But to stand up there--and you ken naething of fence!--the way that you did, I declare it was peyond me.

And I am sorry for the plow; though I declare I pelief your own was the elder brother, and my held still sings with it.

And I declare if I had kent what way it wass, I would not put a hand to such a piece of pusiness." "That is handsomely said," I replied, "and I am sure you will not stand up a second time to be the actor for my private enemies." "Indeed, no, Palfour," said he; "and I think I was used extremely suffeeciently myself to be set up to fecht with an auld wife, or all the same as a bairn whateffer! And I will tell the Master so, and fecht him, by Cot, himself!" "And if you knew the nature of Mr.Symon's quarrel with me," said I, "you would be yet the more affronted to be mingled up with such affairs." He swore he could well believe it; that all the Lovats were made of the same meal and the devil was the miller that ground that; then suddenly shaking me by the hand, he vowed I was a pretty enough fellow after all, that it was a thousand pities I had been neglected, and that if he could find the time, he would give an eye himself to have me educated.
"You can do me a better service than even what you propose," said I; and when he had asked its nature--"Come with me to the house of one of my enemies, and testify how I have carried myself this day," I told him.
"That will be the true service.

For though he has sent me a gallant adversary for the first, the thought in Mr.Symon's mind is merely murder.

There will be a second and then a third; and by what you have seen of my cleverness with the cold steel, you can judge for yourself what is like to be upshot." "And I would not like it myself, if I was no more of a man than what you wass!" he cried.