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Chapter 19
Thisishim,”headded,puttinghisarmthroughmine,“ayounggentlemanoftheLowlands,andalairdinhiscountrytoo,butIamthinkingitwillbethebetterforhishealthifwegivehisnamethego-by.”
JamesoftheGlensturnedtomeforamoment,andgreetedmecourteouslyenough;thenexthehadturnedtoAlan.
“Thishasbeenadreadfulaccident,”hecried.“Itwillbringtroubleonthecountry.”Andhewrunghishands.
“Hoots!”saidAlan,“yemusttakethesourwiththesweet,man.ColinRoyisdead,andbethankfulforthat!”
“Ay”saidJames,“andbymytroth,Iwishhewasaliveagain!It’sallveryfinetoblowandboastbeforehand;butnowit’sdone,Alan;andwho’stobearthewyteofit?TheaccidentfelloutinAppin—mindyethat,Alan;it’sAppinthatmustpay;andIamamanthathasafamily.”
WhilethiswasgoingonIlookedaboutmeattheservants.Somewereonladders,digginginthethatchofthehouseorthefarmbuildings,fromwhichtheybroughtoutguns,swords,anddifferentweaponsofwar;otherscarriedthemaway;andbythesoundofmattockblowsfromsomewherefartherdownthebrae,Isupposetheyburiedthem.Thoughtheywereallsobusy,thereprevailednokindoforderintheirefforts;menstruggledtogetherforthesamegunandranintoeachotherwiththeirburningtorches;andJameswascontinuallyturningaboutfromhistalkwithAlan,tocryoutorderswhichwereapparentlyneverunderstood.
