[produced] [by] [an] [anonymous] [volunteer] [and] [david] [widger] [kidnapped] [being] [memoirs] [of] [the] [adventures] [of] [david] [balfour] [in] [the] [year] [@number@] [written] [by] [himself] [and] [now] [set] [forth] [by] [robert] [louis] [stevenson] [with] [a] [preface] [by] [mrs] [.] [stevenson] [preface] [to] [the] [biographical] [edition] dramatic composition was not what [my] [husband] [preferred] , but the torrent of [mr] [henley] ['s] enthusiasm swept him off his feet [.] 1 dramatic 2 composition 2 composition 3 was 3 was 4 not 3 was 5 what 5 what 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 torrent 10 but 18 swept 11 the 12 torrent 12 torrent 13 of 12 torrent 18 swept 13 of 17 enthusiasm 18 swept 19 him 18 swept 20 off 20 off 22 feet 21 his 22 feet [from] [the] [trial] [of] [james] [stewart] [my] [husband] [gleaned] [much] [valuable] [material] [for] [his] [novel] [,] [the] [most] [important] [being] [the] [character] [of] [alan] [breck] [.] he is a desperate foolish fellow [;] [and] [if] [he] [is] [guilty] [,] [came] [to] [the] [country] [for] [that] [very] [purpose] [.] 1 he 2 is 2 is 6 fellow 3 a 4 desperate 3 a 6 fellow 4 desperate 6 fellow 5 foolish 6 fellow there are [many] [incidents] [given] [in] [the] [trial] [that] [point] to [alan] ['s] [fiery] [spirit] [and] [highland] [quickness] [to] take offence [.] 1 there 2 are 2 are 11 to 11 to 20 take 20 take 21 offence for several years my husband [received] [letters] [of] [expostulation] [or] [commendation] [from] [members] [of] [the] [campbell] [and] [stewart] [clans] [.] 1 for 3 years 1 for 5 husband 2 several 3 years 4 my 5 husband he married [cameron] [daughter] [to] [ewen] [cameron] [of] [lochiel] [.] ["] 1 he 2 married [following] [this] [is] [a] [paragraph] [stating] [that] ["] [john] [stewart] [1st] [of] [ardsheall] [of] [his] [descendants] [alan] [breck] [had] [better] [be] [omitted] [.] [duncan] [baan] [stewart] [in] [achindarroch] [his] [father] [was] [a] [bastard] [.] ["] one of these was [so] [charming] [that] [i] [interrupted] [my] [husband] to [read] it [aloud] [.] 1 one 2 of 1 one 4 was 2 of 3 these 4 was 12 to 12 to 14 it [f] [v] [de] [g] [.] [s] [.] [dedication] [my] [dear] [charles] [baxter] [:] these are nuts beyond my ability to crack [.] 1 these 2 are 2 are 3 nuts 2 are 4 beyond 3 nuts 4 beyond 4 beyond 6 ability 5 my 6 ability 6 ability 7 to 6 ability 8 crack 7 to 8 crack but [if] [you] [tried] [me] [on] the point [of] [alan] ['s] [guilt] [or] [innocence] , [i] [think] [i] [could] [defend] [the] [reading] of [the] [text] [.] 1 but 8 point 1 but 15 , 7 the 8 point 15 , 23 of to this day you will [find] [the] [tradition] [of] [appin] [clear] [in] [alan] ['s] [favour] [.] 1 to 2 this 1 to 4 you 2 this 3 day 4 you 5 will as for [you] , [my] [dear] [charles] , [i] do not even ask you [to] [like] [this] [tale] [.] 1 as 2 for 1 as 14 you 2 for 4 , 4 , 8 , 8 , 10 do 10 do 11 not 10 do 13 ask 11 not 12 even [how] [,] [in] [the] [intervals] [of] [present] [business] [,] [the] [past] [must] [echo] [in] [your] [memory] [!] let it [not] echo often without some kind thoughts of your friend [,] 1 let 2 it 1 let 4 echo 4 echo 5 often 4 echo 6 without 6 without 9 thoughts 7 some 9 thoughts 8 kind 9 thoughts 9 thoughts 10 of 10 of 12 friend 11 your 12 friend [r.l.s] [.] [skerryvore] [,] [bournemouth] [.] [contents] [chapter] [chapter] [i] [i] [set] [off] [upon] [my] [journey] [to] [the] [house] [of] [shaws] [mr] [campbell] [,] [the] [minister] [of] [essendean] [,] [was] [waiting] [for] [me] [by] [the] [garden] [gate] [,] [good] [man] [!] and we began to walk forward in silence [.] 1 and 2 we 2 we 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 walk 5 walk 6 forward 5 walk 7 in 7 in 8 silence " [are] [ye] [sorry] [to] [leave] [essendean] [?] ["] said he , [after] awhile [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 14 awhile 12 , 14 awhile essendean is a good place [indeed] [,] [and] [i] [have] [been] [very] [happy] [there] [;] [but] [then] [i] [have] [never] [been] [anywhere] [else] [.] 1 essendean 2 is 2 is 5 place 3 a 5 place 4 good 5 place " [ay] [?] " [said] [mr] [campbell] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [very] [well] [,] [davie] [.] then it behoves me to tell your fortune [;] [or] [so] [far] [as] [i] [may] [.] 1 then 2 it 2 it 3 behoves 3 behoves 4 me 3 behoves 5 to 5 to 6 tell 6 tell 8 fortune 7 your 8 fortune that [is] [the] [place] [i] came from , ['] he said , ['] and it ['s] where it befits that my boy should return [.] 1 that 6 came 6 came 7 from 7 from 8 , 8 , 14 and 10 he 14 and 11 said 12 , 12 , 14 and 14 and 15 it 14 and 17 where 14 and 22 boy 14 and 24 return 17 where 18 it 17 where 19 befits 18 it 19 befits 19 befits 20 that 21 my 22 boy 22 boy 23 should 23 should 24 return " [the] [house] [of] [shaws] [!] " 1 " 7 " i cried [.] 1 i 2 cried " [what] [had] [my] [poor] [father] [to] [do] [with] [the] [house] [of] [shaws] [?] " 1 " 15 " " [nay] [,] " [said] [mr] [campbell] [,] ["] [who] [can] [tell] [that] [for] [a] [surety] [?] 1 " 4 " " [mr] [campbell] [,] ["] [i] [stammered] [,] ["] and if you were in my shoes , [would] you go [?] ["] 1 " 10 and 10 and 12 you 10 and 20 go 11 if 12 you 12 you 13 were 13 were 14 in 14 in 16 shoes 15 my 16 shoes 17 , 19 you 19 you 20 go " [of] [a] [surety] [,] " [said] [the] [minister] [,] ["] [that] [would] [i] [,] [and] [without] [pause] [.] 1 " 6 " a [pretty] lad [like] [you] [should] [get] [to] [cramond] [(] [which] [is] [near] [in] [by] [edinburgh] [)] [in] [two] [days] [of] [walk] [.] 1 a 3 lad " [be] [soople] [,] [davie] [,] [in] [things] [immaterial] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 12 said 12 said 13 he ["] [bear] [ye] [this] [in] [mind] [,] [that] [,] [though] [gentle] [born] [,] [ye] [have] [had] [a] [country] [rearing] [.] dinnae shame us , [davie] [,] [dinnae] shame [us] [!] 1 dinnae 4 , 2 shame 3 us 2 shame 4 , 4 , 8 shame as for the laird remember he 's the laird [;] [i] [say] [no] [more] [:] [honour] [to] [whom] [honour] [.] 1 as 2 for 1 as 5 remember 2 for 4 laird 3 the 4 laird 5 remember 6 he 5 remember 7 's 6 he 7 's 7 's 9 laird 8 the 9 laird it 's a pleasure to obey a laird [;] or should be , to the young [.] ["] 1 it 10 or 2 's 4 pleasure 2 's 5 to 2 's 10 or 3 a 4 pleasure 5 to 6 obey 6 obey 8 laird 7 a 8 laird 10 or 11 should 10 or 14 to 11 should 12 be 13 , 14 to 14 to 16 young 15 the 16 young " [well] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [it] [may] [be] [;] [and] [i] ['ll] [promise] [you] [i] ['ll] [try] [to] [make] [it] [so] [.] ["] 1 " 6 " " [why] [,] [very] [well] [said] [,] " [replied] [mr] [campbell] [,] [heartily] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [and] [now] [to] [come] [to] [the] [material] [,] [or] [(] [to] [make] [a] [quibble] [)] [to] [the] [immaterial] [.] i have here a little packet which contains four things [.] ["] 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 here 2 have 6 packet 4 a 6 packet 5 little 6 packet 6 packet 7 which 6 packet 8 contains 7 which 8 contains 8 contains 10 things 9 four 10 things he tugged it , as he spoke , [and] with some great difficulty , from the skirt pocket of his coat [.] 1 he 2 tugged 2 tugged 3 it 2 tugged 5 as 4 , 5 as 5 as 6 he 5 as 7 spoke 6 he 7 spoke 7 spoke 10 with 7 spoke 15 from 8 , 10 with 10 with 13 difficulty 10 with 14 , 11 some 13 difficulty 12 great 13 difficulty 15 from 18 pocket 16 the 18 pocket 17 skirt 18 pocket 18 pocket 19 of 19 of 21 coat 20 his 21 coat the [other] three [are] [gifties] [that] [mrs] [campbell] [and] [myself] [would] [be] [blithe] [of] [your] [acceptance] [.] 1 the 3 three and as for the last , which is cubical , that 'll see you , it 's my prayerful wish , into a better land [.] ["] 1 and 16 it 1 and 17 's 2 as 11 that 2 as 13 see 2 as 15 , 2 as 16 it 3 for 5 last 3 for 10 , 3 for 11 that 4 the 5 last 5 last 7 which 6 , 7 which 7 which 8 is 7 which 10 , 8 is 9 cubical 11 that 12 'll 12 'll 13 see 13 see 14 you 16 it 17 's 17 's 20 wish 18 my 20 wish 19 prayerful 20 wish 20 wish 22 into 21 , 22 into 22 into 25 land 23 a 25 land 24 better 25 land it might have been laughable to another [;] [but] [i] [was] [in] [no] [mind] [to] [laugh] [.] 1 it 2 might 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 laughable 5 laughable 6 to 6 to 7 another i watched him as long as he was in sight [;] [and] [he] [never] [stopped] [hurrying] [,] [nor] [once] [looked] [back] [.] 1 i 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 5 long 2 watched 6 as 4 as 5 long 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 was 8 was 9 in 9 in 10 sight " [davie] [,] [davie] [,] " [i] [thought] [,] ["] [was] [ever] [seen] [such] [black] [ingratitude] [?] 1 " 6 " can you forget old favours and old friends at the mere whistle of a name [?] 1 can 2 you 1 can 3 forget 3 forget 6 and 3 forget 9 at 4 old 5 favours 5 favours 6 and 6 and 8 friends 6 and 9 at 7 old 8 friends 9 at 12 whistle 10 the 12 whistle 11 mere 12 whistle 12 whistle 13 of 13 of 15 name 14 a 15 name fie , fie [;] [think] [shame] [.] ["] 1 fie 2 , 1 fie 3 fie and [i] [sat] [down] [on] [the] [boulder] [the] [good] [man] [had] [just] [left] , [and] [opened] [the] [parcel] to see the nature of my gifts [.] 1 and 14 , 14 , 19 to 19 to 20 see 20 see 22 nature 21 the 22 nature 22 nature 23 of 23 of 25 gifts 24 my 25 gifts ["] [to] [make] [lilly] [of] [the] [valley] [water] [.] take the flowers of [lilly] [of] the valley and distil them in sack , and drink a spooneful [or] [two] as there is occasion [.] 1 take 3 flowers 1 take 9 and 2 the 3 flowers 3 flowers 4 of 4 of 8 valley 7 the 8 valley 9 and 10 distil 10 distil 11 them 10 distil 12 in 12 in 15 and 13 sack 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 drink 15 and 18 spooneful 15 and 24 occasion 17 a 18 spooneful 18 spooneful 21 as 18 spooneful 23 is 21 as 22 there 23 is 24 occasion it restores speech to those that have the dumb palsey [.] 1 it 2 restores 2 restores 3 speech 2 restores 4 to 3 speech 4 to 4 to 5 those 5 those 6 that 5 those 7 have 6 that 7 have 7 have 10 palsey 8 the 10 palsey 9 dumb 10 palsey and then , in the minister 's own hand , [was] added [:] 1 and 8 own 1 and 10 , 2 then 3 , 2 then 8 own 4 in 7 's 4 in 8 own 5 the 6 minister 6 minister 7 's 8 own 10 , 9 hand 10 , 10 , 12 added " [likewise] [for] [sprains] [,] [rub] [it] [in] [;] [and] [for] [the] [cholic] [,] [a] [great] [spooneful] [in] [the] [hour] [.] " 1 " 22 " [chapter] [ii] [i] [come] [to] [my] [journey's] [end] the pride of life seemed to mount into my brain at the sight of the red coats and the hearing of that merry music [.] 1 the 2 pride 2 pride 3 of 2 pride 5 seemed 3 of 4 life 5 seemed 6 to 5 seemed 7 mount 6 to 7 mount 7 mount 8 into 7 mount 11 at 8 into 10 brain 9 my 10 brain 10 brain 11 at 11 at 13 sight 12 the 13 sight 13 sight 14 of 13 sight 21 of 14 of 18 and 15 the 17 coats 16 red 17 coats 17 coats 18 and 18 and 20 hearing 19 the 20 hearing 21 of 24 music 22 that 23 merry 23 merry 24 music it was [a] [word] [that] [seemed] [to] [surprise] [those] of [whom] [i] [sought] my way [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 10 of 10 of 15 way 14 my 15 way he stopped his cart and looked at [me] [,] [like] the others [.] 1 he 5 and 2 stopped 4 cart 2 stopped 5 and 3 his 4 cart 5 and 6 looked 6 looked 7 at 7 at 12 others 11 the 12 others " [ay] ["] said he [.] 1 " 4 said 4 said 5 he " [what] [for] [?] " 1 " 5 " " [it] ['s] [a] [great] [house] [?] " 1 " 8 " i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked " [doubtless] [,] ["] says he [.] 1 " 5 says 5 says 6 he " [the] [house] [is] [a] [big] [,] [muckle] [house] [.] " 1 " 11 " " [ay] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [but] [the] [folk] [that] [are] [in] [it] [?] ["] 1 " 4 " " [folk] [?] ["] cried he [.] 1 " 5 cried 5 cried 6 he ["] [are] [ye] [daft] [?] there 's nae [folk] there to call [folk] [.] ["] 1 there 2 's 2 's 3 nae 2 's 5 there 2 's 6 to 3 nae 5 there 6 to 7 call " [what] [?] " [say] [i] [;] ["] [not] [mr] [.] [ebenezer] [?] ["] 1 " 4 " " [ou] [,] [ay] " [says] [the] [man] [;] ["] [there] ['s] [the] [laird] [,] [to] [be] [sure] [,] [if] [it] ['s] [him] [you] ['re] [wanting] [.] 1 " 5 " what 'll like [be] your business , mannie ? " 1 what 2 'll 2 'll 3 like 3 like 6 business 5 your 6 business 6 business 8 mannie 7 , 8 mannie 8 mannie 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [i] [was] [led] [to] [think] [that] [i] [would] [get] [a] [situation] [,] " [i] [said] [,] [looking] [as] [modest] [as] [i] [could] [.] 1 " 14 " i cannot well describe the blow this dealt to my illusions [.] 1 i 2 cannot 2 cannot 4 describe 3 well 4 describe 4 describe 6 blow 4 describe 9 to 5 the 6 blow 6 blow 8 dealt 7 this 8 dealt 9 to 11 illusions 10 my 11 illusions the [more] [indistinct] [the] [accusations] [were] [,] [the] [less] [i] [liked] [them] [,] [for] [they] left [the] [wider] [field] [to] [fancy] [.] 1 the 16 left my heart sank [.] 1 my 2 heart 2 heart 3 sank " [that] [!] " 1 " 4 " i cried [.] 1 i 2 cried the woman 's face lit up with [a] malignant anger [.] 1 the 2 woman 2 woman 3 's 3 's 4 face 4 face 5 lit 5 lit 6 up 5 lit 7 with 7 with 10 anger 9 malignant 10 anger " [that] [is] [the] [house] [of] [shaws] [!] " she cried [.] 1 " 11 cried 9 " 10 she 10 she 11 cried ["] [blood] [built] [it] [;] [blood] [stopped] [the] [building] [of] [it] [;] [blood] [shall] [bring] [it] [down] [.] see [here] [!] ["] [she] [cried] [again] ["] [i] [spit] [upon] [the] [ground] , [and] [crack] [my] [thumb] [at] it [!] 1 see 14 , 1 see 20 it black be its fall [!] 1 black 2 be 2 be 4 fall 3 its 4 fall and the woman , whose voice had risen to a kind of eldritch sing-song , turned with a skip , and was gone [.] 1 and 3 woman 1 and 21 and 2 the 3 woman 3 woman 5 whose 3 woman 21 and 4 , 5 whose 5 whose 6 voice 5 whose 15 , 6 voice 7 had 7 had 8 risen 8 risen 9 to 9 to 14 sing-song 10 a 14 sing-song 11 kind 12 of 12 of 13 eldritch 13 eldritch 14 sing-song 16 turned 17 with 16 turned 21 and 17 with 19 skip 18 a 19 skip 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 was 22 was 23 gone i stood where she left me , with my hair [on] end [.] 