | wis halpin tae bottle it, wha |
Central - EDN | in thegither, wi some ithers. | Beatrice | hesitatit. That wad be the ta |
Central - EDN | that he had got his jotters. | Beatrice | didna come til him ony mair t |
Central - EDN | wis enjoyin his halplessness. | Beatrice | peuthered ower him. She broch |
Central - EDN | n an attend tae the patients. | Beatrice | fund that her hert wis racin |
Central - EDN | n, smaa tuils an remote keys. | Beatrice | had only a wee haunbag, which |
Central - EDN | id singin vyce, law an sweet. | Beatrice | noticed that he wisna aften p |
Central - EDN | rase an gied her some licht. | Beatrice | sponged his face an upper bou |
Central - EDN | Guzul cried tae her tae wait. | Beatrice | heard her tellin Hsien, “Ah |
Central - EDN | nin, unable for tae lowse it. | Beatrice | tried her ain an fund the ilk |
Central - EDN | order, nae twa weys aboot it. | Beatrice | had probably met illegal Tibe |
Central - EDN | lt, an he begoud tae chow it. | Beatrice | held back an exclamation. Eft |
Central - EDN | ggestion that they heid wast. | Beatrice | wis gled they werena pairtin |
Central - EDN | f his sark an shaw his chist. | Beatrice | kent she sud leuk awa, bit cu |
Central - EDN | ed back no tae miss the show. | Beatrice | crawlt ower tae the fence an |
Central - EDN | deeds. Please be strong now. | Beatrice | is lost - may she have a nob |
Central - EDN | echtin reachin thaim clearly. | Beatrice | checkit an recheckit her grai |
Central - EDN | Bill, wha wis keyin eidently. | Beatrice | leukit oot - they had gaint |
Central - EDN | wey tae brak sic news gently. | Beatrice | ’s mither tane it verra sair |
Central - EDN | He wasna bein sauty. | Beatrice | realised they were modren ter |
Central - EDN | thing as a full-linth gless: | Beatrice | as a surasundari, the wecht o |
Central - EDN | ? | Beatrice | ? Where are you?” |
Southern - SWE | please help oor wee local ?? | Beatrice | and dad @Pontyboy99 collect t |
Central - EDN | he niche. Had he heard thaim? | Beatrice | clenched her chafts tae keep |
Central - EDN | ommittee.” A young ... man? | Beatrice | wisna shair - wis comin up t |
Central - EDN | d sayed herbalist, had he no? | Beatrice | suddenly realised, wi a feeli |
Central - EDN | e ithers hid in caves. For aa | Beatrice | kent, yin o thaim cud hae bee |
Central - EDN | gin they’d creatit a shadda | Beatrice | , a lassie mair present nor th |
Central - EDN | uzul, seein whit reid—faced | Beatrice | wis. “The weemen is the rea |
Central - EDN | e third generation,” agreed | Beatrice | . She shrugged. “A lot could |
Central - EDN | granbairns.” An she pinched | Beatrice | ’s cheek wi her gizzent auld |
Central - EDN | e escapit fae him, an catched | Beatrice | afore she disappeart an aa. W |
Central - EDN | Bill’s new pal watched | Beatrice | disappearin intae the gloamin |
Central - EDN | her again. No that he fancied | Beatrice | - or gied her muckle credit |
Central - EDN | command,” he sayed. He gied | Beatrice | an apologetic shrug an wis aw |
Central - EDN | m that muckle ...” She gied | Beatrice | a questionin leuk. |
Central - EDN | ad went weill, bit Iqbal gied | Beatrice | a sherrickin that nicht for o |
Central - EDN | ast, Guzul leukit oot an gied | Beatrice | a determint smile. “He’ll |
Central - EDN | he verra thing he had checked | Beatrice | for, an seem tae endorse whit |
Central - EDN | he verra thing he had checked | Beatrice | for, an seem tae endorse whit |
Central - EDN | zul in Uighur, than addressed | Beatrice | in Chinese, introducin hissel |
