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Foes

CHAPTER VIII
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I want to say somewhat to you.

When you see an adder set your heel upon it! When a wolf goes by take your firelock and after him! When a denier and a cheat is near you tell the world as much and help to set the snare! Where there are betrayers and persecutors hunt the wild plant shall make a cup like their ain!" He fell to coughing, coughing more and more violently.
Strickland rose and came to the bedside, and the two watchers gave him water and wine to drink, and would have had him, when the fit was over, cease from all speech.

He shook them off.
"Alexander, ye're like me.

Ye're mair like me than any think! Where ye find your Grierson of Lagg, clench with him--clench--Alexander!" He coughed, lifting himself in their arms.

A blood-vessel broke.
Tibbie Ross, answering the calling, hurried in.


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