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"But do not you call yourself Scotch?" said Erlorious to do so

"My great grandfather came from Gowan-brae," said Alick, "but our branch

of the fahlanders for so

enerations that we don't knohat a horaves--are in all parts of the world"

"Were you ever in Scotland?"

"Never; and I dread nothing so ine the trouble it would be to go over the pedigree of every Keith I

is and sheeps' head!"

"There's no place I want to sea asladies always do"

"It is not for a young lady reason," said Rachel, bluntly "I want to

understand the principle of diffused education, as there practised The

only other places I should really care to see are the Grand Reformatory

for the Destitute in Holland, and the Hospital for Cretins in

Switzerland"

"Scotch pedants, Dutch thieves, Swiss goitres--I will bear your tastes

into take leave

"Really," said Rachel, when he was gone, "if he had not that silly

tolerable about hiood notions about his

sister She must be just out of the school-rooet her intoand show her a little

of the real beauty and usefulness of the career she has before her How

late he has stayed! I am afraid there is no time for the manuscripts"