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They were baith bred to mainers by the beuk, and onie ane o' them had as muckle smeddum and rumblegumtion as the half o' some presbyteries that you and I baith ken. I was gaun to write ye a lang pystle, but, Gude forgie me, I gat mysel sae notouriously fou the day after kail-time that I can hardly stoiter but and ben.
I had a general sketch of his adventures, which we will hear more in detail when we can meet at kail-time. Notwithstanding this interruption I have pushed far into the seventh page. Well done for one day. Twenty days should finish me at this rate, and I read hard too. But allowance must be made for interruptions. March 20.
Next morning the following pleasant little billet was despatched to Kaeside: "My dear Mr. Laidlaw, I would be happy if you would come at kail-time to-day. Yours truly, "Sunday. Abbotsford Notanda, by R. Carruthers, Edin. 1871. Sir Walter was in the habit of consulting him in those matters more than any of his other friends, having great reliance upon his critical skill.
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