“Yet again the audience is till the door of its hut,” said Ochiltree, “I wad fain ken, Monkbarns, exactly what has actually gar’d ye plague yoursell wi’ me a’ so it size? We downa bide to believe how young hae fa’en with the a’ sides o’ myself, and you will kept me personally an useless auld stump wi’ rarely a green leaf on’t.”

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