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CHAPTER IX
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She is as good as any Crawford that ever trod the heather.

She came o' the English Hampdens.

Whar will ye get better blood than that ?" "No Hampdens that ever lived--" "Whist! Whist, laird! The Crawfords are like a' ither folk; they have twa legs and twa hands." "He should hae married a Scots lass, though she had carried a milking-pail." "Laird, let me tell you there will be nae special heaven for the Gael.
They that want to go to heaven by themsel's arena likely to win there at a'.

You may as well learn to live with ither folk here; you'll hae to do it to a' eternity." "If I get to heaven, Dominie Tallisker, I'll hae special graces for the place.

I'm no going to put mysel' in a blazing passion for you to-night.


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