Central - EDN | o thaim, maybes. Kamil kissed | Beatrice | an aa, on the cheek, afore le |
Central - EDN | efu tae thaim an aa,” sayed | Beatrice | . |
Central - EDN | “Ah’ve nae idea,” sayed | Beatrice | , honestly. “He sayed a prac |
Central - EDN | “Ah hae a hame,” sayed | Beatrice | . “Ah hae a flat that ma emp |
Central - EDN | f ye’ll excuse me,” sayed | Beatrice | , “Ah ken naethin aboot it. |
Central - EDN | “Look,” sayed | Beatrice | , “it would most likely have |
Central - EDN | “Leuk,” sayed | Beatrice | . “Ah’ve brocht ye somethi |
Central - EDN | , o coorse, Captain,” sayed | Beatrice | . |
Central - EDN | “Lads, lads,” sayed | Beatrice | . “Ah’ll manage mesel, tha |
Central - EDN | alive to tell tales,” sayed | Beatrice | . “Il hope I never find out |
Central - EDN | “Ay,” sayed | Beatrice | , “Ah spick Chinese, amang i |
Central - EDN | “Ay,” sayed | Beatrice | , uneasy-like, “some ither b |
Central - EDN | “Ah’m sorry,” sayed | Beatrice | , “ye’re the only yins lef |
Central - EDN | tae sleep again whan he heard | Beatrice | ’s name, thegither wi ill-wi |
Central - EDN | ary that wis aye comin in fae | Beatrice | ’s wark, sae lang as she lef |
Central - EDN | nder wadna tak the siller fae | Beatrice | ’s accoont, |
Central - EDN | acceptit a drink o watter fae | Beatrice | . |
Central - EDN | Sae | Beatrice | got hersel somethin tae eat a |
Central - EDN | estured tae her tae gang, sae | Beatrice | gaed. Raggle tane her be the |
Central - EDN | nese.” Then he rase an, tae | Beatrice | ’s surprise, booed deeply ta |
Central - EDN | wey doon the ither side. Tae | Beatrice | in the cab aside her, terrifi |
Central - EDN | n left her for the nicht. Tae | Beatrice | than, the accommodation seemt |
Central - EDN | The wumman gestured tae | Beatrice | tae turn roon, an she held th |
Central - EDN | n bits o breid wis passed tae | Beatrice | an Bill, an they ett hungrily |
Central - EDN | Parachutes,” he sayed tae | Beatrice | . “They use these same verti |
Central - EDN | e dae it,” Raggle sayed tae | Beatrice | . Than wi’oot waitin for an |
Central - EDN | You know,” Bill sayed tae | Beatrice | as they ett, “I’ve been e |
Central - EDN | whusper perfeckly audible tae | Beatrice | : “Dinna pit it on thy plate |
Central - EDN | hey never mentiont Rongye tae | Beatrice | , an whan Beatrice cam tae bid |
Central - EDN | gaed tae Lanzhou an spak tae | Beatrice | ’s boss. Walfare wis eident |
Central - EDN | neist him, an turnt back tae | Beatrice | . “I’m going to give it un |
Central - EDN | It wis beginnin tae leuk tae | Beatrice | as if the Neanderthals wis pa |
Central - EDN | wey, an addressed hissel tae | Beatrice | . She couldna leuk him in the |
Central - EDN | s story wis a hopefu yin tae | Beatrice | noo. There had tae be a wey h |
Central - EDN | ander peyed nae attention tae | Beatrice | . She cudna interack wi Tad. H |
Central - EDN | t for a kiss, shooglin up tae | Beatrice | till she cud juist |
Central - EDN | t if possible. She waggit tae | Beatrice | tae come inbye, an there wis |
Central - EDN | catched her ee an waggit tae | Beatrice | tae jyne her an the ither wee |
Central - EDN | Bill leukit tae | Beatrice | for a translation. “Stickin |
Central - EDN | at seemt that unpopulatit tae | Beatrice | , takin in the lamasery an the |
Central - EDN | its leg an haundit it tae | Beatrice | . “Ye see,” he sayed, “A |
Central - EDN | amang thaim.” He turnt tae | Beatrice | an tane haud o her haun. “I |
Central - EDN | her wey roon.” He turnt tae | Beatrice | . “Or is that ego spickin? |
Central - EDN | Bill turnt tae | Beatrice | . “You shouldn’t have gone |