1 i 2 stood 2 stood 3 where 3 where 4 she 3 where 5 left 4 she 5 left 5 left 6 me 5 left 8 with 7 , 8 with 8 with 12 end 9 my 12 end 10 hair 12 end i sat me down and stared at the house [of] [shaws] [.] 1 i 5 and 2 sat 3 me 2 sat 4 down 2 sat 5 and 5 and 6 stared 5 and 7 at 7 at 9 house 8 the 9 house [so] [i] [set] [forward] [by] [a] [little] [faint] [track] [in] [the] [grass] [that] [led] [in] [my] [direction] [.] it was very faint indeed to be the only way to a place of habitation [;] [yet] [i] [saw] [no] [other] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 faint 3 very 4 faint 4 faint 6 to 4 faint 7 be 5 indeed 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 10 way 7 be 11 to 8 the 9 only 8 the 10 way 10 way 11 to 11 to 13 place 12 a 13 place 13 place 14 of 14 of 15 habitation presently it brought me to stone uprights , with an unroofed lodge beside them , and coats of arms upon the top [.] 1 presently 2 it 2 it 3 brought 3 brought 4 me 3 brought 5 to 3 brought 9 with 5 to 6 stone 6 stone 7 uprights 8 , 9 with 9 with 12 lodge 9 with 13 beside 10 an 12 lodge 11 unroofed 12 lodge 13 beside 16 and 14 them 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 coats 16 and 18 of 16 and 20 upon 18 of 19 arms 20 upon 22 top 21 the 22 top [the] [nearer] [i] [got] [to] [that] [,] [the] [drearier] [it] [appeared] [.] it seemed like the one wing of a house that had never been finished [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 like 3 like 6 wing 4 the 5 one 5 one 6 wing 6 wing 7 of 7 of 9 house 8 a 9 house 9 house 10 that 9 house 11 had 10 that 11 had 11 had 13 been 12 never 13 been 13 been 14 finished many [of] [the] [windows] [were] [unglazed] , and bats flew in [and] out like doves out of a dove-cote [.] 1 many 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 bats 8 and 10 flew 9 bats 10 flew 10 flew 11 in 10 flew 13 out 13 out 14 like 13 out 17 of 14 like 15 doves 15 doves 17 of 16 out 17 of 17 of 19 dove-cote 18 a 19 dove-cote [was] [this] [the] [palace] [i] [had] [been] [coming] [to] [?] was it within these walls that [i] was to seek new friends and begin great fortunes [?] 1 was 2 it 1 was 3 within 1 was 6 that 3 within 5 walls 4 these 5 walls 6 that 8 was 8 was 13 and 9 to 13 and 10 seek 12 friends 10 seek 13 and 11 new 12 friends 13 and 14 begin 14 begin 16 fortunes 15 great 16 fortunes [then] [i] [stood] [and] [waited] [.] the house had fallen into a dead silence [;] [a] [whole] [minute] [passed] [away] [,] [and] [nothing] [stirred] [but] [the] [bats] [overhead] [.] 1 the 2 house 2 house 3 had 3 had 4 fallen 4 fallen 5 into 5 into 8 silence 6 a 7 dead 6 a 8 silence 7 dead 8 silence i knocked again , and hearkened again [.] 1 i 5 and 2 knocked 3 again 2 knocked 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 hearkened 5 and 7 again " [it] ['s] [loaded] [,] ["] said a voice [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 9 voice 8 a 9 voice " [i] [have] [come] [here] [with] [a] [letter] [,] " [i] [said] [,] ["] [to] [mr] [ebenezer] [balfour] [of] [shaws] [.] 1 " 10 " is he here [?] ["] 1 is 2 he 1 is 3 here " [from] [whom] [is] [it] [?] ["] asked the man with the blunderbuss [.] 1 " 8 asked 8 asked 10 man 8 asked 11 with 9 the 10 man 10 man 11 with 11 with 13 blunderbuss 12 the 13 blunderbuss " [that] [is] [neither] [here] [nor] [there] [,] " [said] [i] [,] [for] [i] [was] [growing] [very] [wroth] [.] 1 " 9 " " [well] [,] ["] was the reply [,] ["] [ye] [can] [put] [it] [down] [upon] [the] [doorstep] [,] [and] [be] [off] [with] [ye] [.] ["] 1 " 5 was 5 was 7 reply 6 the 7 reply " [i] [will] [do] [no] [such] [thing] [,] " [i] [cried] [.] 1 " 9 " ["] [i] [will] [deliver] [it] [into] [mr] [balfour] ['s] [hands] [,] [as] [it] [was] [meant] [i] [should] [.] it is a letter of introduction [.] ["] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 letter 3 a 4 letter 4 letter 5 of 5 of 6 introduction " [a] [what] [?] ["] cried the voice , sharply [.] 1 " 6 cried 6 cried 8 voice 6 cried 10 sharply 7 the 8 voice 9 , 10 sharply i [repeated] [what] [i] had said [.] 1 i 5 had 5 had 6 said " [who] [are] [ye] [,] [yourself] [?] ["] was the next question , after a considerable pause [.] 1 " 9 was 9 was 12 question 10 the 11 next 10 the 12 question 12 question 14 after 13 , 14 after 14 after 17 pause 15 a 16 considerable 15 a 17 pause 16 considerable 17 pause " [i] [am] [not] [ashamed] [of] [my] [name] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 10 " " [they] [call] [me] [david] [balfour] [.] " 1 " 8 " " [is] [your] [father] [dead] [?] " 1 " 7 " i was so much surprised at [this] , [that] [i] [could] [find] [no] [voice] to [answer] , but [stood] [staring] [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 4 much 2 was 5 surprised 3 so 4 much 5 surprised 6 at 6 at 8 , 8 , 15 to 15 to 17 , 17 , 18 but [chapter] [iii] [i] [make] [acquaintance] [of] [my] [uncle] the fire had burned up fairly bright , and showed [me] [the] [barest] [room] [i] [think] [i] [ever] [put] [my] [eyes] [on] [.] 1 the 2 fire 2 fire 3 had 3 had 9 and 4 burned 5 up 4 burned 7 bright 4 burned 9 and 6 fairly 7 bright 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 showed as soon as the last chain was up , the man rejoined me [.] 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 6 chain 3 as 7 was 3 as 9 , 3 as 11 man 4 the 6 chain 5 last 6 chain 6 chain 7 was 7 was 8 up 10 the 11 man 11 man 12 rejoined 12 rejoined 13 me he was a mean , stooping , narrow-shouldered , clay-faced creature ; and his age might have been anything between fifty and seventy [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 mean 3 a 4 mean 4 mean 6 stooping 5 , 6 stooping 6 stooping 7 , 7 , 8 narrow-shouldered 7 , 9 , 9 , 11 creature 9 , 12 ; 10 clay-faced 11 creature 12 ; 13 and 13 and 15 age 13 and 18 been 14 his 15 age 15 age 16 might 16 might 17 have 17 have 18 been 18 been 19 anything 18 been 20 between 19 anything 20 between 20 between 22 and 21 fifty 22 and 22 and 23 seventy his nightcap was of flannel , and so was the nightgown that he [wore] , [instead] [of] coat and waistcoat , over his ragged shirt [.] 1 his 2 nightcap 2 nightcap 7 and 3 was 4 of 3 was 7 and 4 of 5 flannel 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 was 7 and 19 and 8 so 9 was 9 was 11 nightgown 10 the 11 nightgown 12 that 19 and 13 he 15 , 15 , 18 coat 15 , 19 and 19 and 20 waistcoat 19 and 22 over 21 , 22 over 22 over 25 shirt 23 his 25 shirt 24 ragged 25 shirt " [are] [ye] [sharp-set] [?] " he asked , glancing at [about] the level of my knee [.] 1 " 8 asked 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 asked 8 asked 10 glancing 9 , 10 glancing 10 glancing 11 at 11 at 14 level 13 the 14 level 14 level 15 of 15 of 17 knee 16 my 17 knee " [ye] [can] [eat] [that] [drop] [parritch] [?] " 1 " 9 " i [said] [i] feared it was his own supper [.] 1 i 4 feared 4 feared 5 it 4 feared 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 9 supper 7 his 8 own 7 his 9 supper " [o] [,] ["] said he , " [i] can do [fine] [wanting] it [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 11 do 7 , 8 " 10 can 11 do 11 do 14 it i 'll take the ale , though , for [it] slockens ( [moistens] [)] my cough [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 take 3 take 5 ale 3 take 7 though 3 take 9 for 4 the 5 ale 6 , 7 though 7 though 8 , 8 , 9 for 9 for 11 slockens 11 slockens 16 cough 12 ( 16 cough 15 my 16 cough he drank the cup about half out , still keeping an eye upon me as he drank ; [and] then suddenly held out his hand [.] 1 he 2 drank 2 drank 4 cup 3 the 4 cup 4 cup 5 about 4 cup 7 out 5 about 6 half 7 out 10 keeping 8 , 10 keeping 9 still 10 keeping 10 keeping 12 eye 10 keeping 13 upon 10 keeping 15 as 10 keeping 18 ; 11 an 12 eye 12 eye 13 upon 13 upon 14 me 15 as 16 he 15 as 17 drank 16 he 17 drank 18 ; 22 held 20 then 22 held 21 suddenly 22 held 22 held 23 out 23 out 25 hand 24 his 25 hand " [let's] [see] [the] [letter] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he i [told] [him] [the] [letter] was for [mr] [balfour] [;] [not] [for] him [.] 1 i 6 was 6 was 7 for 7 for 13 him " [and] [who] [do] [ye] [think] [i] [am] [?] ["] says he [.] 1 " 11 says 11 says 12 he " [give] [me] [alexander] ['s] [letter] [.] " 1 " 8 " " [you] [know] [my] [father] ['s] [name] [?] " 1 " 9 " so give us the letter , and sit down and fill your kyte [.] ["] 1 so 2 give 2 give 3 us 2 give 5 letter 2 give 7 and 4 the 5 letter 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 and 8 sit 9 down 8 sit 10 and 10 and 11 fill 11 fill 13 kyte 12 your 13 kyte [if] [i] [had] [been] [some] [years] [younger] [,] [what] [with] [shame] [,] [weariness] [,] [and] [disappointment] [,] [i] [believe] [i] [had] [burst] [into] [tears] [.] meanwhile , my uncle , stooping over the fire , turned the letter over and over in his hands [.] 1 meanwhile 2 , 1 meanwhile 4 uncle 3 my 4 uncle 4 uncle 6 stooping 4 uncle 11 turned 5 , 6 stooping 6 stooping 7 over 6 stooping 10 , 7 over 9 fire 8 the 9 fire 11 turned 13 letter 11 turned 16 over 11 turned 17 in 12 the 13 letter 14 over 15 and 15 and 16 over 17 in 19 hands 18 his 19 hands " [do] [ye] [ken] [what] ['s] in it [?] ["] he asked , suddenly [.] 1 " 12 asked 7 in 8 it 7 in 11 he 11 he 12 asked 12 asked 14 suddenly 13 , 14 suddenly " [you] [see] [for] [yourself] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [that] [the] [seal] [has] [not] [been] [broken] [.] ["] 1 " 9 " " [ay] [,] ["] said he , " but what brought you here ? " 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 8 " 5 said 9 but 5 said 14 ? 5 said 15 " 9 but 10 what 9 but 11 brought 10 what 11 brought 11 brought 12 you 11 brought 13 here " [to] [give] [the] [letter] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 7 " " [no] [,] ["] [says] [he] [,] [cunningly] [,] ["] but ye 'll have had some hopes , nae doubt ? " 1 " 11 but 11 but 12 ye 11 but 15 had 12 ye 13 'll 13 'll 14 have 14 have 15 had 15 had 17 hopes 16 some 17 hopes 17 hopes 20 doubt 18 , 20 doubt 19 nae 20 doubt 20 doubt 21 ? 21 ? 22 " but [i] [am] [no] [beggar] [;] [i] [look] for [no] [favours] [at] [your] [hands] , and [i] [want] [none] that [are] [not] [freely] [given] [.] 1 but 9 for 1 but 20 that 9 for 15 , 15 , 16 and for [as] [poor] [as] [i] [appear] , [i] [have] [friends] [of] my own that [will] [be] [blithe] [to] [help] [me] [.] ["] 1 for 7 , 1 for 14 that 7 , 12 my 12 my 13 own " [hoot-toot] [!] " [said] [uncle] [ebenezer] [,] ["] [dinnae] [fly] [up] [in] [the] [snuff] [at] [me] [.] 1 " 4 " we 'll agree [fine] yet [.] 1 we 2 'll 2 'll 3 agree 3 agree 5 yet and , [davie] , my man , [if] you ['re] [done] [with] [that] [bit] [parritch] [,] [i] [could] [just] take [a] [sup] [of] it [myself] [.] 1 and 24 it 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 my 4 , 7 , 5 my 6 man 7 , 9 you 9 you 20 take 20 take 24 it he murmured a little grace to himself and fell [to] [.] 1 he 8 and 2 murmured 4 little 2 murmured 5 grace 2 murmured 6 to 2 murmured 8 and 3 a 4 little 5 grace 6 to 6 to 7 himself 8 and 9 fell to [this] [i] [returned] [no] [answer] , [standing] [stiffly] [on] [my] [two] [feet] , and [looking] [down] [upon] [my] [uncle] [with] a [mighty] [angry] heart [.] 1 to 7 , 7 , 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 25 heart 22 a 25 heart [from] [this] [i] [was] [awakened] [by] [his] [sharp] [voice] [.] " [your] [father] ['s] [been] [long] [dead] [?] " he asked [.] 1 " 11 asked 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 asked " [three] [weeks] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 7 " " he was a secret man , [alexander] a secret , silent man , " he continued [.] 1 " 2 he 1 " 17 continued 2 he 3 was 3 was 13 man 4 a 5 secret 4 a 13 man 5 secret 13 man 6 man 10 secret 6 man 11 , 6 man 13 man 7 , 10 secret 9 a 10 secret 10 secret 11 , 12 silent 13 man 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 he 16 he 17 continued " he never said muckle when he was young [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 4 said 3 never 4 said 4 said 5 muckle 5 muckle 6 when 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 was 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 young he 'll never have spoken muckle of me [?] ["] 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 4 have 3 never 4 have 4 have 5 spoken 5 spoken 6 muckle 6 muckle 7 of 7 of 8 me " [i] [never] [knew] [,] [sir] [,] [till] [you] [told] [it] [me] [yourself] [,] [that] [he] [had] [any] [brother] [.] " 1 " 21 " " [dear] [me] [,] [dear] [me] [!] " [said] [ebenezer] [.] 1 " 8 " " [nor] [yet] [of] [shaws] [,] [i] [dare] [say] [?] " 1 " 11 " " [not] so [much] [as] [the] [name] [,] [sir] [,] ["] [said] [i] [.] 1 " 3 so " [to] [think] [o] ['] [that] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 9 said 9 said 10 he " [a] [strange] [nature] [of] [a] [man] [!] " 1 " 9 " " [we] ['ll] [agree] [fine] [yet] [!] " he cried [.] 1 " 10 cried 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 cried ["] [i] ['m] [just] [as] [glad] [i] [let] [you] [in] [.] and [now] [come] [awa] ['] to your bed [.] ["] 1 and 6 to 6 to 8 bed 7 your 8 bed i did as he bid , but paused after a few steps , and begged a light to go to bed with [.] 1 i 7 but 2 did 3 as 2 did 7 but 3 as 4 he 3 as 5 bid 4 he 5 bid 6 , 7 but 7 but 14 and 8 paused 9 after 8 paused 14 and 9 after 12 steps 10 a 11 few 11 few 12 steps 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 begged 15 begged 17 light 16 a 17 light 17 light 18 to 17 light 22 with 18 to 19 go 19 go 21 bed 19 go 22 with 20 to 21 bed " [hoot-toot] [!] " [said] [uncle] [ebenezer] [,] ["] [there] ['s] [a] [fine] [moon] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " " [neither] [moon] [nor] [star] [,] [sir] [,] [and] [pit-mirk] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 12 " " [i] [cannae] [see] [the] [bed] [.] " 1 " 8 " [dark] [as] [the] [pit] [.] " [hoot-toot] [,] [hoot-toot] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he ["] [lights] [in] [a] [house] [is] [a] [thing] [i] [dinnae] [agree] [with] [.] i 'm unco feared of fires [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 unco 3 unco 4 feared 3 unco 5 of 5 of 6 fires [good-night] [to] [ye] [,] [davie] [,] [my] [man] [.] ["] i did not know whether to laugh or cry [.] 