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Alec Forbes of Howglen

CHAPTER XLIII
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I ken the breed o' him.

He was luikin' at ye throu the window like a hungry deevil.

And jist min' what ye're aboot wi' the lassie--she's rael bonnie--or ye may chance to get her into trouble, withoot ony wyte (fault) o' yer ain.
Min' I'm tellin' ye.

Gin ye'll tak my advice, ye'll tak a dose o' mathematics direckly.

It's a fine alterative as weel as antidote, though maybe whusky's.....the verra broo o' the deevil's ain pot," he concluded, altering his tone entirely, and swallowing the rest of his glass at a gulp.
"What do ye want me to do ?" asked Alec.
"To tak tent (care) o' Beauchamp.


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