Central - EDN | d Iskander aside an turnt tae | Beatrice | expectantly. |
Central - EDN | Hsien turnt tae | Beatrice | , a worriet froon on his face. |
Central - EDN | o the lan, an pyntit oot tae | Beatrice | the chyngin ethnic territorie |
Central - EDN | o the lan, an pyntit oot tae | Beatrice | the chyngin ethnic territorie |
Central - EDN | coat, bit didna offer’t tae | Beatrice | again. She wis cauld. At weil |
Central - EDN | Bill leant ower tae say tae | Beatrice | in English. |
Central - EDN | ey passed, bit especially tae | Beatrice | ’s mither. The lawlier staff |
Central - EDN | e, an whaur she lat on tae be | Beatrice | . |
Central - EDN | wk oot.” He - she? - made | Beatrice | a deep boo. “We’re gratef |
Central - EDN | pop into the hospital and see | Beatrice | myself - no, no,” she saye |
Central - EDN | de an mak a bed til him while | Beatrice | gaed leukin for watter an fir |
Central - EDN | e be a dormitory. Be the time | Beatrice | had fund whit she needit, had |
Central - EDN | wad be ower smaa be the time | Beatrice | cam back onywey, an whatna sh |
Central - EDN | iakin suddenly cam in an tane | Beatrice | ’s erm. |
Central - EDN | hay!” hooched Tad, “There | Beatrice | . Shö’s got her feet intae |
Central - EDN | ox, horse. He saw wi pleisure | Beatrice | ’s open-mou’ed recognition |
Central - EDN | ox, horse. He saw wi pleisure | Beatrice | ’s open-mou’ed recognition |
Central - EDN | “You want me to ... give | Beatrice | ’s identity to Rongye?” Th |
Central - EDN | I would have preferred it if | Beatrice | had been here as well, but sh |
Central - EDN | “Yes, a friend of | Beatrice | ,” the Tibetan assuret him. |
Central - EDN | “A friend of | Beatrice | ?” demandit her granfaither. |
Central - EDN | een busy with this project of | Beatrice | ’s to move your grandfather |
Central - EDN | s linth. “You’re wearing | Beatrice | ’s clothes,” he sayed. “ |
Central - EDN | till they had aa etten, which | Beatrice | did as quick as she cud, awau |
Central - EDN | s Bose. “We sympathise with | Beatrice | ’s traumatic experience, of |
Central - EDN | ngun, easy,” sayed Bill. Wi | Beatrice | an Hsien, he had been takin s |
Central - EDN | bade in the hoose, played wi | Beatrice | ’s playocks, e’en wore her |
Central - EDN | a lassie in his wey ... An wi | Beatrice | there wis yae grit advantage: |
Central - EDN | irty o reivers wad jyne in wi | Beatrice | ’s langage lessons. Raggle s |
Central - EDN | eins. He sud listen tae it wi | Beatrice | , if he ever fund her again. N |
Central - EDN | th fae the time he pairtit wi | Beatrice | tae get tae the toon o Shanzi |
Central - EDN | that he wis bund tae proteck | Beatrice | fae sicna dubious match. |
Central - EDN | sie mair present nor the real | Beatrice | , takin up mair space in thair |
Central - EDN | ebody wis muckle alarmt. Till | Beatrice | mindit that the larry wis par |
Central - EDN | e Raggle. No that ony o thaim | Beatrice | had ever met cud scrieve thre |
Central - EDN | e jyne Kamile be the fire, an | Beatrice | , her heart stoundin, slippit |
Central - EDN | afore Guzul had time til, an | Beatrice | gaed on, “The Sarasvati sun |
Central - EDN | ien awa tae spick til her, an | Beatrice | gaed tae jyne Bill sittin agi |
Central - EDN | back tae gamin for preens, an | Beatrice | wisna ill-pleased. Raggle had |
Central - EDN | ty wis weirin stoot buits, an | Beatrice | juist had her trainers. Bit a |
Central - EDN | toppit on the first nicht, an | Beatrice | tane aff her buits tae ease h |
Central - EDN | an had been jynt by Hsien. An | Beatrice | . |