1 i 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 4 know 3 not 4 know 4 know 5 whether 5 whether 6 to 5 whether 8 or 6 to 8 or 7 laugh 8 or 8 or 9 cry the table was laid with two bowls and two horn spoons , but the same single measure of small beer [.] 1 the 2 table 2 table 3 was 3 was 4 laid 4 laid 5 with 4 laid 13 but 5 with 8 and 6 two 7 bowls 7 bowls 8 and 8 and 11 spoons 8 and 12 , 9 two 11 spoons 10 horn 11 spoons 13 but 20 beer 14 the 15 same 14 the 17 measure 16 single 17 measure 17 measure 18 of 17 measure 20 beer 18 of 20 beer 19 small 20 beer i told him [such] [was] my habit , [but] not [to] put himself about [.] 1 i 8 , 2 told 3 him 2 told 7 habit 2 told 8 , 6 my 7 habit 8 , 10 not 8 , 12 put 8 , 13 himself 8 , 14 about " [na] [,] [na] [,] ["] said he [;] " [i] ['ll] [deny] [you] [nothing] [in] [reason] [.] ["] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 10 " then he sat down in the sun at one of the windows and silently smoked [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 13 and 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 13 and 4 down 5 in 4 down 8 at 5 in 7 sun 6 the 7 sun 7 sun 8 at 8 at 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 12 windows 11 the 12 windows 13 and 15 smoked 14 silently 15 smoked from time to time his eyes came coasting round to me [,] [and] [he] [shot] [out] [one] [of] [his] [questions] [.] 1 from 2 time 1 from 7 came 2 time 3 to 2 time 4 time 3 to 4 time 4 time 6 eyes 5 his 6 eyes 7 came 8 coasting 8 coasting 9 round 9 round 10 to 10 to 11 me then , [after] [another] [long] [pause] , " [whae] [were] [these] [friends] [o] ['] [yours] [?] " 1 then 2 , 1 then 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 17 " nae letters [;] [nae] [messages] [;] [no] [kind] [of] [word] [to] [onybody] [;] [or] [else] [there] ['s] [my] [door] [.] ["] 1 nae 2 letters " [uncle] [ebenezer] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [i] ['ve] [no] [manner] [of] [reason] [to] [suppose] [you] [mean] [anything] [but] [well] [by] [me] [.] 1 " 5 " for [all] [that] , [i] [would] have you to know that [i] [have] [a] [pride] of my own [.] 1 for 4 , 1 for 11 that 4 , 7 have 7 have 8 you 7 have 9 to 9 to 10 know 11 that 16 of 16 of 18 own 17 my 18 own he seemed grievously put out [.] 1 he 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 put 3 grievously 4 put 4 put 5 out " [hoots-toots] [,] ["] said he , " ca ['] cannie , man ca ['] cannie ! 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 9 ca 5 said 17 ! 7 , 8 " 9 ca 16 cannie 11 cannie 12 , 11 cannie 16 cannie 13 man 16 cannie 14 ca 16 cannie bide a day [or] two [.] 1 bide 3 day 2 a 3 day 3 day 5 two " [very] [well] [,] ["] [said] [i] [,] ["] enough said [.] 1 " 11 said 10 enough 11 said if you want to help me , there ['s] [no] [doubt] [but] [i] 'll be glad [of] it [,] [and] [none] [but] [i] ['ll] be [grateful] [.] ["] 1 if 2 you 1 if 7 , 1 if 18 it 2 you 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 help 5 help 6 me 7 , 15 be 8 there 14 'll 14 'll 15 be 15 be 16 glad 18 it 25 be " [is] [this] [my] [house] [or] [yours] [?] ["] said he , in his keen voice , [and] then all of a sudden broke off [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 13 in 10 said 19 then 12 , 13 in 13 in 16 voice 14 his 16 voice 15 keen 16 voice 17 , 19 then 19 then 24 broke 20 all 21 of 21 of 22 a 22 a 23 sudden 23 sudden 24 broke 24 broke 25 off " [na] [,] [na] [,] ["] said he [,] " [i] [didnae] [mean] [that] [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 10 " what 's mine [is] [yours] , [davie] , my man , and what 's yours is [mine] [.] 1 what 2 's 1 what 16 is 2 's 3 mine 6 , 12 and 6 , 16 is 8 , 9 my 8 , 11 , 9 my 10 man 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 what 13 what 14 's 14 's 15 yours blood 's thicker than water [;] [and] [there] ['s] [naebody] [but] [you] [and] [me] [that] [ought] [the] [name] [.] ["] 1 blood 2 's 2 's 3 thicker 3 thicker 4 than 4 than 5 water " [the] [limmer] [!] " he cried [.] 1 " 7 cried 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 cried a witch [a] proclaimed witch [!] 1 a 5 witch 2 witch 4 proclaimed 4 proclaimed 5 witch i 'll [aff] [and] see the session clerk [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 5 see 5 see 7 session 5 see 8 clerk 6 the 7 session sold up [.] 1 sold 2 up " [i] [cannae] [leave] [you] [by] [yoursel] ['] [in] [the] [house] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 14 said 14 said 15 he " [i] ['ll] [have] [to] [lock] [you] [out] [.] " 1 " 10 " the blood came to my face [.] 1 the 2 blood 2 blood 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 6 face 5 my 6 face " [if] [you] [lock] [me] [out] [,] " [i] [said] [,] ["] [it] ['ll] [be] [the] [last] [you] ['ll] [see] [of] [me] [in] [friendship] [.] ["] 1 " 8 " he turned very pale , and sucked his mouth in [.] 1 he 6 and 2 turned 4 pale 2 turned 6 and 3 very 4 pale 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 sucked 7 sucked 9 mouth 7 sucked 10 in 8 his 9 mouth [uncle] [ebenezer] [went] [and] [looked] [out] [of] [the] [window] [for] [awhile] [.] i could see him all trembling and twitching , like a man with palsy [.] 1 i 9 , 2 could 3 see 2 could 9 , 3 see 4 him 3 see 7 and 5 all 6 trembling 6 trembling 7 and 7 and 8 twitching 9 , 10 like 10 like 12 man 10 like 13 with 11 a 12 man 12 man 13 with 13 with 14 palsy but when he turned round , he had a smile upon his face [.] 1 but 8 had 2 when 3 he 2 when 4 turned 2 when 6 , 2 when 7 he 3 he 4 turned 4 turned 5 round 7 he 8 had 8 had 10 smile 8 had 11 upon 9 a 10 smile 10 smile 11 upon 11 upon 13 face 12 his 13 face " [well] [,] [well] [,] ["] said he , " we must [bear] [and] forbear [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 7 said 11 we 7 said 15 forbear 9 , 10 " 11 we 12 must 12 must 15 forbear i 'll [no] go [;] [that] ['s] [all] [that] ['s] to be [said] of it [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 4 go 4 go 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 14 of 14 of 15 it " [uncle] [ebenezer] [,] " [i] [said] [,] ["] [i] [can] [make] [nothing] [out] [of] [this] [.] 1 " 5 " why do you seek to keep me , then ? 1 why 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 seek 4 seek 5 to 4 seek 6 keep 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 me 6 keep 9 then 8 , 9 then 9 then 10 ? let me gang back let me gang back to [the] friends [i] [have] , and that like me [!] ["] 1 let 3 gang 1 let 4 back 1 let 5 let 2 me 3 gang 5 let 6 me 5 let 7 gang 7 gang 8 back 8 back 15 and 9 to 15 and 11 friends 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 like 16 that 17 like 17 like 18 me " [na] [,] [na] [;] [na] [,] [na] , " he said , very earnestly [.] 1 " 12 said 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 he 11 he 12 said 12 said 15 earnestly 13 , 15 earnestly 14 very 15 earnestly bide here quiet [,] [there] ['s] [a] [good] [lad] [;] [just] [you] [bide] [here] [quiet] [a] [bittie] [,] [and] [ye] ['ll] [find] [that] [we] [agree] [.] ["] 1 bide 2 here 1 bide 3 quiet " [well] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [,] [after] [i] [had] [thought] [the] [matter] [out] [in] [silence] [,] ["] [i] ['ll] [stay] [awhile] [.] 1 " 6 " [chapter] [iv] [i] [run] [a] [great] [danger] [in] [the] [house] [of] [shaws] for a day that was begun so ill , the day passed fairly well [.] 1 for 3 day 1 for 4 that 2 a 3 day 4 that 5 was 5 was 6 begun 6 begun 7 so 7 so 8 ill 7 so 9 , 9 , 11 day 9 , 12 passed 10 the 11 day 11 day 12 passed 12 passed 13 fairly 12 passed 14 well we had the porridge cold again at noon , and hot porridge at night [;] [porridge] [and] [small] [beer] [was] [my] [uncle] ['s] [diet] [.] 1 we 10 and 2 had 4 porridge 2 had 10 and 3 the 4 porridge 4 porridge 5 cold 5 cold 6 again 5 cold 7 at 7 at 8 noon 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 hot 10 and 13 at 11 hot 12 porridge 12 porridge 13 at 13 at 14 night one thing [i] discovered , which put me in some doubt [.] 1 one 2 thing 2 thing 4 discovered 4 discovered 5 , 4 discovered 6 which 4 discovered 7 put 6 which 7 put 7 put 8 me 7 put 9 in 9 in 11 doubt 10 some 11 doubt ["] [alexander] [?] no [him] [!] ["] was the reply [.] 1 no 5 was 5 was 7 reply 6 the 7 reply ["] [i] [was] [far] [quicker] [mysel] ['] [;] [i] [was] [a] [clever] [chappie] [when] [i] [was] [young] [.] why [,] [i] [could] [read] [as] [soon] [as] he could [.] ["] 1 why 9 he 9 he 10 could this [puzzled] [me] [yet] [more] [;] [and] [a] [thought] [coming] [into] [my] [head] , [i] [asked] [if] [he] [and] my father had been [twins] [.] 1 this 14 , 14 , 20 my 20 my 21 father 21 father 22 had 22 had 23 been he jumped upon his stool , and the horn spoon fell out of his hand upon the floor [.] 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 upon 2 jumped 16 upon 4 his 5 stool 5 stool 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 spoon 7 and 11 fell 8 the 10 spoon 9 horn 10 spoon 11 fell 13 of 12 out 13 of 13 of 15 hand 14 his 15 hand 15 hand 16 upon 16 upon 18 floor 17 the 18 floor " [what] [do] [you] [mean] [?] " 1 " 7 " i [asked] [,] [very] [calmly] [,] [for] [i] was far stronger than he , and not easily frightened [.] 1 i 9 was 9 was 10 far 9 was 11 stronger 11 stronger 12 than 12 than 15 and 13 he 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 not 15 and 18 frightened 16 not 17 easily ["] [take] [your] [hand] [from] [my] [jacket] [.] this is no way to behave [.] ["] 1 this 2 is 2 is 4 way 3 no 4 way 4 way 5 to 4 way 6 behave 5 to 6 behave my uncle seemed to make a great effort upon himself [.] 1 my 2 uncle 2 uncle 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 3 seemed 5 make 4 to 5 make 5 make 8 effort 5 make 9 upon 6 a 7 great 6 a 8 effort 7 great 8 effort 8 effort 9 upon 9 upon 10 himself " [dod] [man] [,] [david] , " he said , " ye [should-nae] speak to me about your father [.] 1 " 9 said 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 9 said 14 speak 10 , 11 " 12 ye 14 speak 14 speak 15 to 14 speak 17 about 15 to 16 me 17 about 19 father 18 your 19 father that 's where the mistake is [.] ["] 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 where 3 where 5 mistake 3 where 6 is 4 the 5 mistake 5 mistake 6 is " [davie] [,] ["] he said , at length , " [i] ['ve] [been] [thinking] ; " then he paused , and said it again [.] 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 said 6 said 8 at 6 said 16 ; 7 , 8 at 8 at 9 length 8 at 10 , 10 , 11 " 16 ; 17 " 16 ; 22 and 18 then 19 he 19 he 22 and 20 paused 22 and 21 , 22 and 22 and 23 said 23 said 24 it 23 said 25 again [o] [,] [naething] [legal] [,] [ye] [understand] [;] [just] [gentlemen] [daffing] [at] [their] [wine] [.] ["] [o] [,] [think] [again] [,] [sir] [!] pounds sterling , [i] believe [!] ["] 1 pounds 2 sterling 1 pounds 3 , 3 , 5 believe " [that] ['s] [what] [i] [said] [,] " [returned] [my] [uncle] [:] ["] [pounds] [sterling] [!] 1 " 8 " i did [his] [will] [,] [smiling] [to] [myself] [in] [my] [contempt] [that] [he] [should] think [i] [was] [so] [easily] to be deceived [.] 1 i 2 did 2 did 15 think 15 think 20 to 20 to 21 be 21 be 22 deceived " [there] [,] ["] said he , " that 'll show you ! 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 9 that 5 said 11 show 5 said 13 ! 7 , 8 " 9 that 10 'll 10 'll 11 show 11 show 12 you i 'm a queer man , and strange wi ['] strangers [;] [but] [my] [word] [is] [my] [bond] [,] [and] [there] ['s] [the] [proof] [of] [it] [.] ["] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 11 strangers 3 a 4 queer 3 a 5 man 4 queer 5 man 5 man 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 strange 7 and 11 strangers 9 wi 11 strangers " [no] [a] [word] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he ["] [nae] [thanks] [;] [i] [want] [nae] [thanks] [.] i do my duty [.] 1 i 2 do 2 do 4 duty 3 my 4 duty presently he looked towards me sideways [.] 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 towards 3 looked 6 sideways 4 towards 5 me " [and] [see] [here] [,] ["] says he , " [tit] for tat [.] ["] 1 " 7 says 7 says 8 he 7 says 12 for 9 , 10 " 9 , 12 for 12 for 13 tat i told him [i] [was] [ready] to [prove] [my] [gratitude] [in] [any] [reasonable] [degree] , and then waited , looking for some monstrous demand [.] 1 i 16 and 2 told 3 him 2 told 16 and 7 to 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 waited 16 and 20 looking 17 then 18 waited 19 , 20 looking 20 looking 21 for 21 for 24 demand 22 some 24 demand 23 monstrous 24 demand i answered , and expressed my readiness to serve [.] 1 i 4 and 2 answered 4 and 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 expressed 4 and 7 readiness 6 my 7 readiness 7 readiness 8 to 7 readiness 9 serve 8 to 9 serve " [well] , " he said , " let's begin [.] ["] 1 " 6 said 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 he 5 he 6 said 6 said 7 , 6 said 9 let's 7 , 8 " 9 let's 10 begin he pulled out of his pocket a rusty key [.] 1 he 2 pulled 2 pulled 4 of 2 pulled 9 key 3 out 4 of 4 of 6 pocket 5 his 6 pocket 7 a 9 key 8 rusty 9 key " [there] [,] ["] says he , " there 's the key of the stair-tower at the far end of the house [.] 1 " 5 says 5 says 6 he 5 says 7 , 5 says 9 there 5 says 10 's 7 , 8 " 9 there 10 's 10 's 12 key 10 's 16 at 11 the 12 key 12 key 13 of 13 of 15 stair-tower 14 the 15 stair-tower 15 stair-tower 16 at 16 at 19 end 17 the 19 end 18 far 19 end 19 end 20 of 20 of 22 house 21 the 22 house ye can only win into it from the outside , for that part of the house is no finished [.] 1 ye 2 can 2 can 4 win 3 only 4 win 4 win 5 into 4 win 7 from 4 win 11 for 5 into 6 it 7 from 9 outside 8 the 9 outside 10 , 11 for 11 for 13 part 12 that 13 part 13 part 14 of 13 part 17 is 14 of 16 house 15 the 16 house 17 is 19 finished 18 no 19 finished gang [ye] in there [,] [and] [up] [the] [stairs] [,] [and] [bring] [me] [down] [the] [chest] [that] ['s] [at] [the] [top] [.] 1 gang 3 in 3 in 4 there there 's papers in't [,] ["] [he] [added] [.] 1 there 2 's 2 's 4 in't 3 papers 4 in't " [can] [i] [have] [a] [light] [,] [sir] [?] