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           “Butforthisladthathascomehereandseenusatourworst,andseenthegoodmanfleechinglikeasuitor,himthatbyrightsshouldgivehiscommandslikeanyking—asforyou,mylad,”shesays,“myheartiswaenottohaveyourname,butIhaveyourface;andaslongasmyheartbeatsundermybosom,Iwillkeepit,andthinkofit,andblessit.”Andwiththatshekissedme,andburstoncemoreintosuchsobbing,thatIstoodabashed.

           “Hoot,hoot,”saidAlan,lookingmightysilly.“ThedaycomesuncosooninthismonthofJuly;andto-morrowthere’llbeafineto-doinAppin,afineridingofdragoons,andcryingof‘Cruachan!’andrunningofred-coats;anditbehovesyouandmetothesoonerbegone.”

           Thereuponwesaidfarewell,andsetoutagain,bendingsomewhateastwards,inafinemilddarknight,andovermuchthesamebrokencountryasbefore.