Central - EDN | an had been jynt by Hsien. An | Beatrice | . |
Central - EDN | wis onythin atween Raggle an | Beatrice | . That gied hima |
Central - EDN | wis onythin atween Raggle an | Beatrice | . That gied hima |
Central - EDN | Than | Beatrice | cam in the door, an they susp |
Central - EDN | wis a moment o silence, than | Beatrice | speirt, “Is Nusiret a man |
Central - EDN | le be the shoothers, bit than | Beatrice | ’s compatriot, Bill, interve |
Central - EDN | Whan | Beatrice | had stoppit lauchin, he speir |
Central - EDN | Whan | Beatrice | appeart, aa een wis on her, a |
Central - EDN | angements for a funeral, whan | Beatrice | ’s brither Balvinder arrived |
Central - EDN | Raggle glowert at him. Whan | Beatrice | seemt at a loss, he halpit he |
Central - EDN | , an whan | Beatrice | cam tae bide, Rongye wis pack |
Central - EDN | nt the lassie hissel, an whan | Beatrice | wisna there, Rongye bade in t |
Central - EDN | Hsien wis sleepin whan | Beatrice | cam back a while efter wi a p |
Central - EDN | een comin fae the doocot whan | Beatrice | gaed tae get somethin fae the |
Central - EDN | Bill an | Beatrice | exchynged glances. Thir fowk |
Central - EDN | ck, they hadna bothert him an | Beatrice | at aa, apairt fae the big tro |
Central - EDN | tae his electronic screen an | Beatrice | tae hers. Efter a while he ra |
Central - EDN | wee bit later, she got up an | Beatrice | saw her approach Hsien. Beatr |
Central - EDN | eddin up the cookin things an | Beatrice | got up tae halp pit aathin ba |
Central - EDN | arid lan. They were twins an | Beatrice | cudna tell thaim apairt, cert |
Central - EDN | as gin he had aareadies gien | Beatrice | ’s place tae Rongye. His fai |
Central - EDN | Aften | Beatrice | wad sit starin at the muntain |
Central - EDN | barely-heard-o Dugpeople. Gin | Beatrice | didna ken whit had happened, |
Central - EDN | she had been weirin | Beatrice | ’s haun-me-doons |
Central - LAL | For aft it speaks in | Beatrice | ’s praise: |
Central - EDN | t?” she repeatit, correctin | Beatrice | ’s pronunciation. Than she g |
Central - EDN | at the fire, wi’oot meetin | Beatrice | ’s eyes or giein her ony cha |
Central - EDN | made guid speed than, an suin | Beatrice | cud see that they were heidin |
Central - EDN | wept him aff wi her, lea’in | Beatrice | tae wonner whit she had gotte |
Central - EDN | d aareadies had tae draw on | Beatrice | ’s accoont tae buy new claes |
Central - EDN | sut doon on the ither side o | Beatrice | . “There wis a bleeze in a l |
Central - LAL | ne, o a wumman by the hemme o | Beatrice | . These are things that mean t |
Central - LAL | mak out hou his spreit spak o | Beatrice | (deid langsyne) but coudna ta |
Central - EDN | ze cam tae rest on the back o | Beatrice | ’s heid. “No ane o thaim l |
Central - EDN | ze cam tae rest on the back o | Beatrice | ’s heid. “No ane o thaim l |
Central - EDN | No | Beatrice | , than. He lat oot a sooch. Th |
Central - EDN | lhousie wad expeck a wumman o | Beatrice | ’s status tae dae, lik eatin |
Central - EDN | ed him for this instruction o | Beatrice | . He sud hae left it tae the y |
Central - EDN | ndian claes, sin that wis foo | Beatrice | dressed whan she veesitit her |
Central - EDN | formation he had gotten oot o | Beatrice | . Tae avoid thaim, he gamed wi |
Central - EDN | estit, “Il would never wear | Beatrice | ’s clothes - ” Than she mi |
Central - EDN | fowk here. He wonnert whedder | Beatrice | wis richt an some at least ha |
Central - EDN | e the fun. He wonnert whedder | Beatrice | wis amang thaim, whedder she |