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 10 " " [na] [,] ["] said he , very cunningly [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 9 cunningly 7 , 9 cunningly 8 very 9 cunningly " [nae] [lights] [in] [my] [house] [.] " 1 " 8 " " [very] [well] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 7 " " [are] [the] [stairs] [good] [?] " 1 " 7 " but the stairs are grand underfoot [.] ["] 1 but 3 stairs 1 but 4 are 2 the 3 stairs 3 stairs 4 are 4 are 5 grand 5 grand 6 underfoot [out] [i] [went] [into] [the] [night] [.] the wind was still moaning in the distance [,] [though] [never] [a] [breath] [of] [it] [came] [near] [the] [house] [of] [shaws] [.] 1 the 2 wind 2 wind 3 was 3 was 5 moaning 3 was 6 in 4 still 5 moaning 5 moaning 6 in 6 in 8 distance 7 the 8 distance the house [of] [shaws] stood some five full storeys high , not counting lofts [.] 1 the 2 house 2 house 5 stood 5 stood 9 storeys 5 stood 10 high 5 stood 13 counting 6 some 7 five 7 five 9 storeys 8 full 9 storeys 11 , 12 not 11 , 13 counting 13 counting 14 lofts this was the grand stair [!] 1 this 2 was 2 was 5 stair 3 the 5 stair 4 grand 5 stair i thought [;] [and] [with] [the] [thought] [,] [a] [gust] of [a] [kind] [of] [angry] [courage] [came] [into] [my] [heart] [.] 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 11 of my uncle had sent me here , certainly to run great risks , perhaps to die [.] 1 my 2 uncle 2 uncle 3 had 3 had 4 sent 4 sent 5 me 4 sent 6 here 4 sent 9 to 4 sent 15 to 7 , 9 to 8 certainly 9 to 9 to 10 run 9 to 13 , 10 run 12 risks 11 great 12 risks 14 perhaps 15 to 15 to 16 die but [i] [knew] what [i] [wanted] [now] , and turned and groped [my] [way] down [again] [,] [with] [a] [wonderful] [anger] in my heart [.] 1 but 4 what 4 what 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 and 9 and 15 down 10 turned 11 and 11 and 12 groped 15 down 22 in 22 in 24 heart 23 my 24 heart i put out my head into the storm , and looked along towards the kitchen [.] 1 i 10 and 2 put 3 out 2 put 5 head 2 put 6 into 2 put 10 and 4 my 5 head 5 head 6 into 6 into 8 storm 7 the 8 storm 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 along 11 looked 13 towards 13 towards 15 kitchen 14 the 15 kitchen i [followed] [as] [softly] [as] [i] could [,] and [,] coming [unheard] [into] [the] [kitchen] [,] stood and watched him [.] 1 i 7 could 1 i 9 and 7 could 9 and 9 and 18 and 11 coming 18 and 17 stood 18 and 18 and 19 watched 18 and 20 him [thence] [i] [turned] [to] [the] [chests] [.] this , [then] [,] [i] [concealed] [inside] my [waistcoat] , [and] [turned] [to] my uncle [.] 1 this 2 , 2 , 8 my 8 my 10 , 10 , 14 my 14 my 15 uncle at last he looked up and saw me , and [there] came into his eyes a terror that was not of this world [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 6 and 4 looked 5 up 4 looked 6 and 6 and 10 and 7 saw 8 me 7 saw 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 came 12 came 13 into 13 into 23 world 14 his 15 eyes 15 eyes 17 terror 16 a 17 terror 17 terror 18 that 17 terror 19 was 17 terror 21 of 18 that 19 was 19 was 20 not 21 of 23 world 22 this 23 world " [come] [,] [come] [,] " [said] [i] [;] ["] [sit] [up] [.] ["] 1 " 6 " " [are] [ye] [alive] [?] ["] he sobbed [.] 1 " 8 sobbed 7 he 8 sobbed " [o] [man] [,] [are] [ye] [alive] [?] " 1 " 9 " " [that] [am] [i] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 6 " " [small] [thanks] [to] [you] [!] " 1 " 7 " he had begun to seek for his breath with deep sighs [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 begun 3 begun 4 to 3 begun 5 seek 4 to 5 seek 5 seek 6 for 5 seek 8 breath 5 seek 9 with 6 for 7 his 8 breath 9 with 9 with 11 sighs 10 deep 11 sighs " [the] [blue] [phial] [,] ["] said he " in the aumry [the] blue [phial] [.] ["] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 10 in 8 he 9 " 10 in 14 blue 11 the 14 blue 12 aumry 14 blue his breath came slower still [.] 1 his 2 breath 2 breath 3 came 3 came 4 slower 3 came 5 still " [it] ['s] [the] [trouble] [,] ["] said he [,] [reviving] [a] [little] [;] " [i] [have] [a] [trouble] [,] [davie] [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 15 " it 's the heart [.] ["] 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 heart 3 the 4 heart i set him on a chair and looked at him [.] 1 i 7 and 2 set 3 him 2 set 4 on 2 set 7 and 4 on 6 chair 5 a 6 chair 7 and 8 looked 7 and 9 at 9 at 10 him he [heard] [me] [all] [through] [in] [silence] [;] [and] [then] [,] [in] [a] [broken] [voice] [,] begged me to [let] [him] go to bed [.] 1 he 17 begged 17 begged 18 me 17 begged 19 to 19 to 22 go 22 go 24 bed 23 to 24 bed " [i] ['ll] [tell] [ye] [the] [morn] , " he said [;] ["] [as] [sure] [as] [death] [i] [will] [.] ["] 1 " 11 said 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 said and so [weak] [was] [he] that [i] could do nothing [but] [consent] [.] 1 and 2 so 1 and 9 do 6 that 8 could 8 could 9 do 9 do 10 nothing [chapter] [v] [i] [go] [to] [the] [queen's] [ferry] much rain fell in the night [;] [and] [the] [next] [morning] [there] [blew] [a] [bitter] [wintry] [wind] [out] [of] [the] [north-west] [,] [driving] [scattered] [clouds] [.] 1 much 2 rain 2 rain 3 fell 3 fell 4 in 4 in 6 night 5 the 6 night but [i] [was] [young] [and] [spirited] , and [like] [most] [lads] that have been country-bred , [i] [had] [a] [great] [opinion] of [my] [shrewdness] [.] 1 but 7 , 1 but 16 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 that 8 and 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 country-bred 16 , 22 of presently , all swollen with [conceit] , [i] went up-stairs and gave my prisoner his liberty [.] 1 presently 2 , 1 presently 3 all 3 all 4 swollen 3 all 9 went 4 swollen 5 with 5 with 7 , 9 went 11 and 10 up-stairs 11 and 11 and 12 gave 11 and 16 liberty 12 gave 14 prisoner 13 my 14 prisoner 15 his 16 liberty he gave me good-morning civilly [;] [and] [i] [gave] [the] [same] [to] [him] [,] [smiling] [down] [upon] [him] [,] [from] [the] [heights] [of] [my] [sufficiency] [.] 1 he 2 gave 2 gave 4 good-morning 2 gave 5 civilly 3 me 4 good-morning soon we were set to [breakfast] , as [it] [might] [have] [been] [the] [day] before [.] 1 soon 2 we 2 we 3 were 3 were 4 set 4 set 5 to 5 to 7 , 7 , 8 as 8 as 15 before " [well] , sir , " said [i] , [with] [a] [jeering] [tone] , " have [you] nothing [more] to say [to] [me] [?] ["] 1 " 21 say 3 , 4 sir 3 , 14 , 4 sir 5 , 4 sir 9 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 said 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 have 16 have 18 nothing 18 nothing 20 to 20 to 21 say ["] [you] [took] [me] [for] [a] [country] [johnnie] [raw] [,] [with] [no] [more] [mother-wit] [or] [courage] [than] [a] [porridge-stick] [.] i took you [for] a good man , or no worse than others [at] the least [.] 1 i 2 took 2 took 3 you 2 took 9 or 5 a 7 man 6 good 7 man 7 man 9 or 8 , 9 or 9 or 11 worse 10 no 11 worse 11 worse 12 than 11 worse 16 least 12 than 13 others 15 the 16 least it [seems] [we] were [both] [wrong] [.] 1 it 4 were what cause you have to fear me , to cheat me , and to attempt my life " 1 what 13 and 2 cause 3 you 2 cause 5 to 2 cause 9 to 2 cause 13 and 3 you 4 have 5 to 6 fear 6 fear 7 me 8 , 9 to 9 to 10 cheat 9 to 12 , 10 cheat 11 me 13 and 14 to 13 and 15 attempt 14 to 15 attempt 15 attempt 17 life 16 my 17 life 17 life 18 " [bidding] [my] [uncle] [sit] [where] [he] [was] [,] [i] [went] [to] [open] [it] [,] [and] [found] [on] [the] [doorstep] [a] [half-grown] [boy] [in] [sea-clothes] [.] " [what] [cheer] [,] [mate] [?] ["] says he , with a cracked voice [.] 1 " 8 says 8 says 9 he 8 says 11 with 10 , 11 with 11 with 14 voice 12 a 14 voice 13 cracked 14 voice i asked him soberly to name his pleasure [.] 1 i 2 asked 2 asked 3 him 2 asked 5 to 2 asked 6 name 4 soberly 5 to 5 to 6 name 6 name 8 pleasure 7 his 8 pleasure " [o] [,] [pleasure] [!] ["] [says] he [;] [and] [then] began to sing [:] 1 " 8 he 8 he 12 began 12 began 13 to 13 to 14 sing " [for] [it] ['s] [my] [delight] [,] [of] [a] [shiny] [night] [,] [in] [the] [season] [of] [the] [year] [.] " 1 " 20 " " [stay] , [brother] [!] " he cried [.] 1 " 8 cried 3 , 6 " 3 , 7 he 7 he 8 cried ["] [have] [you] [no] [fun] [about] [you] [?] [or] [do] [you] [want] [to] [get] [me] [thrashed] [?] [i] ['ve] [brought] [a] [letter] [from] [old] [heasyoasy] [to] [mr] [belflower] [.] ["] he showed me a letter as he spoke [.] 1 he 2 showed 2 showed 3 me 2 showed 5 letter 2 showed 6 as 4 a 5 letter 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 spoke 7 he 8 spoke " [and] [i] [say] [,] [mate] , " he added [,] ["] [i] ['m] [mortal] [hungry] [.] ["] 1 " 10 added 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 added " [read] [that] [,] ["] said he , and put the letter in my hand [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 , 6 said 10 put 8 , 9 and 10 put 12 letter 10 put 13 in 11 the 12 letter 13 in 15 hand 14 my 15 hand here it is , [lying] [before] [me] [as] [i] [write] [:] 1 here 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 , ["] [the] [hawes] [inn] [,] [at] [the] [queen] ['s] [ferry] [.] ["] [sir] [,] [i] [lie] [here] [with] [my] [hawser] [up] [and] [down] [,] [and] [send] [my] [cabin-boy] [to] [informe] [.] after [a] ['] that 's come and gone , ye would be swier to believe me upon my naked word [;] [but] [ye] ['ll] [believe] [rankeillor] [.] 1 after 4 that 1 after 5 's 1 after 9 , 1 after 10 ye 4 that 5 's 5 's 7 and 6 come 7 and 7 and 8 gone 10 ye 11 would 11 would 12 be 12 be 13 swier 13 swier 14 to 13 swier 15 believe 14 to 15 believe 15 believe 16 me 15 believe 17 upon 17 upon 20 word 18 my 20 word 19 naked 20 word he 's [factor] to half the gentry in these parts [;] [an] [auld] [man] [,] [forby] [:] [highly] [respeckit] [,] [and] [he] [kenned] [your] [father] [.] ["] 1 he 2 's 2 's 4 to 2 's 8 in 4 to 5 half 5 half 6 the 5 half 7 gentry 6 the 7 gentry 7 gentry 8 in 8 in 10 parts 9 these 10 parts [unwilling] [.] i stood awhile and thought [.] 1 i 4 and 2 stood 3 awhile 2 stood 4 and 4 and 5 thought one thing with [another] , [i] made up my mind [.] 1 one 2 thing 2 thing 3 with 2 thing 7 made 3 with 5 , 7 made 8 up 7 made 10 mind 9 my 10 mind " [very] [well] [,] " [says] [i] [,] ["] [let] [us] [go] [to] [the] [ferry] [.] ["] 1 " 5 " the wind , being in that cold quarter [the] north-west , blew nearly in our faces as we went [.] 1 the 2 wind 2 wind 4 being 2 wind 12 blew 3 , 4 being 4 being 5 in 4 being 11 , 5 in 10 north-west 6 that 7 cold 7 cold 8 quarter 8 quarter 10 north-west 12 blew 13 nearly 12 blew 17 as 13 nearly 14 in 14 in 16 faces 15 our 16 faces 17 as 18 we 17 as 19 went 18 we 19 went uncle [ebenezer] [trudged] [in] [the] [ditch] , [jogging] [from] [side] [to] [side] [like] [an] [old] [ploughman] [coming] [home] [from] [work] [.] 1 uncle 7 , he never said a word the whole way [;] [and] [i] [was] [thrown] [for] [talk] [on] [the] [cabin-boy] [.] 1 he 3 said 2 never 3 said 3 said 5 word 3 said 8 way 4 a 5 word 6 the 8 way 7 whole 8 way he would only admit one flaw in his idol [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 4 admit 3 only 4 admit 4 admit 6 flaw 4 admit 7 in 5 one 6 flaw 6 flaw 7 in 7 in 9 idol 8 his 9 idol " [he] [ain't] [no] [seaman] [,] " he admitted [.] 1 " 9 admitted 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 admitted " [he] [done] [that] [mr] [shuan] [done] [it] , " he said , with an air of pride [.] 1 " 12 said 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 he 11 he 12 said 12 said 14 with 13 , 14 with 14 with 16 air 15 an 16 air 16 air 17 of 17 of 18 pride " [what] [!] " 1 " 4 " i [cried] [,] ["] do [you] take such savage usage at his hands [?] 1 i 5 do 5 do 7 take 7 take 10 usage 7 take 11 at 8 such 10 usage 9 savage 10 usage 10 usage 11 at 11 at 13 hands 12 his 13 hands why , you are [no] [slave] [,] to be so handled [!] ["] 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 11 handled 10 so 11 handled " [no] [,] ["] said [the] [poor] [moon-calf] [,] [changing] [his] [tune] [at] [once] [,] ["] [and] [so] he ['ll] [find] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 19 he [see'ere] [;] ["] [and] [he] [showed] [me] [a] [great] [case-knife] [,] [which] [he] [told] [me] [was] [stolen] [.] " [o] [,] ["] says he [,] ["] [let] [me] [see] [him] [try] [;] [i] [dare] [him] [to] [;] [i] 'll do [for] [him] [!] 1 " 5 says 5 says 6 he 6 he 21 'll 21 'll 22 do [o] [,] [he] [ain't] [the] [first] [!] ["] and he confirmed it with a poor , silly , ugly oath [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 confirmed 2 he 3 confirmed 3 confirmed 4 it 3 confirmed 5 with 4 it 5 with 5 with 12 oath 6 a 7 poor 6 a 12 oath 7 poor 8 , 7 poor 12 oath 9 silly 10 , 9 silly 12 oath 11 ugly 12 oath " [have] [you] [no] [friends] [?] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 7 " he said he had a father in [some] [english] [seaport] , [i] forget which [.] 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 he 2 said 4 had 3 he 4 had 4 had 6 father 4 had 7 in 4 had 13 forget 5 a 6 father 6 father 7 in 7 in 11 , 13 forget 14 which " he was a fine man , too , " he said , " but he 's dead [.] ["] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 6 man 3 was 8 too 4 a 6 man 5 fine 6 man 7 , 8 too 8 too 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 12 said 11 he 12 said 12 said 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 but 15 but 16 he 15 but 17 's 16 he 17 's 17 's 18 dead " [in] [heaven] ['s] [name] [,] " [cried] [i] [,] ["] [can] [you] [find] [no] [reputable] [life] [on] [shore] [?] ["] 1 " 7 " " [o] [,] no , " says he , [winking] and looking [very] [sly] [,] ["] [they] [would] [put] [me] [to] [a] [trade] [.] 1 " 11 and 4 no 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 says 7 says 8 he 7 says 9 , 9 , 11 and 11 and 12 looking i know a trick worth two of [that] , [i] [do] [!] " 1 i 2 know 2 know 4 trick 3 a 4 trick 4 trick 5 worth 5 worth 6 two 6 two 7 of 7 of 9 , 9 , 13 " " [and] [then] [it's] [not] [all] [as] [bad] [as] [that] [,] ["] says he [;] ["] [there] 's [worse] [off] [than] [me] [:] there ['s] [the] [twenty-pounders] [.] 1 " 13 says 13 says 14 he 14 he 18 's 18 's 24 there [o] [,] [laws] [!] [you] [should] [see] [them] [taking] [on] [.] i made a fine fool of [him] , [i] tell you [!] 