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My father's elder brother, Adam Goudie Murray, professed to hold this belief stoutly, and he and the reigning duke of a century ago had a humorous spar with each other about it on occasion. "I presume your Grace is still living in my hoose," Adam would say. "Ay, I'm still there, Adam," the duke would answer, and the jest was kept up until the old nobleman died.
As the master was away and no kind of state necessary, she breakfasted in the kitchen with Mary and Mrs. Goudie. Her baby was asleep in its cradle, which she gently swung with her foot while eating; and the three women all spoke whisperingly.
At least you would make that," he added, "but you would allow me a handsome commission of course the odd hundred and seventy, say for bringing the scheme before ye. I don't think there's ocht unreasonable in tha-at. For it's not the mere twelvemonth's work that's at stake, you understand; it's the valuable connection for the fee-yuture. Now, I have influence wi' Goudie; I can help you there.
He now of course stayed longer than ever, indeed only withdrew when Mary indignantly drove him away. "Be off, can't you?" cried Mary. "I'm ashamed of you." "Haw, haw," chuckled Mrs. Goudie. "Don't she peck at un fierce." "Yes, Mary," and Mrs. Dale laughed, much amused. "I do think you're rather cruel to him." "'Twill be t'other way roundabout one day, Mary, preaps."
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