Central - EDN | at siller, which cam in efter | Beatrice | dee’d, wis aa that Rongye w |
Central - EDN | omrades hootit an watched for | Beatrice | ’s neist muve. Beatrice leuk |
Central - EDN | in tae apply for a new id for | Beatrice | - she had had her pooch rypi |
Central - EDN | Na, this wis heich eneuch for | Beatrice | , bit the icy peens o the Kunl |
Central - EDN | he try for tae gang back for | Beatrice | ? Na, he’d never fin her. He |
Central - EDN | ht he might want the room for | Beatrice | , when she |
Central - EDN | rnt tae leuk back, leukin for | Beatrice | . She catched his ee an waved |
Central - EDN | s has been a good project for | Beatrice | - it’s got her up into the |
Central - EDN | yed. It tane a wee meenit for | Beatrice | tae unnerstaun her. The wumma |
Central - EDN | rontit. Mair tae the pynt for | Beatrice | , he wis angert that she hadna |
Central - EDN | juist a wee bittie taller nor | Beatrice | , bit he gied the impression o |
Central - EDN | hrough the wee winnock, whaur | Beatrice | cud fin the latrines, an left |
Central - EDN | a airts an he didna ken whaur | Beatrice | wis. He made tae git up, bit |
Central - EDN | s, sclimin intae passes whaur | Beatrice | wis left pechin for braith, a |
Central - EDN | As | Beatrice | set tae wark, she cud hear Gu |
Central - EDN | herin. They were aa built, as | Beatrice | ’s grannie wad hae sayed, li |
Central - EDN | going too far. I’tl live as | Beatrice | , but I’ll remain myself.” |
Central - EDN | wis writin characters. No as | Beatrice | micht hae duin - supposin sh |
Central - EDN | he wad keep the appyntment as | Beatrice | , gie bluid tae confirm her id |
Central - EDN | his courage up. An noo maybes | Beatrice | had aareadies telt him that s |
Central - EDN | Is | Beatrice | in some kind of trouble?” S |
Central - EDN | ’s dochter, his dawtie, his | Beatrice | , for a puckle wicks, whan she |
Central - EDN | This wadna dae. Beatrice wis | Beatrice | , an he cud dae naethin for he |
Central - EDN | “Bit she can draw on Miss | Beatrice | ’s siller,” Tashi pyntit o |
Central - EDN | . Beatrice Varshini. Dr Miss | Beatrice | Varshini.” |
Central - EDN | e’re dead.” He glanced at | Beatrice | . “I’m sorry - you must h |
Central - EDN | ae Europa, an they sayed that | Beatrice | had went back wi him, tae Sco |
Central - EDN | the cave, spickina leid that | Beatrice | didnae recognise. She wad hae |
Central - EDN | rse they'll come, to see that | Beatrice | is all right ... oh, no, this |
Central - EDN | for the rest of her life that | Beatrice | was alive somewhere ... This |
Central - EDN | daein an sayed somethin that | Beatrice | didna unnerstaun. Beatrice pu |
Central - EDN | n harshly wi’oot carin that | Beatrice | wis excludit. |
Central - EDN | sit wi him. It wis clear that | Beatrice | had been compromised. An wi y |
Central - EDN | itories. In the muntains that | Beatrice | had left ahint there wis the |
Central - EDN | itories. In the muntains that | Beatrice | had left ahint there wis the |
Central - EDN | tae the ither Wanderers that | Beatrice | forgot hersel an newsed wi hi |
Central - EDN | eidit man, Tad, insistit that | Beatrice | tak his sheepskin. This wis e |
Central - EDN | arrived wi Falad assumt that | Beatrice | an Raggle wis mair or less an |
Central - EDN | whan Rongye had explaint that | Beatrice | had went oot for the afternui |
Central - EDN | r new pals wis determint that | Beatrice | wis gaunnae gie thaim a pairt |
Central - EDN | ny a thing had been lost that | Beatrice | wad yince hae thocht it impos |
Central - EDN | Bill leukit back an saw that | Beatrice | hadna gotten awa: the muckle- |