1 i 2 made 2 made 5 fool 2 made 10 tell 3 a 4 fine 3 a 5 fool 4 fine 5 fool 5 fool 6 of 6 of 8 , 10 tell 11 you and then there 's little uns , too : oh , little by me [!] 1 and 3 there 1 and 4 's 2 then 3 there 3 there 4 's 4 's 6 uns 4 's 8 too 5 little 6 uns 7 , 8 too 8 too 9 : 9 : 11 , 10 oh 11 , 11 , 12 little 12 little 13 by 13 by 14 me i tell you [,] [i] [keep] [them] [in] [order] [.] 1 i 2 tell 2 tell 3 you when we [carry] [little] [uns] [,] [i] have [a] [rope] ['s] [end] [of] [my] [own] to [wollop'em] [.] ["] 1 when 2 we 2 we 8 have 8 have 16 to just then [we] came [to] [the] [top] [of] [the] [hill] [,] and looked down on [the] [ferry] and [the] [hope] [.] 1 just 2 then 1 just 4 came 4 came 12 and 12 and 13 looked 13 looked 14 down 14 down 15 on 15 on 18 and we had all three pulled up on the brow of the hill [;] [and] [now] [i] [marched] [across] [the] [road] [and] [addressed] [my] [uncle] [.] 1 we 2 had 2 had 4 three 2 had 7 on 3 all 4 three 4 three 5 pulled 4 three 7 on 5 pulled 6 up 7 on 9 brow 8 the 9 brow 9 brow 10 of 10 of 12 hill 11 the 12 hill he seemed to waken from a dream [.] 1 he 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 waken 3 to 4 waken 4 waken 5 from 5 from 7 dream 6 a 7 dream " [eh] [?] " he said [.] 1 " 6 said 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 said " [what] ['s] [that] [?] " 1 " 6 " i told him over again [.] 1 i 2 told 2 told 3 him 2 told 4 over 2 told 5 again " [well] [,] [well] , " he said , " we 'll have to please ye , [i] suppose [.] 1 " 8 said 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 , 8 said 11 we 8 said 13 have 9 , 10 " 11 we 12 'll 12 'll 13 have 13 have 14 to 13 have 17 , 14 to 17 , 15 please 16 ye 15 please 17 , 17 , 19 suppose but what are we standing here [for] [?] 1 but 2 what 1 but 3 are 3 are 4 we 3 are 5 standing 3 are 6 here it 's perishing cold [;] [and] [if] [i] ['m] [no] [mistaken] [,] [they] ['re] [busking] [the] [covenant] [for] [sea] [.] ["] 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 perishing 3 perishing 4 cold [chapter] [vi] [what] [befell] [at] [the] [queen's] [ferry] at a table hard by the chimney , a tall , dark , sober-looking man sat writing [.] 1 at 3 table 1 at 8 , 1 at 15 man 2 a 3 table 3 table 4 hard 4 hard 5 by 5 by 7 chimney 6 the 7 chimney 9 a 10 tall 9 a 15 man 10 tall 11 , 10 tall 15 man 12 dark 13 , 12 dark 15 man 14 sober-looking 15 man 15 man 16 sat 16 sat 17 writing he got [to] his feet at once , and coming forward [,] [offered] [his] [large] [hand] [to] [ebenezer] [.] 1 he 9 and 2 got 5 feet 2 got 7 once 2 got 9 and 4 his 5 feet 6 at 7 once 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 coming 9 and 11 forward the wind 's fair , and the tide upon the turn [;] [we] ['ll] [see] [the] [old] [coal-bucket] [burning] [on] [the] [isle] [of] [may] [before] [to-night] [.] ["] 1 the 2 wind 2 wind 3 's 3 's 4 fair 4 fair 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 tide 6 and 9 upon 7 the 8 tide 9 upon 11 turn 10 the 11 turn " [captain] [hoseason] [,] " [returned] [my] [uncle] [,] ["] [you] [keep] [your] [room] [unco] [hot] [.] ["] 1 " 5 " " it ['s] [a] [habit] [i] [have] [,] [mr] [balfour] [,] ["] said [the] [skipper] [.] 1 " 13 said 2 it 13 said ["] [i] ['m] [a] [cold-rife] [man] [by] [my] [nature] [;] [i] [have] [a] [cold] [blood] [,] [sir] [.] there 's neither fur , [nor] flannel [no] , sir [,] nor hot rum , will warm up what they call the temperature [.] 1 there 15 , 2 's 12 nor 2 's 15 , 3 neither 12 nor 4 fur 5 , 5 , 7 flannel 5 , 9 , 9 , 10 sir 9 , 12 nor 12 nor 14 rum 13 hot 14 rum 15 , 16 will 16 will 17 warm 17 warm 18 up 17 warm 19 what 19 what 20 they 19 what 21 call 20 they 21 call 21 call 23 temperature 22 the 23 temperature sir , [it] ['s] [the] [same] [with] [most] [men] [that] [have] [been] [carbonadoed] , [as] [they] [call] [it] [,] [in] [the] [tropic] [seas] [.] " 1 sir 2 , 1 sir 14 , 14 , 25 " " [well] [,] [well] [,] [captain] [,] ["] replied my uncle , " we must all be the way we 're made [.] " 1 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 uncle 9 replied 12 , 9 replied 13 " 9 replied 14 we 9 replied 17 be 9 replied 24 " 10 my 11 uncle 14 we 15 must 15 must 17 be 16 all 17 be 17 be 19 way 18 the 19 way 19 way 20 we 19 way 22 made 20 we 21 're 21 're 22 made but it chanced that this fancy of the captain 's had a great share in my misfortunes [.] 1 but 2 it 1 but 10 's 2 it 3 chanced 3 chanced 4 that 5 this 6 fancy 6 fancy 7 of 6 fancy 10 's 7 of 9 captain 8 the 9 captain 10 's 11 had 11 had 14 share 11 had 15 in 12 a 13 great 12 a 14 share 13 great 14 share 14 share 15 in 15 in 17 misfortunes 16 my 17 misfortunes but the weeds were new to me some green , [some] brown and long , and some with little bladders that crackled between my fingers [.] 1 but 3 weeds 1 but 4 were 2 the 3 weeds 3 weeds 4 were 4 were 5 new 5 new 6 to 5 new 18 with 6 to 16 and 7 me 12 brown 8 some 12 brown 9 green 10 , 9 green 12 brown 12 brown 13 and 13 and 14 long 13 and 15 , 13 and 16 and 16 and 17 some 18 with 20 bladders 18 with 23 between 19 little 20 bladders 20 bladders 21 that 20 bladders 22 crackled 21 that 22 crackled 23 between 25 fingers 24 my 25 fingers i passed the time of day with one that looked less desperate than his fellows , and asked him of [the] sailing of the brig [.] 1 i 2 passed 2 passed 4 time 2 passed 7 with 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 of 5 of 6 day 6 day 7 with 7 with 8 one 8 one 9 that 8 one 17 and 8 one 20 of 8 one 23 of 9 that 17 and 10 looked 12 desperate 10 looked 17 and 11 less 12 desperate 12 desperate 13 than 13 than 15 fellows 14 his 15 fellows 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 asked 18 asked 19 him 20 of 22 sailing 23 of 25 brig 24 the 25 brig i [told] [him] [i] would give him [no] [such] [thing] [,] [for] [neither] [he] [nor] [i] [was] [of] [an] [age] [for] [such] [indulgences] [.] 1 i 5 would 5 would 6 give 6 give 7 him " [hoot] [,] [ay] [,] ["] says he , " [and] a very honest man [.] 1 " 7 says 7 says 8 he 7 says 9 , 7 says 15 man 9 , 10 " 12 a 13 very 12 a 15 man 13 very 14 honest 14 honest 15 man and , [o] , by-the-by , " says he , " [was] it [you] [that] came [in] [with] [ebenezer] [?] ["] 1 and 2 , 1 and 13 it 1 and 16 came 4 , 5 by-the-by 5 by-the-by 6 , 5 by-the-by 13 it 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 says 8 says 9 he 8 says 10 , 8 says 13 it 10 , 11 " 13 it 16 came i told him [no] , none [.] 1 i 2 told 2 told 3 him 2 told 5 , 2 told 6 none " [i] [thought] [not] [,] ["] said he [,] " [and] [yet] [ye] [have] [a] [kind] [of] [gliff] [of] [mr] [alexander] [.] ["] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 10 " [look] [.] i said [it] [seemed] that [ebenezer] was ill-seen in the country [.] 1 i 2 said 2 said 5 that 5 that 7 was 7 was 8 ill-seen 8 ill-seen 9 in 9 in 11 country 10 the 11 country " [nae] [doubt] [,] " [said] [the] [landlord] [.] 1 " 5 " " he 's [a] wicked [auld] [man] , and there ['s] many would like to see him girning in the tow [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 8 , 3 's 5 wicked 3 's 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 many 9 and 14 like 10 there 12 many 12 many 13 would 13 would 14 like 14 like 15 to 14 like 16 see 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 him 16 see 18 girning 18 girning 19 in 19 in 21 tow 20 the 21 tow [jennet] [clouston] [and] [mony] [mair] [that] [he] [has] [harried] [out] [of] [house] [and] [hame] [.] and yet he was ance a fine young fellow , too [.] 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 he 2 yet 5 ance 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 ance 5 ance 9 fellow 5 ance 11 too 6 a 9 fellow 7 fine 9 fellow 8 young 9 fellow 10 , 11 too but that was before [the] [sough] [gaed] [abroad] [about] [mr] [alexander] , that was like the death of him [.] ["] 1 but 2 that 1 but 12 , 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 before 12 , 14 was 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 like 15 like 17 death 16 the 17 death 17 death 18 of 18 of 19 him [rope] [.] [report] [.] " [and] [what] [was] [it] [?] " 1 " 7 " i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked " [ou] [,] [just] that he had [killed] [him] [,] ["] said [the] [landlord] [.] 1 " 12 said 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 12 said " [did] [ye] [never] [hear] [that] [?] " 1 " 8 " " [and] what [would] he [kill] [him] [for] [?] ["] said [i] [.] 1 " 11 said 3 what 5 he 5 he 11 said " [and] [what] [for] [,] [but] [just] [to] [get] [the] [place] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 14 said 14 said 15 he " [the] [place] [?] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 5 " " [the] [shaws] [?] " 1 " 5 " " [nae] [other] [place] [that] [i] [ken] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he " [ay] [,] [man] [?] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 6 " " [is] [that] so [?] 1 " 4 so [was] [my] [was] [alexander] [the] [eldest] [son] [?] ["] " ['] [deed] [was] he [,] ["] said [the] [landlord] [.] 1 " 5 he 5 he 8 said " [what] [else] [would] [he] [have] [killed] [him] [for] [?] " 1 " 11 " and with that he went away , as he had been impatient to do from the beginning [.] 1 and 4 he 1 and 5 went 2 with 3 that 2 with 4 he 4 he 5 went 5 went 6 away 5 went 8 as 7 , 8 as 8 as 17 beginning 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 impatient 12 impatient 13 to 12 impatient 15 from 13 to 14 do 15 from 17 beginning 16 the 17 beginning the next [thing] , [i] [heard] my uncle [calling] [me] [,] [and] [found] [the] [pair] [in] [the] [road] [together] [.] 1 the 2 next 2 next 4 , 4 , 7 my 7 my 8 uncle it was the captain who addressed me , and that with an air ( very [flattering] to a young lad ) of grave equality [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 captain 3 the 4 captain 4 captain 5 who 4 captain 6 addressed 5 who 6 addressed 6 addressed 9 and 6 addressed 11 with 7 me 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 that 9 and 11 with 11 with 13 air 12 an 13 air 13 air 17 to 13 air 22 of 14 ( 17 to 15 very 17 to 17 to 20 lad 17 to 21 ) 18 a 20 lad 19 young 20 lad 22 of 24 equality 23 grave 24 equality i wish [i] [was] for [longer] [here] [,] [that] [we] [might] [make] [the] [better] [friends] [;] [but] [we] ['ll] [make] [the] most of what we have [.] 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 5 for 5 for 22 most 22 most 23 of 23 of 24 what 24 what 25 we 24 what 26 have 25 we 26 have ye shall come on [board] my brig for half an hour , till the ebb sets , and drink a bowl with me [.] " 1 ye 18 and 2 shall 3 come 2 shall 18 and 3 come 4 on 3 come 8 for 3 come 13 till 4 on 7 brig 6 my 7 brig 7 brig 8 for 8 for 9 half 9 half 10 an 9 half 11 hour 10 an 11 hour 12 , 13 till 13 till 15 ebb 13 till 16 sets 13 till 17 , 14 the 15 ebb 15 ebb 16 sets 18 and 19 drink 19 drink 21 bowl 19 drink 22 with 20 a 21 bowl 21 bowl 22 with 22 with 23 me 23 me 25 " " [ay] [,] [ay] [,] ["] said he , " he passed me word of that [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 7 said 11 he 7 said 12 passed 9 , 10 " 11 he 12 passed 12 passed 14 word 13 me 14 word 14 word 15 of 15 of 16 that but [,] ye see , the boat 'll set ye ashore at the town pier , and that ['s] [but] [a] [penny] [stonecast] [from] [rankeillor] ['s] [house] [.] ["] 1 but 5 , 1 but 16 , 1 but 18 that 3 ye 5 , 4 see 5 , 5 , 9 set 6 the 7 boat 7 boat 8 'll 8 'll 9 set 9 set 10 ye 9 set 11 ashore 9 set 12 at 12 at 15 pier 13 the 15 pier 14 town 15 pier 16 , 17 and and here he suddenly leaned down and whispered [in] [my] [ear] [:] ["] take care of the old tod [;] [he] [means] [mischief] [.] 1 and 3 he 1 and 14 take 2 here 3 he 3 he 7 and 4 suddenly 5 leaned 5 leaned 6 down 5 leaned 7 and 7 and 8 whispered 14 take 15 care 15 care 16 of 16 of 19 tod 17 the 19 tod 18 old 19 tod come aboard [till] [i] [can] [get] [a] [word] [with] [ye] [.] ["] 1 come 2 aboard [any] [friend] [of] [mr] [balfour] ['s] [can] [command] [.] [a] [roll] [of] [tobacco] [?] [fox] [.] by this time we were at [the] [boat-side] , and he was handing me in [.] 1 by 3 time 1 by 4 we 2 this 3 time 4 we 5 were 5 were 6 at 6 at 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 10 and 12 was 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 handing 13 handing 14 me 13 handing 15 in " [but] [where] [is] [my] [uncle] [?] " [said] [i] [suddenly] [.] 1 " 8 " " [ay] [,] " [said] [hoseason] [,] [with] [a] [sudden] [grimness] [,] ["] [that] ['s] [the] [point] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " i felt [i] [was] [lost] [.] 1 i 2 felt with all my strength , [i] plucked myself clear [of] him and ran to the bulwarks [.] 1 with 2 all 1 with 7 plucked 1 with 12 and 2 all 3 my 2 all 5 , 3 my 4 strength 7 plucked 8 myself 9 clear 11 him 9 clear 12 and 12 and 13 ran 13 ran 14 to 14 to 16 bulwarks 15 the 16 bulwarks sure [enough] [,] there was [the] [boat] [pulling] [for] [the] [town] [,] [with] [my] [uncle] sitting in [the] [stern] [.] 1 sure 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 16 sitting 5 was 17 in i gave a piercing cry " help , help ! 1 i 2 gave 2 gave 5 cry 2 gave 7 help 3 a 4 piercing 3 a 5 cry 4 piercing 5 cry 5 cry 6 " 7 help 9 help 8 , 9 help 9 help 10 ! it was [the] last [i] [saw] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 last [chapter] [vii] [i] [go] [to] [sea] [in] [the] [brig] ["] [covenant] ["] [of] [dysart] i came to myself in darkness , in great pain , bound hand and foot , and deafened by many unfamiliar noises [.] 1 i 17 and 2 came 3 to 2 came 5 in 2 came 17 and 3 to 4 myself 5 in 6 darkness 6 darkness 8 in 7 , 8 in 8 in 14 and 8 in 16 , 9 great 10 pain 10 pain 11 , 11 , 13 hand 11 , 14 and 12 bound 13 hand 14 and 15 foot 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 deafened 17 and 19 by 19 by 22 noises 20 many 22 noises 21 unfamiliar 22 noises i heard a gun fire , and supposed the storm had proved too strong for us , and we were firing signals of distress [.] 1 i 7 and 2 heard 4 gun 2 heard 5 fire 2 heard 7 and 3 a 4 gun 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 supposed 8 supposed 10 storm 8 supposed 12 proved 9 the 10 storm 10 storm 11 had 11 had 12 proved 12 proved 14 strong 12 proved 15 for 12 proved 17 , 13 too 14 strong 15 for 16 us 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 we 18 and 20 were 19 we 20 were 20 were 21 firing 21 firing 22 signals 22 signals 23 of 23 of 24 distress the thought of deliverance , even by death in the deep sea , was welcome to me [.] 