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Chapter 16

           “Puttinghisheadinabees’byke!”

           “Heistoturnthetenantsoutbyforce,Ihear?”saidI.

           “Yes,”sayshe,“butthebusinesshasgonebackandforth,asfolksay.First,JamesoftheGlensrodetoEdinburgh,andgotsomelawyer(aStewart,naedoubttheyallhingtogetherlikebatsinasteeple)andhadtheproceedingsstayed.AndthenColinCampbellcam’inagain,andhadtheupper-handbeforetheBaronsofExchequer.Andnowtheytellmethefirstofthetenantsaretoflitto-morrow.It’stobeginatDurorunderJames’sverywindows,whichdoesnaeseemwisebymyhumblewayofit.”

           “Doyouthinkthey’llfight?”Iasked.

           “Well,”saysHenderland,“they’redisarmedorsupposedtobeforthere’sstillagooddealofcoldironlyingbyinquietplaces.AndthenColinCampbellhasthesogerscoming.Butforallthat,ifIwashisladywife,IwouldnaebewellpleasedtillIgothimhomeagain.They’requeercustomers,theAppinStewarts.”

           Iaskediftheywereworsethantheirneighbours.

           “Nothey,”saidhe.“Andthat’stheworstpartofit.ForifColinRoycangethisbusinessdoneinAppin,hehasitalltobeginagaininthenextcountry,whichtheycallMamore,andwhichisoneofthecountriesoftheCamerons.He’sKing’sFactoruponboth,andfrombothhehastodriveoutthetenants;andindeed,Mr.Balfour(tobeopenwithye),it’smybeliefthatifheescapestheonelot,he’llgethisdeathbytheother.”

           Sowecontinuedtalkingandwalkingthegreatpartoftheday;untilatlast,Mr.

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