Central - EDN | akly. “So I’m to say that | Beatrice | is alive, I’ve seen her, sh |
Central - EDN | eetin, “I think it’s what | Beatrice | would have wanted.” |
Central - EDN | aged this faur no tae leuk at | Beatrice | . Noo he cudna resist a quick |
Central - EDN | didna like. Wis he lauchin at | Beatrice | ? She admittit she wisna spick |
Central - EDN | side he pat | Beatrice | , hissel, Derriakin, Iskander. |
Central - EDN | , an she held the tunic up at | Beatrice | ’s back. Guzul tried a pair |
Central - EDN | ent baith een an leukit up at | Beatrice | ’s anxious face. “He tane |
Central - EDN | peeler.” She hauf-smilet at | Beatrice | ’s surprised an raither impr |
Central - EDN | Tad winkit at | Beatrice | an she blushed, bit Raggle, p |
Central - EDN | ation, an yince Tad winkit at | Beatrice | . |
Central - EDN | ill’s shoother an winkit at | Beatrice | . “He’s a bittie fast, bit |
Central - EDN | ,” sayed Bill. He leukit at | Beatrice | . If he wis gaun tae mak ony f |
Central - EDN | n oor island.” He leukit at | Beatrice | . |
Central - EDN | oot India?” Abdul speirt at | Beatrice | , |
Central - EDN | erms, girnin encouraginly at | Beatrice | . Bit she wisna plannin tae wa |
Central - EDN | ads - he frownt accusinly at | Beatrice | , an she smilet - an the purs |
Central - EDN | ngage. He didna ‘leuk’ at | Beatrice | , bit she kent that he wis spi |
Central - EDN | Hsien oot last nicht an left | Beatrice | tae sit wi him. It wis clear |
Central - EDN | That nicht | Beatrice | dreamt o Stephen again. She w |
Central - EDN | off his dentition - a sicht | Beatrice | cud hae duin athoot at bedtim |
Central - EDN | is conciliatory - na, thocht | Beatrice | , let’s cry things be their |
Central - EDN | haes tae hae a reason, thocht | Beatrice | . She’s offerin me this as a |
Central - EDN | “Right,” thocht | Beatrice | , “I’m in business.” |
Central - EDN | they were baith Scottish, bit | Beatrice | fund little eneuch in common |
Central - EDN | a realised he wis gantin. Bit | Beatrice | hadna noticed him, a puckle y |
Central - EDN | , bony broo, bit she remindit | Beatrice | o a wee pet gait, as she trai |
Central - EDN | heard again in his mind whit | Beatrice | had telt him aboot the Neande |
Central - EDN | e his luif. Gin this wis whit | Beatrice | wintit tae dae, he had nae ri |
Central - EDN | lat rin tae seed. He straikit | Beatrice | ’s cheek wi it, an she turnt |
Central - EDN | daicent claes.” She leukit | Beatrice | up an doon. “Ye’re raithe |
Central - EDN | it wis aa quate, Hsien halpit | Beatrice | up. “Are ye aa richt?” |
Central - EDN | Kamile accostit | Beatrice | . “Quhit is he playin at?” |
Central - EDN | Seein Bill, Hsien pattit | Beatrice | ’s erm an they gaed thair se |
Central - EDN | Seein Bill, Hsien pattit | Beatrice | ’s erm an they gaed thair se |
Central - EDN | leeve.” She paused an fixit | Beatrice | wi her ee. “Ah’ll be sorr |
Central - EDN | bide for the noo,” she telt | Beatrice | . “Ah’m the Captain here, |
Central - EDN | Tad, an seatit hersel fornent | Beatrice | . She wuir a wine-colourt ledd |
Central - EDN | Guzul sent | Beatrice | tae fin watter an firin, whil |
Central - EDN | it depends on how persistent | Beatrice | ’s friends - your friends - |
Central - EDN | an he leant towart Bob, ahint | Beatrice | ’s back. “It’s terrible |
Central - EDN | anither wumman. They beckont | Beatrice | ower tae yin o a nummer o wid |
Central - EDN | He rejynt | Beatrice | , an pickit up the threid o th |
Central - EDN | Raggle cam towart | Beatrice | efter the meal the neist day, |