1 the 2 thought 2 thought 3 of 2 thought 14 was 3 of 4 deliverance 4 deliverance 6 even 5 , 6 even 6 even 7 by 6 even 9 in 6 even 13 , 7 by 8 death 8 death 9 in 9 in 12 sea 10 the 12 sea 11 deep 12 sea 14 was 15 welcome 14 was 16 to 16 to 17 me but sleep at length stole from me the consciousness of sorrow [.] 1 but 2 sleep 1 but 5 stole 2 sleep 3 at 2 sleep 5 stole 3 at 4 length 5 stole 6 from 5 stole 9 consciousness 6 from 7 me 8 the 9 consciousness 9 consciousness 10 of 10 of 11 sorrow i was awakened by the light of a hand-lantern shining in my face [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 awakened 3 awakened 4 by 3 awakened 11 in 4 by 6 light 5 the 6 light 6 light 7 of 7 of 9 hand-lantern 8 a 9 hand-lantern 9 hand-lantern 10 shining 9 hand-lantern 11 in 11 in 13 face 12 my 13 face a small man of about thirty , with green eyes and a tangle of fair hair , stood looking down at me [.] 1 a 2 small 1 a 3 man 2 small 3 man 3 man 4 of 3 man 18 stood 4 of 5 about 5 about 6 thirty 6 thirty 8 with 7 , 8 with 8 with 11 and 8 with 17 , 9 green 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 and 11 and 13 tangle 11 and 14 of 12 a 13 tangle 14 of 16 hair 15 fair 16 hair 18 stood 19 looking 19 looking 20 down 20 down 21 at 21 at 22 me " [well] [,] ["] said he , " how [goes] [it] ? " 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 8 " 5 said 9 how 5 said 12 ? 5 said 13 " " [ay] [,] ["] said he , " a sore [dunt] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 10 sore 7 , 8 " 9 a 10 sore what , [man] [?] 1 what 2 , cheer up [!] 1 cheer 2 up the world 's [no] done [;] [you] ['ve] [made] [a] [bad] [start] [of] [it] [but] [you] ['ll] [make] [a] [better] [.] 1 the 2 world 2 world 3 's 3 's 5 done have you had any meat [?] ["] 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 had 3 had 5 meat 4 any 5 meat [stroke] [.] i ached [,] besides , in every limb , and the cords that bound me seemed to be of fire [.] 1 i 2 ached 2 ached 4 besides 2 ached 6 in 5 , 6 in 6 in 8 limb 6 in 9 , 7 every 8 limb 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 cords 10 and 16 seemed 11 the 12 cords 12 cords 13 that 12 cords 14 bound 12 cords 16 seemed 13 that 14 bound 14 bound 15 me 16 seemed 17 to 16 seemed 18 be 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 of 19 of 20 fire the man with the green eyes was [the] [first] to [descend] [the] [ladder] , and [i] [noticed] [that] he came [somewhat] [unsteadily] [.] 1 the 2 man 2 man 3 with 2 man 7 was 3 with 6 eyes 4 the 6 eyes 5 green 6 eyes 7 was 10 to 10 to 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 19 he 19 he 20 came he was followed by the captain [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 followed 3 followed 4 by 4 by 6 captain 5 the 6 captain " [i] [am] [no] [conjurer] [,] [mr] [riach] [,] ["] said the captain [.] 1 " 11 said 11 said 13 captain 12 the 13 captain here he is [;] here [he] [shall] [bide] [.] ["] 1 here 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 5 here [but] [i] [was] [paid] [for] [nothing] [more] [.] ["] we 'll be [required] [on] [deck] , " he added , in a sharper note , and set one foot upon the ladder [.] 1 we 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 3 be 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 17 and 9 he 17 and 10 added 12 in 10 added 17 and 11 , 12 in 12 in 15 note 12 in 16 , 13 a 15 note 14 sharper 15 note 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 set 18 set 20 foot 19 one 20 foot 20 foot 21 upon 21 upon 23 ladder 22 the 23 ladder [but] [mr] [riach] [caught] [him] [by] [the] [sleeve] [.] " [admitting] [that] [you] [have] [been] [paid] [to] [do] [a] [murder] ["] he began [.] 1 " 13 he 13 he 14 began hoseason turned upon him with a flash [.] 1 hoseason 2 turned 2 turned 3 upon 2 turned 5 with 3 upon 4 him 5 with 7 flash 6 a 7 flash " [what] ['s] [that] [?] " he cried [.] 1 " 8 cried 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 cried " [what] [kind] [of] [talk] [is] [that] [?] " 1 " 9 " " [it] [seems] it [is] [the] [talk] [that] [you] [can] [understand] [,] ["] said [mr] [riach] [,] [looking] [him] [steadily] [in] [the] [face] [.] 1 " 14 said 4 it 14 said " [mr] [riach] [,] [i] [have] [sailed] [with] [ye] [three] [cruises] [,] " [replied] [the] [captain] [.] 1 " 13 " if ye say the lad will die " 1 if 2 ye 1 if 3 say 1 if 7 die 2 ye 3 say 3 say 5 lad 3 say 6 will 4 the 5 lad 5 lad 6 will 7 die 8 " " [ay] , [will] he [!] ["] said [mr] [.] [riach] [.] 1 " 8 said 3 , 5 he 5 he 8 said " [well] [,] [sir] [,] [is] [not] [that] enough [?] ["] said [hoseason] [.] 1 " 12 said 9 enough 12 said " [flit] [him] [where] [ye] [please] [!] " 1 " 8 " it was a blessed thing indeed to open my eyes again upon the daylight , and to find myself in the society of men [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 thing 2 was 7 to 3 a 4 blessed 3 a 5 thing 4 blessed 5 thing 6 indeed 7 to 7 to 16 and 8 open 10 eyes 8 open 11 again 8 open 12 upon 8 open 16 and 9 my 10 eyes 12 upon 14 daylight 13 the 14 daylight 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 to 16 and 18 find 17 to 18 find 18 find 19 myself 18 find 20 in 20 in 22 society 21 the 22 society 22 society 23 of 23 of 24 men there were [no] [bones] broken , he [explained] [:] ["] [a] [clour] [on] [the] [head] was [naething] [.] 1 there 6 , 2 were 5 broken 2 were 6 , 6 , 16 was 7 he 16 was man , " said he , " it was me [that] [gave] [it] [ye] [!] ["] 1 man 2 , 2 , 3 " 2 , 4 said 4 said 5 he 4 said 6 , 4 said 8 it 6 , 7 " 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 me [blow] [.] rough they were [,] [sure] [enough] [;] [and] [bad] [,] [i] [suppose] [;] [but] [they] [had] [many] [virtues] [.] 1 rough 3 were 2 they 3 were there was one man , of [maybe] forty , that would sit on my berthside for hours and tell me of his wife and child [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 man 3 one 4 man 4 man 6 of 5 , 6 of 6 of 8 forty 8 forty 10 that 8 forty 18 and 8 forty 21 of 9 , 10 that 10 that 18 and 11 would 12 sit 11 would 18 and 12 sit 13 on 12 sit 16 for 13 on 15 berthside 14 my 15 berthside 15 berthside 16 for 16 for 17 hours 18 and 19 tell 19 tell 20 me 21 of 24 and 22 his 23 wife 23 wife 24 and 24 and 25 child he was a fisher that had lost his boat , and thus [been] driven to the deep-sea voyaging [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 fisher 3 a 4 fisher 4 fisher 5 that 4 fisher 6 had 5 that 6 had 6 had 11 and 7 lost 9 boat 7 lost 11 and 8 his 9 boat 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 driven 11 and 15 to 12 thus 14 driven 15 to 18 voyaging 16 the 18 voyaging 17 deep-sea 18 voyaging well , it is [years] [ago] [now] : [but] [i] [have] [never] [forgotten] [him] [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 8 : the ship was bound for [the] [carolinas] [;] [and] [you] [must] [not] [suppose] [that] [i] [was] [going] [to] that place [merely] [as] [an] [exile] [.] 1 the 2 ship 2 ship 3 was 3 was 4 bound 4 bound 5 for 5 for 20 place 19 that 20 place i asked about the captain [;] [but] [i] [was] [told] [drink] [made] [no] [difference] [upon] [that] [man] [of] [iron] [.] 1 i 2 asked 2 asked 3 about 3 about 5 captain 4 the 5 captain but his mind was [scarce] truly human [.] 1 but 3 mind 1 but 4 was 2 his 3 mind 3 mind 4 was 4 was 7 human 6 truly 7 human as for me [,] [i] felt ashamed to look at him , and the poor child still comes about me in my dreams [.] 1 as 2 for 1 as 6 felt 2 for 3 me 6 felt 7 ashamed 6 felt 18 comes 7 ashamed 8 to 7 ashamed 9 look 8 to 9 look 9 look 10 at 10 at 13 and 11 him 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 child 14 the 16 child 15 poor 16 child 17 still 18 comes 18 comes 19 about 18 comes 21 in 19 about 20 me 21 in 23 dreams 22 my 23 dreams " [and] [in] [the] [meantime] [,] ["] says he [,] ["] [keep] [your] [heart] [up] [.] 1 " 8 says 8 says 9 he you 're not the only one [,] [i] ['ll] [tell] [you] [that] [.] 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 not 2 're 6 one 4 the 5 only 4 the 6 one there ['s] many a man hoeing tobacco over-seas that should be mounting his horse at his own door at home [;] many [and] [many] [!] 1 there 3 many 3 many 5 man 3 many 19 at 3 many 20 home 4 a 5 man 5 man 6 hoeing 5 man 9 that 5 man 10 should 5 man 11 be 6 hoeing 8 over-seas 7 tobacco 8 over-seas 9 that 10 should 11 be 12 mounting 12 mounting 14 horse 12 mounting 19 at 13 his 14 horse 14 horse 15 at 15 at 18 door 16 his 17 own 16 his 18 door 20 home 22 many and life is [all] a variorum , at the best [.] 1 and 2 life 1 and 3 is 2 life 3 is 3 is 6 variorum 5 a 6 variorum 6 variorum 8 at 7 , 8 at 8 at 10 best 9 the 10 best look at [me] [:] [i] ['m] a laird 's son and [more] [than] [half] [a] [doctor] , and [here] [i] [am] [,] [man-jack] [to] [hoseason] [!] ["] 1 look 2 at 1 look 11 and 2 at 10 son 7 a 8 laird 8 laird 9 's 9 's 10 son 11 and 17 , 17 , 18 and i thought it would be civil to ask him for his story [.] 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 it 2 thought 5 be 3 it 4 would 4 would 5 be 5 be 6 civil 6 civil 7 to 7 to 8 ask 8 ask 9 him 8 ask 10 for 10 for 12 story 11 his 12 story he whistled loud [.] 1 he 2 whistled 2 whistled 3 loud " [never] [had] [one] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he " [i] [like] [fun] [,] [that] ['s] [all] [.] " 1 " 10 " and he skipped out of the forecastle [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 skipped 2 he 3 skipped 3 skipped 5 of 4 out 5 of 5 of 7 forecastle 6 the 7 forecastle [chapter] [viii] [the] [round-house] " [my] [man] [,] ["] said he , " we want ye to serve in the round-house [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 , 6 said 10 we 6 said 11 want 8 , 9 " 10 we 11 want 11 want 12 ye 11 want 13 to 11 want 14 serve 13 to 14 serve 14 serve 15 in 15 in 17 round-house 16 the 17 round-house you [and] [ransome] are to change berths [.] 1 you 4 are 4 are 5 to 5 to 7 berths 6 change 7 berths run away aft with ye [.] ["] 1 run 2 away 1 run 3 aft 1 run 4 with 4 with 5 ye it was as white as wax , and had a look upon it like a dreadful smile [.] 1 it 8 and 2 was 4 white 2 was 8 and 3 as 4 white 4 white 5 as 5 as 6 wax 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 had 9 had 11 look 9 had 12 upon 9 had 14 like 10 a 11 look 11 look 12 upon 12 upon 13 it 14 like 17 smile 15 a 16 dreadful 15 a 17 smile 16 dreadful 17 smile the blood [in] [me] ran cold [,] [and] [i] [drew] [in] [my] [breath] [as] [if] [i] [had] [been] [struck] [.] 1 the 2 blood 2 blood 5 ran 5 ran 6 cold " [run] [away] [aft] [;] [run] [away] [aft] [with] [ye] [!] " [cried] [hoseason] [.] 1 " 12 " the brig was sheering swiftly and giddily through a long , cresting swell [.] 1 the 2 brig 2 brig 3 was 3 was 4 sheering 3 was 6 and 3 was 8 through 5 swiftly 6 and 6 and 7 giddily 8 through 13 swell 9 a 10 long 9 a 13 swell 10 long 11 , 10 long 13 swell 12 cresting 13 swell the most of the cutlasses were in another place [.] 1 the 2 most 2 most 3 of 2 most 5 cutlasses 3 of 5 cutlasses 4 the 5 cutlasses 5 cutlasses 6 were 6 were 7 in 7 in 9 place 8 another 9 place he was a tall man , strongly made [and] very black ; and he stared before him on the table like one [stupid] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 man 2 was 8 made 3 a 4 tall 3 a 5 man 4 tall 5 man 6 , 8 made 7 strongly 8 made 8 made 11 black 8 made 12 ; 10 very 11 black 12 ; 13 and 13 and 14 he 13 and 15 stared 14 he 15 stared 15 stared 16 before 15 stared 18 on 15 stared 21 like 16 before 17 him 18 on 20 table 19 the 20 table 21 like 22 one he shook his head like one that does not know and does not wish to think [,] [and] [his] [face] [was] [very] [stern] [.] 1 he 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 2 shook 5 like 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 like 5 like 6 one 6 one 7 that 6 one 11 and 7 that 11 and 8 does 9 not 8 does 10 know 8 does 11 and 11 and 12 does 12 does 13 not 12 does 14 wish 13 not 14 wish 14 wish 15 to 14 wish 16 think 15 to 16 think [presently] [mr] [riach] [came] [in] [.] and as he spoke [(] the weather sliding-doors standing open ) he tossed the bottle into the sea [.] 1 and 12 he 1 and 13 tossed 2 as 3 he 2 as 4 spoke 2 as 11 ) 2 as 12 he 3 he 4 spoke 4 spoke 8 sliding-doors 6 the 8 sliding-doors 7 weather 8 sliding-doors 8 sliding-doors 9 standing 9 standing 10 open 12 he 13 tossed 13 tossed 15 bottle 13 tossed 16 into 14 the 15 bottle 15 bottle 16 into 16 into 18 sea 17 the 18 sea " [sit] [down] [!] " [roars] [the] [captain] [.] 1 " 5 " ["] [ye] [sot] [and] [swine] [,] [do] [ye] [know] [what] [ye] ['ve] [done] [?] ye 've murdered the boy [!] ["] 1 ye 2 've 2 've 3 murdered 3 murdered 5 boy 4 the 5 boy [mr] [shuan] [seemed] [to] [understand] [;] [for] [he] [sat] [down] [again] [,] [and] [put] [up] [his] [hand] [to] [his] [brow] [.] " [well] , " he said , " he brought me a dirty pannikin ! " 1 " 6 said 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 he 5 he 6 said 6 said 7 , 6 said 9 he 6 said 10 brought 6 said 15 ! 7 , 8 " 9 he 10 brought 10 brought 11 me 10 brought 14 pannikin 12 a 13 dirty 12 a 14 pannikin 13 dirty 14 pannikin 15 ! 16 " the murderer cried a little [,] [but] [he] [took] [off] [his] [sea-boots] [and] [obeyed] [.] 1 the 2 murderer 2 murderer 3 cried 3 cried 5 little 4 a 5 little " [ah] [!] " [cried] [mr] [riach] [,] [with] [a] [dreadful] [voice] [,] ["] [ye] [should] [have] [interfered] [long] [syne] [.] 1 " 4 " it 's too late now [.] ["] 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 late 3 too 4 late 4 late 5 now " [mr] [riach] [,] ["] said the captain , " this night 's work must [never] be [kennt] [in] [dysart] [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 8 captain 6 said 9 , 6 said 14 work 6 said 17 be 7 the 8 captain 9 , 10 " 11 this 12 night 12 night 13 's 13 's 14 work 14 work 15 must 15 must 17 be he turned to the table [.] 