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“I think she’s gone outside,” Shona answered uneasily, avoiding his eyes

“Ye great daft haddock,” Malcol at hior’s fears

Gregor raised his own brows “Say what you have to say, Malcol with it”

“Well, of course she’s gone! What did ye expect her to do, after she’s come upon ye and that piece there, clasped in each other’s arms? Ye’ve broken her heart in twa, ye thick beastie Och, ye dinna deserve her anyway!”

“Barbara threw herself atwhy he’d been adjudged guilty when he’d done nothing wrong

“Oh, and ye couldna have held her off? Ye are a fool, Gregor Grant! If ye lose Lady Meg because of that baggage, then ye truly dinna deserve to be a happy man”

Gregor shot him a furious look, turned, and strode toward the door Fro to intercept hi

Behind him, Alison’s voice rose with temper “A fool, is he? A fool, aye? I knoho the fool is here, Malcolor!”

Duncan’s murmur of, “Alison, hush, Alison, let me finish what I had to tell ye!” seemed to have little effect on her

Gregor allowed hieful smile as he stepped out into the afternoon sunshine And stopped, hearing the thud of a horse’s hooves A woe, and turned up the glen

She was gone

He took to his heels, running to the stables Angus was standing outside, and Gregor drew to a sliding halt in front of the boy

“Dinna you know better than to let her go by herself?” he shouted, needing to vent his fear and frustration on someone

The boy stared back at hier that reor very much of Alison “She ordered me to, sir I didna have much of a choice, did I?”

“She should not be out alone She could be in danger”