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XI. The Minister Girds up his Loins

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           "Didyoufindwhatyousought?"Davidasked.

           "Ifandeneuch."Hedrewfromapocketabunchoffeathers."IgottheselastnichtintheWud.Doubtlessthere’llbemairinthesameplace,iftheyhavenabeensoopitup.Butthere’snaeredcockthedayinthetouno’Chasehope.Iadmiredthewife’shensandspeiredwhathadbecomeo’thecock,andwastelledthatitwasdeid--chokitlastnichtonagrosart.Ikenthekindo’grosartthatendedthepuirbeast."

           "Andtheaniseed?"

           Reiverslawlaughedtipsily.

           "Wewerejustintime,sir.Thewifehadafirelowin’intheyaird.’What’sburnin’,mistress?’saysI.’Justsomeauldclouts,’saysshe.’Therewasagangrelbodysleepitaenichtintheloft,’saysshe,’andheleftsomedudsahinthim,asfu’o’fleasasacadger’sbonnet.I’mhaein’thembrunt,’saysshe,’forfearo’theweans.’Weel,meandRichieandRabstoodasidethefire,anditloupitasifanoilcanhadbeenskailedonit,andthereekthatrasefraeitwasjustthereeko’myweebottle.Mairnorthat,therewasaqueersmellayontthehallin--RichieandRabfanditasweelasme.Whatnamewadyegieit,Rab?"

           "Itwasthestinko’thestuffyeshowedusinthishouselastnicht,"saidPrenticesolemnly.

           "Saemuckleforthat,"saidReiverslaw."We’veproofthattheladinthedowg’scapwasnaeitherthanhimwekeno’.Na,na,Ineverletontothewife.Iwasjokesomeanddaffin’wi’her,andmadeagreatcracko’thetups,andpraiseda’Isawaboutthetoun,andRabandRichiewereaswiseasjudges.

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