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 3 to 3 to 5 table 4 the 5 table " [what] [made] [ye] [throw] [the] [good] [bottle] [away] [?] " he added [.] 1 " 13 added 11 " 12 he 12 he 13 added ["] [there] [was] [nae] [sense] [in] [that] [,] [sir] [.] here , [david] , [draw] [me] [another] [.] 1 here 2 , 1 here 4 , they 're in the bottom locker [;] ["] [and] [he] [tossed] [me] [a] [key] [.] 1 they 2 're 2 're 3 in 3 in 6 locker 4 the 6 locker 5 bottom 6 locker " [ye] ['ll] [need] [a] [glass] [yourself] [,] [sir] , " he added [to] [riach] [.] 1 " 13 added 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 added " [yon] [was] [an] [ugly] [thing] [to] [see] [.] " 1 " 10 " [how] [they] [kept] [their] [health] [,] [i] [know] [not] [,] [any] [more] [than] [how] [i] [kept] [my] [own] [.] and yet in other ways it was an easy service [.] 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 6 it 2 yet 7 was 3 in 5 ways 3 in 6 it 4 other 5 ways 6 it 7 was 7 was 10 service 8 an 9 easy 8 an 10 service 9 easy 10 service as for [mr] [shuan] , [the] [drink] [or] [his] [crime] , [or] [the] two [together] , had [certainly] [troubled] his [mind] [.] 1 as 2 for 1 as 20 his 2 for 5 , 5 , 11 , 11 , 14 two 11 , 16 , 16 , 17 had i [cannot] [say] [i] [ever] saw him in his proper wits [.] 1 i 6 saw 6 saw 7 him 6 saw 8 in 8 in 11 wits 9 his 11 wits 10 proper 11 wits but [i] [had] [no] [cause] to be [afraid] [of] [him] [.] 1 but 7 be 6 to 7 be " [you] [were] [not] [here] [before] [?] " he asked [.] 1 " 10 asked 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 asked " [no] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [.] ["] 1 " 6 " you may think it strange , but for all [the] [horror] [i] [had] , [i] was still [sorry] [for] [him] [.] 1 you 2 may 2 may 3 think 3 think 4 it 4 it 5 strange 5 strange 7 but 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 for 7 but 14 , 8 for 9 all 14 , 16 was 16 was 17 still altogether it was no very hard life for the time it lasted , which ( as you are to hear ) was not long [.] 1 altogether 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 7 life 3 was 8 for 4 no 7 life 5 very 6 hard 6 hard 7 life 7 life 8 for 8 for 10 time 9 the 10 time 10 time 11 it 10 time 12 lasted 10 time 14 which 11 it 12 lasted 13 , 14 which 14 which 16 as 14 which 22 was 15 ( 16 as 16 as 20 hear 16 as 21 ) 17 you 18 are 18 are 19 to 18 are 20 hear 19 to 20 hear 22 was 23 not 22 was 24 long i had company , too , and good company of its sort [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 9 company 3 company 9 company 4 , 5 too 5 too 6 , 5 too 8 good 6 , 7 and 8 good 9 company 9 company 10 of 10 of 12 sort 11 its 12 sort and then [i] [had] [another] trouble [of] [my] [own] [.] 1 and 6 trouble 2 then 6 trouble [chapter] [ix] [the] [man] [with] [the] [belt] [of] [gold] more than a week went by [,] [in] [which] [the] [ill-luck] [that] [had] [hitherto] [pursued] [the] [covenant] [upon] [this] [voyage] [grew] [yet] [more] [strongly] [marked] [.] 1 more 2 than 2 than 4 week 3 a 4 week 4 week 5 went 5 went 6 by some days she made a little way [;] others , [she] was driven actually back [.] 1 some 2 days 2 days 3 she 2 days 10 , 2 days 15 back 3 she 10 , 4 made 7 way 4 made 9 others 4 made 10 , 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 way 6 little 7 way 10 , 12 was 12 was 13 driven 14 actually 15 back my two masters leaped to their feet [.] 1 my 2 two 2 two 3 masters 3 masters 4 leaped 4 leaped 5 to 5 to 7 feet 6 their 7 feet " she ['s] [struck] [!] ["] said [mr] [riach] [.] 1 " 2 she 2 she 7 said " [no] [,] [sir] [,] ["] said the captain [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 9 captain 8 the 9 captain " [we] ['ve] [only] [run] [a] [boat] [down] [.] " 1 " 10 " and they hurried out [.] 1 and 2 they 1 and 3 hurried 2 they 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 out the captain was in the right of it [.] 1 the 2 captain 2 captain 3 was 3 was 4 in 4 in 6 right 5 the 6 right 6 right 7 of 7 of 8 it it showed he had luck and much agility and unusual strength , that he should have thus saved himself from such a pass [.] 1 it 2 showed 2 showed 3 he 2 showed 4 had 3 he 4 had 4 had 9 and 5 luck 6 and 6 and 8 agility 6 and 9 and 7 much 8 agility 9 and 11 strength 9 and 13 that 9 and 18 saved 10 unusual 11 strength 12 , 13 that 13 that 14 he 13 that 18 saved 14 he 15 should 15 should 16 have 16 have 18 saved 17 thus 18 saved 18 saved 19 himself 18 saved 20 from 20 from 23 pass 21 such 22 a 22 a 23 pass his manners [,] [besides] [,] [were] [elegant] [,] [and] [he] [pledged] [the] [captain] [handsomely] [.] 1 his 2 manners [altogether] [i] [thought] [of] [him] [,] [at] [the] [first] [sight] [,] [that] [here] [was] [a] [man] [i] [would] [rather] [call] [my] [friend] [than] [my] [enemy] [.] the captain , too , was taking his observations , but rather [of] the man 's clothes than his person [.] 1 the 2 captain 2 captain 6 was 3 , 4 too 4 too 5 , 4 too 6 was 6 was 7 taking 7 taking 11 but 7 taking 18 than 8 his 9 observations 9 observations 11 but 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 rather 11 but 17 clothes 14 the 15 man 15 man 16 's 16 's 17 clothes 18 than 20 person 19 his 20 person " [i] ['m] [vexed] [,] [sir] [,] [about] [the] [boat] [,] " [says] [the] [captain] [.] 1 " 12 " " [friends] [of] [yours] [?] " [said] [hoseason] [.] 1 " 6 " " [you] [have] [none] [such] [friends] [in] [your] [country] [,] ["] was the reply [.] 1 " 12 was 12 was 14 reply 13 the 14 reply " [they] [would] [have] [died] [for] [me] [like] [dogs] [.] " 1 " 11 " " [and] [that] ['s] [true] [,] [too] [,] ["] cried the other , " and ye seem to be a gentleman of great penetration [.] " 1 " 10 cried 10 cried 12 other 10 cried 13 , 10 cried 14 " 10 cried 15 and 10 cried 26 " 11 the 12 other 15 and 16 ye 15 and 17 seem 16 ye 17 seem 17 seem 18 to 17 seem 19 be 18 to 19 be 19 be 21 gentleman 20 a 21 gentleman 21 gentleman 22 of 22 of 24 penetration 23 great 24 penetration " [well] [,] [sir] [,] " [says] [the] [other] [,] ["] [and] [so] [has] [many] [a] [pretty] [man] [,] [for] [the] [matter] [of] [that] [.] ["] 1 " 6 " " [no] [doubt] [,] [sir] [,] " [says] [the] [captain] [,] ["] [and] [fine] [coats] [.] ["] 1 " 7 " " [oho] [!] ["] says the stranger , " is that how the wind sets ? " 1 " 5 says 5 says 7 stranger 5 says 8 , 5 says 9 " 5 says 10 is 5 says 16 ? 5 says 17 " 6 the 7 stranger 10 is 11 that 10 is 12 how 12 how 14 wind 12 how 15 sets 13 the 14 wind 14 wind 15 sets and he laid his hand quickly on his pistols [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 laid 2 he 3 laid 3 laid 5 hand 3 laid 6 quickly 3 laid 7 on 4 his 5 hand 7 on 9 pistols 8 his 9 pistols " [don't] [be] [hasty] [,] ["] said the captain [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 9 captain 8 the 9 captain ["] [don't] [do] [a] [mischief] [before] [ye] [see] [the] [need] [of] [it] [.] " [why] [,] [sir] [,] " [replied] [the] [captain] [,] ["] [i] [am] [a] [true-blue] [protestant] [,] [and] [i] [thank] [god] [for] [it] [.] ["] 1 " 6 " " [can] [ye] so [,] [indeed] [?] ["] [asked] [the] [jacobite] [.] 1 " 4 so " [in] [france] [?] " [says] [the] [captain] [.] 1 " 5 " ["] [no] [,] [sir] [;] [that] [i] [cannot] [do] [.] but where ye come [from] we might talk of that [.] ["] 1 but 2 where 1 but 6 we 2 where 3 ye 2 where 4 come 3 ye 4 come 6 we 7 might 7 might 8 talk 8 talk 9 of 9 of 10 that " [half] of it , " he cried [,] ["] [and] [i] ['m] [your] [man] ! " 1 " 8 cried 3 of 4 it 3 of 5 , 3 of 7 he 5 , 6 " 7 he 8 cried 8 cried 16 ! 16 ! 17 " the other swept back the guineas into the belt , and put it on again under his waistcoat [.] 1 the 2 other 2 other 11 and 3 swept 4 back 3 swept 6 guineas 3 swept 7 into 3 swept 11 and 5 the 6 guineas 6 guineas 7 into 7 into 9 belt 8 the 9 belt 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 put 12 put 13 it 12 put 14 on 12 put 15 again 12 put 16 under 16 under 18 waistcoat 17 his 18 waistcoat " [i] [have] [told] [ye] [sir] [,] ["] said he , " [that] not one doit of it belongs to me [.] 1 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 , 9 said 16 doit 9 said 19 belongs 11 , 12 " 14 not 15 one 15 one 16 doit 16 doit 17 of 16 doit 19 belongs 17 of 18 it 19 belongs 20 to 20 to 21 me thirty guineas [on] [the] [sea-side] [,] [or] [sixty] [if] [ye] [set] [me] [on] [the] [linnhe] [loch] [.] 1 thirty 2 guineas take it , if ye will ; [if] not , ye can do your worst [.] ["] 1 take 2 it 1 take 4 if 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 ye 4 if 6 will 4 if 7 ; 5 ye 6 will 7 ; 9 not 7 ; 10 , 10 , 11 ye 10 , 13 do 11 ye 12 can 12 can 13 do 13 do 15 worst 14 your 15 worst " [ay] [,] " [said] [hoseason] [.] 1 " 4 " " [and] [if] [i] [give] [ye] [over] [to] [the] [soldiers] [?] " 1 " 12 " " [ye] [would] [make] [a] [fool] ['s] [bargain] [,] " [said] [the] [other] [.] 1 " 10 " ["] [my] [chief] [,] [let] [me] [tell] [you] [,] [sir] [,] [is] [forfeited] [,] [like] [every] [honest] [man] [in] [scotland] [.] " [little] [enough] , to be sure , " said [hoseason] [;] and then , " if they knew , " he added [,] [drily] [.] 1 " 23 added 4 , 5 to 4 , 13 and 5 to 8 , 6 be 7 sure 6 be 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 said 13 and 22 he 14 then 22 he 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 if 17 if 18 they 17 if 19 knew 17 if 20 , 17 if 22 he 18 they 19 knew 20 , 21 " 22 he 23 added " [but] [i] [think] [,] [if] [i] [was] [to] [try] [,] [that] [i] [could] [hold] [my] [tongue] [about] [it] [.] " 1 " 21 " " [ah] [,] [but] [i] ['ll] [begowk] [ye] [there] [!] " [cried] [the] [gentleman] [.] 1 " 11 " ["] [play] [me] [false] [,] [and] [i] ['ll] [play] [you] [cunning] [.] if a hand is laid upon me , they shall ken [what] money it is [.] ["] 1 if 3 hand 1 if 5 laid 1 if 9 they 2 a 3 hand 3 hand 4 is 4 is 5 laid 6 upon 7 me 6 upon 8 , 6 upon 9 they 9 they 10 shall 10 shall 11 ken 11 ken 13 money 13 money 14 it 13 money 15 is 14 it 15 is [befool] [.] " [well] [,] " [returned] [the] [captain] [,] ["] [what] [must] [be] [must] [.] 1 " 4 " sixty guineas , and done [.] 1 sixty 2 guineas 2 guineas 4 and 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 done here 's my hand upon it [.] ["] 1 here 2 's 2 's 4 hand 2 's 5 upon 3 my 4 hand 4 hand 5 upon 5 upon 6 it " [and] [here] ['s] [mine] [,] " [said] [the] [other] [.] 1 " 7 " and [thereupon] the captain went out ( rather hurriedly , [i] [thought] [)] [,] [and] left [me] alone in the round-house with the stranger [.] 1 and 4 captain 1 and 5 went 3 the 4 captain 4 captain 5 went 5 went 6 out 5 went 9 hurriedly 5 went 22 with 7 ( 8 rather 7 ( 9 hurriedly 9 hurriedly 10 , 16 left 18 alone 18 alone 19 in 19 in 21 round-house 20 the 21 round-house 21 round-house 22 with 22 with 24 stranger 23 the 24 stranger and as if all this were not enough , he had a belt full of golden guineas round his loins [.] 1 and 11 had 2 as 3 if 3 if 5 this 3 if 6 were 3 if 9 , 3 if 10 he 4 all 5 this 5 this 6 were 6 were 7 not 6 were 8 enough 10 he 11 had 11 had 13 belt 11 had 18 round 12 a 13 belt 13 belt 14 full 14 full 15 of 15 of 17 guineas 16 golden 17 guineas 18 round 20 loins 19 his 20 loins [whatever] [my] [opinions] [,] [i] [could] [not] [look] [on] [such] [a] [man] [without] [a] [lively] [interest] [.] " [and] so [you] ['re] [a] [jacobite] [?] ["] [said] [i] [,] [as] [i] [set] [meat] [before] [him] [.] 1 " 3 so " [ay] [,] ["] said he , beginning to eat [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 8 beginning 7 , 8 beginning 8 beginning 9 to 8 beginning 10 eat 9 to 10 eat " [and] [you] [,] [by] [your] [long] [face] [,] [should] [be] [a] [whig] [?] " 1 " 15 " [whig] [or] [whigamore] [was] [the] [cant] [name] [for] [those] [who] [were] [loyal] [to] [king] [george] [.] " [and] [that] ['s] [naething] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he " [i] ['ll] [go] [and] [ask] [for] [the] [key] [,] " [said] [i] [,] [and] [stepped] [on] [deck] [.] 1 " 11 " the fog was as close as [ever] [,] but the swell almost down [.] 1 the 2 fog 2 fog 3 was 3 was 5 close 4 as 5 close 5 close 6 as 5 close 9 but 5 close 12 almost 6 as 9 but 9 but 11 swell 10 the 11 swell 12 almost 13 down some [of] [the] [hands] [were] [still] [hearkening] [for] [breakers] [;] but the captain and the two officers were in [the] [waist] [with] [their] [heads] [together] [.] 1 some 19 in 11 but 14 and 12 the 13 captain 13 captain 14 and 14 and 17 officers 14 and 18 were 15 the 16 two 16 two 17 officers 18 were 19 in it was [mr] [riach] , [crying] [out] [as] [if] [upon] [a] [sudden] thought [:] ["] [couldn't] [we] [wile] [him] [out] of [the] [round-house] [?] ["] 1 it 2 was 2 was 21 of 5 , 13 thought 13 thought 21 of " he ['s] [better] [where] [he] is , " [returned] [hoseason] [;] " [he] [hasn't] [room] [to] [use] [his] [sword] [.] ["] 1 " 2 he 2 he 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 13 " " [well] [,] [that] ['s] [true] [,] ["] said [riach] [;] ["] [but] he 's hard to come at [.] ["] 1 " 9 said 9 said 14 he 14 he 15 's 15 's 16 hard 16 hard 17 to 16 hard 19 at 17 to 18 come 18 come 19 at " [hut] [!] " [said] [hoseason] [.] 1 " 4 " at this [hearing] [,] [i] [was] [seized] [with] [both] [fear] [and] [anger] [at] [these] [treacherous] [,] [greedy] [,] [bloody] [men] that [i] [sailed] [with] [.] 1 at 2 this 1 at 21 that my first mind was to run away [;] [my] [second] [was] [bolder] [.] 1 my 3 mind 2 first 3 mind 3 mind 4 was 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 run 6 run 7 away " [captain] [,] ["] said [i] [,] ["] the gentleman [is] [seeking] [a] [dram] [,] [and] [the] [bottle] ['s] [out] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 10 gentleman 9 the 10 gentleman will you give me the key [?] ["] 1 will 2 you 1 will 3 give 3 give 4 me 3 give 6 key 5 the 6 key they all started and turned about [.] 1 they 4 and 2 all 3 started 3 started 4 and 4 and 5 turned 4 and 6 about " [why] [,] [here] ['s] [our] [chance] [to] [get] [the] [firearms] [!] " 1 " 13 " " [ay] [,] [ay] [,] ["] put in [hoseason] [.] 1 " 7 put 7 put 8 in ["] [david] [kens] [;] [david] ['s] [a] [good] [lad] [.] i had never been so [be-davided] [since] [i] [came] [on] [board] [:] [but] [i] [said] [yes] , as [if] [all] [i] [heard] [were] [quite] [natural] [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 4 been 3 never 4 been 4 been 5 so 5 so 17 , 17 , 18 as now , [if] [i] , [or] one of the officers [,] was to go [in] and [take] [them] , he would fall to thinking [.] 