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'Weel, said Mr McIntosh at length, rubbing his scanty hair, 'the deil looks after his ain, as we read in Screepture, and this child of Belial is flourishing like a green bay tree by mony waters; but we ma' cut it doon an' lay an axe at the root thereof. 'And how do you propose to chop him down? asked Vandeloup, flippantly.
Eh, but ye're brawly dressed, my young man, with a disproving look; 'I'm hopin' they duds are paid for. 'Of course they are, replied Vandeloup, gaily, 'do you think I stole them? 'Weel, I'll no gae sa far as that, remarked Archie, cautiously; 'maybe ye have dwelt by the side o' mony waters, an' flourished. If he ken the Screepture ye'll see God helps those wha help themselves.
"Ou, ay," returned the old Scotchman, "we gae doon an' doon till we come on what we ma ca' the primary rock, and under that there is nothin' except," with a touch of religious enthusiasm, "maybe 'tis the bottomless pit, where auld Hornie dwells, as we are tauld in the Screepture; noo let us gae up again, an' I'll show ye the puddlers at wark."
A' flesh is grass," continued the coachman, exhaling an additional puff of whisky, and looking up devoutly at the ceiling. "Tak' those words in connection with that other Screepture: Many are ca'ad, but few are chosen. Lay the whole to heart; and what's your Walth, then? Dross, sirs! And your body? And your life?
"Ay! ay!" he said, looking over his shoulder at Arnold, "gae to your deerie! gae to your deerie! and leave a' the solid business o' life to Me. Ye've Screepture warrant for it. My certie! 'cleave' is a strong word there's nae sort o' doot aboot it, when it comes to 'cleaving!" He wagged his head thoughtfully, and walked to the side-table in a corner, to cut the bread.
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