Central - EDN | Raggle cam towart | Beatrice | efter the meal the neist day, |
Central - EDN | uhit dis thoo mean?” speirt | Beatrice | . “Quhit’s gaan on?” The |
Central - EDN | n. He pu’ed up a sate neist | Beatrice | . “Hae they warnt thee tae k |
Central - EDN | g. Come at once. It’s about | Beatrice | .” |
Central - EDN | ers of the family. What about | Beatrice | ’s parents? All will come, w |
Central - EDN | ped in dogshit. If it isn’t | Beatrice | Varshini and the Ninth Legion |
Central - EDN | The slichtest o smiles drew | Beatrice | ’s mou upwart. He felt unner |
Central - EDN | “Please, my boy, you know | Beatrice | intended to donate her organs |
Central - EDN | “If you agree, he will say | Beatrice | was sitting beside him at the |
Central - EDN | “My | Beatrice | , my grandchild?” the auld m |
Central - EDN | “ | Beatrice | , is thoo aal richt?” Raggle |
Central - EDN | “ | Beatrice | - ” |
Central - EDN | “ | Beatrice | , can I say something, as an o |
Central - EDN | “ | Beatrice | ,” Raggle speirt, “dis tho |
Central - EDN | “ | Beatrice | ,” sayed Kamile quate-like. |
Central - EDN | “ | Beatrice | ,” he sayed, serious-like, |
Central - EDN | “ | Beatrice | ,” he sayed, “Ah wint tae |
Central - EDN | “ | Beatrice | ,” he sayed, verra quate, |
Central - EDN | ill. “Okay,” he sayed, “ | Beatrice | , isn’t it? Okay, Beatrice, |
Central - EDN | s vyce shoutin in English, “ | Beatrice | ? Beatrice? Where are you?” |
Central - EDN | r a wee, than Bill speirt, “ | Beatrice | , do you know what the Wandere |
Central - EDN | He leuch. “ | Beatrice | ,” he sayed, “Ye micht as |
Central - EDN | ep braith, an met her een. “ | Beatrice | ,” he sayed, ina tone o desp |
Central - EDN | Hsien suddenly ahint her. “ | Beatrice | , a wird,” he sayed. |
Central - EDN | tane her be the shoothers. “ | Beatrice | , ye’re an innocent. Tae wit |
Central - EDN | t, in the kitchie doorwey. “ | Beatrice | ?” he sayed. Than he seemed |
Central - EDN | ve heard that ane afore!” | Beatrice | telt him. Ilka tribe in Centr |
Central - EDN | it! Brace! Brace yourself!” | Beatrice | , ower dumbfoonert tae react, |
Central - EDN | en gey mischancy for thee,” | Beatrice | sayed tae Raggle. “There wi |
Central - EDN | Fresh strawberries for me,” | Beatrice | sayed. “Scottish ones.” |
Central - EDN | “It’s a bit surreal,” | Beatrice | agreed. “But you’re absol |
Central - EDN | “Ahem,” | Beatrice | agreed, “that was maybe a r |
Central - EDN | “dsien,” | Beatrice | askit, “can ye tak me tae t |
Central - EDN | “Hsien,” | Beatrice | sayed douce-like. “Ye were |
Central - EDN | “Mony thanks, Captain,” | Beatrice | replied, as that seemt tae be |
Central - EDN | “It’s naethin,” | Beatrice | sayed, “the man’s no |
Central - EDN | “We're nurses,” | Beatrice | sayed. |
Central - EDN | “We're nurses,” | Beatrice | sayed. |
Central - EDN | “Thoo can do that,” | Beatrice | cut in. “A lassie thy age c |
Central - EDN | We’re coming down low,” | Beatrice | remarkit tae Bill. He had tan |
Central - EDN | the ither side o the glen.” | Beatrice | felt Bill tak her haun, sae s |
Central - EDN | “Dae Ah hiv tae?” | Beatrice | speirt for the umteenth time. |
Central - EDN | did the claes belang til?” | Beatrice | askit Guzul. |
Central - EDN | ies the airt we’re gaan?” | Beatrice | leukit up fae her plate. Derr |
Central - EDN | “Wha’s speirin?” | Beatrice | replied. |
Central - EDN | What do you think it was?” | Beatrice | speirt. |
Central - EDN | “Deifness?” | Beatrice | repeatit, no shair that she h |
Central - EDN | “Weill quhit?” | Beatrice | realised he wis reid. “Quhi |