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Waverley

CHAPTER VI
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Begged therefore to be excused.

Loved and honoured the true church from his soul; and, had it been a sermon on the martyrdom, or any twelve-penny touch--why I would venture something for the honour of the cloth.

But come, let's see the other.

'Right Hereditary righted!' ah, there's some sense in this! Hum--hum--hum--pages so many, paper so much, letterpress--Ah! I'll tell you, though, doctor, you must knock out some of the Latin and Greek; heavy, doctor, damn'd heavy--( beg your pardon) and if you throw in a few grains more pepper--I am he that never peached my author--I have published for Drake, and Charlwood Lawton, and poor Amhurst.

[3]--Ah, Caleb! Caleb! Well, it was a shame to let poor Caleb starve, and so many fat rectors and squires among us.


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