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"Fair and softly gangs far," said Meiklehose; "and if a fule may gie a wise man a counsel, I wad hae him think twice or he mells with Knockdunder He auld hae a lang-shankit spune that wad sup kail wi' the deil. But they are a' away to their dinner to the change-house, and if we dinna mend our pace, we'll come short at meal-time."
I'm hearin' aboot new-fangled folk that they ca' 'temperance advocates, Maister Ralph, but for my pairt gie me a lang-shankit besom, an' a guid-wife's wullin airm!" These are all the opinions of Saunders Mowdiewort about besom- shanks. Saunders took Ralph's letter to Craig Ronald with him earlier that night than usual, as Ralph had desired him.
"Fair and softly gangs far," said Meiklehose; "and if a fule may gie a wise man a counsel, I wad hae him think twice or he mells with Knockdunder He auld hae a lang-shankit spune that wad sup kail wi' the deil. But they are a' away to their dinner to the change-house, and if we dinna mend our pace, we'll come short at meal-time."
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