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Chapter 29

           

           “Idaresaythat,”saidAlan;“butthepointis,WouldIgo?NowIwilltellyouwhatIamthinking.Iamthinkingthatitishereuponthisdoorstepthatwemustconferuponthisbusiness;anditshallbehereornowhereatallwhatever;forIwouldhaveyoutounderstandthatIamasstiffneckedasyoursel’,andagentlemanofbetterfamily.”

           ThischangeofnotedisconcertedEbenezer;hewasalittlewhiledigestingit,andthensayshe,“Weel,weel,whatmustbemust,”andshutthewindow.Butittookhimalongtimetogetdown-stairs,andastilllongertoundothefastenings,repenting(Idaresay)andtakenwithfreshclapsoffearateverysecondstepandeveryboltandbar.Atlast,however,weheardthecreakofthehinges,anditseemsmyuncleslippedgingerlyoutand(seeingthatAlanhadsteppedbackapaceortwo)satehimdownonthetopdoorstepwiththeblunderbussreadyinhishands.

           “And,now”sayshe,“mindIhavemyblunderbush,andifyetakeastepnearerye’reasgoodasdeid.”

           “Andaverycivilspeech,”saysAlan,“tobesure.”

           “Na,”saysmyuncle,“butthisisnoaverychantykindofaproceeding,andI’mboundtobeprepared.Andnowthatweunderstandeachother,ye’llcannameyourbusiness.”

           “Why,”saysAlan,“youthatareamanofsomuchunderstanding,willdoubtlesshaveperceivedthatIamaHielandgentleman.Mynamehasnaebusinessinmystory;butthecountyofmyfriendsisnoveryfarfromtheIsleofMull,ofwhichyewillhaveheard.

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