The best compliment I can pay Colonel Mannering is to show I am not ashamed to expose myself before him; and truly I think it is a compliment I have not spared to-night on your good-nature.

But what's that great strong fellow wanting ?' Dinmont, who had pushed after Mannering into the room, began with a scrape with his foot and a scratch of his head in unison.

'I am Dandie Dinmont, sir, of the Charlie's Hope--the Liddesdale lad; ye'll mind me?
It was for me ye won yon grand plea.' 'What plea, you loggerhead ?' said the lawyer.

'D'ye think I can remember all the fools that come to plague me ?' 'Lord, sir, it was the grand plea about the grazing o' the Langtae Head!' said the farmer.
'Well, curse thee, never mind; give me the memorial and come to me on Monday at ten,' replied the learned counsel.
'But, sir, I haena got ony distinct memorial.' 'No memorial, man ?' said Pleydell.
'Na, sir, nae memorial,' answered Dandie; 'for your honour said before, Mr.Pleydell, ye'll mind, that ye liked best to hear us hill-folk tell our ain tale by word o' mouth.' 'Beshrew my tongue, that said so!' answered the counsellor; 'it will cost my ears a dinning.

Well, say in two words what you've got to say.