Firhill

We had 2,500 at Firhill for one game last month, a number we had not attracted in August before.

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The sky was overcast and rain threatened; and Marjorie fretted and was "ill to do with," while her mother hesitated as to the propriety of her going to Firhill.

Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not 1859

Firhill as her permanent home, and she did not speak very cheerfully when she said it.

Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not 1859

Marjorie was in the "gig" with her father and mother, who were to take her to join Mrs Esselmont at Firhill, so her time for tears was not come, nor was theirs.

Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not 1859

Firhill with only her cap on her head, as she had gone elsewhere.

Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not 1859

"Six days!" she said to herself, as she came down from Firhill that night, in the darkness.

Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not 1859

They were going together, by special invitation from Delvie, to see the tulips in the Firhill garden.

Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not 1859

She was not very ill, but her illness was of a nature which made her residence at Firhill during the winter not altogether impossible, but undesirable and unwise, as she told them, since she had the power to go elsewhere.

Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not 1859

Almost every week Marjorie spent a day at Firhill, and she was usually carried there, or home again, in the arms of Allison; but there could be no lingering there because of all that was to be done at home.

Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not 1859

Mrs Esselmont went back to Firhill, and Allison went daily to the infirmary again.

Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not 1859