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Allan gratefully ate supper with the elder, but he preferred to occupy his

old rooht there," he said,

with a sorrowful smile, "I hired it for two years, and my term is not

quite out yet"

"And David told me also, that whenever you caie you the key o' it You will find a' your books and pictures

untouched; for when Dr Balie had had to

keep Janet Caird oot o' it, he daured her to put her foot inside; and

Davie ca after, and took her back to Dron Point in a

whiff and a hurry, wi' nae words aboot it"

"I am afraid David is ie stay with him"

"I'll no hear David Promoter blamed He explained the hale circue o' a grown, handsoie was co

the pu'pit stairs, canna hae any wo on to him It's no decent,

it's no to be expectit You ken yoursel' omen are, they canna be

trusted wi' out bit and bridle, and David Proie had to coht,

and that it was best for her to be a her ain people He sent her back

wi' a letter to Dr Balmuto, and he told her to bide under the doctor's

speech and ken, and the girl ought to hae done what she was bid to do; and