1 now 2 , 1 now 20 he 2 , 16 and 5 , 7 one 7 one 8 of 7 one 12 was 8 of 10 officers 9 the 10 officers 12 was 13 to 13 to 14 go 14 go 16 and 16 and 19 , 20 he 21 would 21 would 22 fall 22 fall 23 to 23 to 24 thinking but a lad like you , [david] [,] might snap up a horn and a pistol or two [without] remark [.] 1 but 3 lad 1 but 6 , 1 but 9 might 2 a 3 lad 3 lad 4 like 4 like 5 you 9 might 10 snap 9 might 11 up 11 up 17 or 12 a 13 horn 13 horn 14 and 14 and 16 pistol 14 and 17 or 15 a 16 pistol 17 or 20 remark 18 two 20 remark [here] [mr] [riach] [whispered] [him] [a] [little] [.] what was [i] to do [?] 1 what 2 was 2 was 4 to 4 to 5 do " [o] [!] ["] cried [i] [,] ["] [they] ['re] all [murderers] [here] [;] [it] ['s] [a] [ship] [full] [of] [them] [!] 1 " 5 cried 5 cried 11 all they 've murdered a boy already [.] 1 they 2 've 2 've 3 murdered 3 murdered 5 boy 3 murdered 6 already 4 a 5 boy now it 's you [.] ["] 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 you " [ay] [,] [ay] [,] ["] said he [;] " [but] [they] [have] [n't] [got] [me] [yet] [.] ["] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 10 " and [then] [looking] [at] [me] [curiously] , ["] [will] [ye] [stand] with me [?] " 1 and 7 , 7 , 12 with 12 with 13 me 13 me 15 " " [that] [will] [i] [!] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [i] [am] [no] [thief] [,] [nor] [yet] [murderer] [.] i 'll stand by you [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 stand 3 stand 4 by 4 by 5 you " [why] [,] [then] [,] ["] said he , " what 's your name ? " 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 7 said 10 " 7 said 11 what 7 said 15 ? 7 said 16 " 11 what 12 's 12 's 14 name 13 your 14 name " [my] [name] [is] [stewart] , " he said , drawing himself up [.] 1 " 9 said 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 11 drawing 10 , 11 drawing 11 drawing 12 himself 11 drawing 13 up ["] [alan] [breck] [,] [they] [call] [me] [.] and having administered this rebuke , as though it were something of a chief importance , he turned to examine our defences [.] 1 and 2 having 1 and 3 administered 2 having 3 administered 3 administered 5 rebuke 3 administered 7 as 4 this 5 rebuke 6 , 7 as 7 as 17 he 7 as 18 turned 8 though 9 it 8 though 10 were 8 though 16 , 8 though 17 he 9 it 10 were 10 were 11 something 11 something 12 of 12 of 15 importance 13 a 14 chief 13 a 15 importance 14 chief 15 importance 17 he 18 turned 18 turned 19 to 19 to 20 examine 20 examine 22 defences 21 our 22 defences the round-house was built very strong , to support the breaching of the seas [.] 1 the 2 round-house 2 round-house 3 was 3 was 7 , 4 built 6 strong 4 built 7 , 5 very 6 strong 7 , 8 to 7 , 9 support 8 to 9 support 9 support 11 breaching 10 the 11 breaching 11 breaching 12 of 12 of 14 seas 13 the 14 seas of its five apertures , only the skylight and the two doors were large enough for the passage of a man [.] 1 of 4 apertures 1 of 5 , 1 of 6 only 2 its 3 five 3 five 4 apertures 6 only 9 and 7 the 8 skylight 8 skylight 9 and 9 and 12 doors 9 and 13 were 10 the 11 two 11 two 12 doors 13 were 14 large 14 large 15 enough 14 large 16 for 16 for 18 passage 17 the 18 passage 18 passage 19 of 19 of 21 man 20 a 21 man " [it] [would] [be] [yet] [better] [shut] [,] " [says] [i] [.] 1 " 9 " " [not] [so] [,] [david] [,] ["] says he [.] 1 " 8 says 8 says 9 he [reaching] [.] " [i] [must] [stick] to [the] [point] , " he said , [shaking] his head [;] ["] [and] that 's a pity , [too] [.] 1 " 11 said 5 to 8 , 5 to 10 he 8 , 9 " 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 , 11 said 19 that 11 said 23 , 12 , 14 his 12 , 15 head 14 his 15 head 19 that 20 's 20 's 22 pity 21 a 22 pity it [doesn't] [set] [my] [genius] [,] [which] is all for the upper guard [.] 1 it 8 is 8 is 9 all 8 is 10 for 9 all 10 for 10 for 13 guard 11 the 13 guard 12 upper 13 guard and , now , " said he , " do you keep on charging the pistols , and give heed to me [.] ["] 1 and 3 now 1 and 18 and 2 , 3 now 3 now 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 , 6 said 10 do 8 , 9 " 11 you 18 and 12 keep 13 on 13 on 14 charging 13 on 18 and 14 charging 16 pistols 15 the 16 pistols 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 give 19 give 20 heed 19 give 21 to 20 heed 21 to 21 to 22 me i told him [i] [would] [listen] [closely] [.] 1 i 2 told 2 told 3 him " [first] [of] [all] [,] ["] said he , " how [many] [are] [against] [us] ? " 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 7 said 10 " 7 said 11 how 7 said 16 ? 7 said 17 " i [reckoned] [them] [up] [;] [and] [such] was [the] [hurry] of my mind [,] [i] [had] [to] [cast] [the] [numbers] [twice] [.] 1 i 8 was 8 was 11 of 11 of 13 mind 12 my 13 mind " [fifteen] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 4 " alan whistled [.] 1 alan 2 whistled " [well] [,] ["] said he , " that can't be cured [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 9 that 5 said 12 cured 7 , 8 " 10 can't 11 be 11 be 12 cured [and] [now] [follow] [me] [.] it is my part to [keep] [this] [door] [,] [where] [i] look for the main battle [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 part 2 is 5 to 3 my 4 part 5 to 12 look 12 look 13 for 13 for 16 battle 14 the 15 main 14 the 16 battle in that , ye have no hand [.] 1 in 2 that 1 in 3 , 1 in 4 ye 4 ye 5 have 5 have 7 hand 6 no 7 hand i told him [,] [indeed] [i] [was] [no] [great] [shot] [.] 1 i 2 told 2 told 3 him " [and] [that] ['s] [very] [bravely] [said] , " he cried , in [a] great admiration of my candour [.] 1 " 11 cried 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 cried 11 cried 13 in 12 , 13 in 13 in 16 admiration 15 great 16 admiration 16 admiration 17 of 17 of 19 candour 18 my 19 candour " there 's [many] a pretty gentleman [that] wouldnae dare to say [it] [.] ["] 1 " 12 say 2 there 3 's 3 's 10 dare 3 's 11 to 5 a 6 pretty 5 a 10 dare 6 pretty 7 gentleman 7 gentleman 10 dare 9 wouldnae 10 dare 11 to 12 say " [but] [then] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [there] [is] [the] [door] [behind] [you] [,] [which] [they] [may] [perhaps] [break] [in] [.] ["] 1 " 7 " " [ay] [,] ["] said he , " and that is a part of your work [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 9 and 7 , 8 " 9 and 10 that 9 and 11 is 10 that 11 is 11 is 16 work 12 a 13 part 13 part 14 of 13 part 16 work 14 of 16 work 15 your 16 work but that 's not all [.] 1 but 2 that 1 but 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 not 3 's 5 all let's make a bit of [a] [soldier] of [ye] , [david] [.] 1 let's 2 make 2 make 4 bit 3 a 4 bit 4 bit 5 of 5 of 10 , 8 of 10 , what else have ye [to] [guard] [?] ["] 1 what 2 else 1 what 3 have 3 have 4 ye " [there] ['s] [the] [skylight] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 7 " " [and] [that] ['s] [very] [true] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 8 " " [but] [have] [ye] [no] [ears] [to] [your] [head] [?] " 1 " 11 " " [to] [be] [sure] [!] " [cried] [i] [.] 1 " 6 " " [i] [must] [hear] [the] [bursting] [of] [the] [glass] [!] " 1 " 11 " " [ye] [have] [some] [rudiments] [of] [sense] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] [grimly] [.] 1 " 9 " [chapter] [x] [the] [siege] [of] [the] [round-house] but now our time [of] truce was come to an end [.] 1 but 2 now 1 but 6 truce 3 our 6 truce 4 time 6 truce 6 truce 7 was 7 was 8 come 8 come 9 to 9 to 11 end 10 an 11 end " [stand] [!] " [cried] [alan] [,] [and] [pointed] [his] [sword] [at] [him] [.] 1 " 4 " the captain stood , indeed ; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot [.] 1 the 2 captain 2 captain 3 stood 3 stood 5 indeed 4 , 5 indeed 5 indeed 6 ; 6 ; 7 but 7 but 8 he 7 but 11 nor 8 he 11 nor 9 neither 11 nor 10 winced 11 nor 11 nor 12 drew 12 drew 13 back 12 drew 15 foot 14 a 15 foot " [a] [naked] [sword] [?] ["] says he [.] 1 " 7 says 7 says 8 he " [this] [is] [a] [strange] [return] [for] [hospitality] [.] " 1 " 10 " " [do] [ye] [see] [me] [?] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [i] [am] [come] [of] [kings] [;] [i] [bear] [a] [king] ['s] [name] [.] my badge is the oak [.] 1 my 2 badge 2 badge 3 is 3 is 5 oak 4 the 5 oak do ye see my sword [?] 1 do 2 ye 1 do 3 see 3 see 5 sword 4 my 5 sword it has [slashed] [the] [heads] [off] [mair] [whigamores] [than] [you] [have] [toes] [upon] [your] [feet] [.] 1 it 2 has call up your vermin to your back , sir , and fall on [!] 1 call 2 up 1 call 4 vermin 1 call 5 to 3 your 4 vermin 4 vermin 5 to 5 to 11 and 6 your 7 back 7 back 8 , 8 , 9 sir 8 , 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 fall 12 fall 13 on the sooner the clash begins , the sooner ye 'll taste this steel throughout your vitals [.] ["] 1 the 2 sooner 2 sooner 4 clash 2 sooner 5 begins 2 sooner 6 , 2 sooner 8 sooner 3 the 4 clash 4 clash 5 begins 7 the 8 sooner 8 sooner 9 ye 8 sooner 11 taste 9 ye 10 'll 10 'll 11 taste 11 taste 13 steel 11 taste 14 throughout 12 this 13 steel 14 throughout 16 vitals 15 your 16 vitals the captain said nothing to [alan] , but he looked over at me with an ugly look [.] 1 the 2 captain 2 captain 3 said 3 said 4 nothing 3 said 5 to 5 to 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 8 but 10 looked 9 he 10 looked 10 looked 11 over 10 looked 12 at 10 looked 14 with 12 at 13 me 14 with 17 look 15 an 17 look 16 ugly 17 look " [david] [,] ["] said he , " [i] ['ll] [mind] [this] [;] " and the [sound] [of] [his] voice [went] [through] [me] [with] [a] [jar] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 20 voice 7 , 8 " 7 , 15 and 8 " 14 " 16 the 20 voice next [moment] he was gone [.] 1 next 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 gone " [and] [now] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [let] [your] [hand] [keep] [your] [head] [,] [for] [the] [grip] [is] [coming] [.] ["] 1 " 5 " alan drew a dirk , which he held in his left hand in case they should run in under his sword [.] 1 alan 2 drew 2 drew 4 dirk 3 a 4 dirk 4 dirk 6 which 5 , 6 which 6 which 8 held 7 he 8 held 8 held 9 in 8 held 14 case 9 in 12 hand 10 his 12 hand 11 left 12 hand 13 in 14 case 14 case 15 they 14 case 17 run 15 they 16 should 16 should 17 run 17 run 18 in 17 run 19 under 19 under 21 sword 20 his 21 sword it was a small part of [the] [deck] [that] [i] [could] [overlook] , but [enough] [for] [our] [purpose] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 part 3 a 4 small 3 a 5 part 4 small 5 part 5 part 6 of 6 of 13 , 13 , 14 but i looked back over my shoulder , and saw [mr] [shuan] [in] [the] [doorway] [,] [crossing] [blades] [with] [alan] [.] 1 i 8 and 2 looked 3 back 2 looked 4 over 2 looked 8 and 4 over 6 shoulder 5 my 6 shoulder 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 saw " [that] ['s] [him] [that] [killed] [the] [boy] [!] " 1 " 10 " i cried [.] 1 i 2 cried i had never fired with a pistol in my life , and not [often] with a gun [;] far less against a fellow-creature [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 4 fired 3 never 4 fired 4 fired 5 with 5 with 7 pistol 6 a 7 pistol 7 pistol 12 and 8 in 10 life 8 in 12 and 9 my 10 life 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 not 12 and 15 with 15 with 17 gun 16 a 17 gun 17 gun 19 far 19 far 20 less 19 far 21 against 21 against 23 fellow-creature 22 a 23 fellow-creature then [i] looked [round] [again] [into] [the] [deck-house] [.] 1 then 3 looked i believe he died as they were doing it [.] 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 3 he 2 believe 4 died 3 he 4 died 4 died 5 as 5 as 6 they 5 as 7 were 6 they 7 were 7 were 8 doing 8 doing 9 it i [told] [him] [i] had [winged] [one] , and thought it was the captain [.] 1 i 9 and 5 had 8 , 5 had 9 and 9 and 10 thought 10 thought 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 14 captain 13 the 14 captain " [and] [i] ['ve] [settled] [two] [,] ["] says he [.] 1 " 9 says 9 says 10 he ["] [no] [,] [there] ['s] [not] [enough] [blood] [let] [;] [they] ['ll] [be] [back] [again] [.] to [your] watch [,] [david] [.] 1 to 3 watch this was but a dram before meat [.] ["] 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 but 2 was 6 before 3 but 5 dram 4 a 5 dram 5 dram 6 before 6 before 7 meat i [settled] [back] [to] [my] [place] [,] [re-charging] [the] [three] [pistols] [i] had fired , and [keeping] watch [with] [both] [eye] [and] [ear] [.] 1 i 16 and 13 had 14 fired 13 had 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 watch " [it] [was] [shuan] [bauchled] [it] [,] " [i] [heard] [one] [say] [.] 1 " 8 " [bungled] [.] and another answered him with [a] ["] [wheesht] , [man] [!] 1 and 2 another 1 and 3 answered 2 another 3 answered 3 answered 4 him 3 answered 5 with 5 with 9 , he 's paid the piper [.] ["] 1 he 2 's 2 's 3 paid 3 paid 5 piper 4 the 5 piper after that the voices fell again into the same muttering as before [.] 1 after 2 that 1 after 4 voices 3 the 4 voices 4 voices 5 fell 5 fell 6 again 5 fell 7 into 5 fell 11 as 5 fell 12 before 7 into 10 muttering 8 the 9 same 9 same 10 muttering 11 as 12 before by [this] , [i] [made] [sure] they were coming on again , and told [alan] [.] 1 by 3 , 1 by 7 they 7 they 13 and 8 were 9 coming 8 were 13 and 9 coming 10 on 9 coming 11 again 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 told " [it] ['s] [what] we have to [pray] [for] , " said he [.] 1 " 5 we 5 we 6 have 6 have 7 to 7 to 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 said 12 said 13 he but this time [,] [mind] [,] they 'll be in earnest [.] ["] 1 but 3 time 1 but 7 they 2 this 3 time 7 they 8 'll 8 'll 9 be 9 be 10 in 10 in 11 earnest by this , my pistols were ready , and there was nothing to do but listen and wait [.] 1 by 2 this 1 by 3 , 1 by 5 pistols 4 my 5 pistols 5 pistols 9 and 6 were 7 ready 6 were 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 15 but 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 nothing 12 nothing 13 to 13 to 15 but 14 do 15 but 15 but 17 and 16 listen 17 and 17 and 18 wait then there [came] a single call on the sea-pipe , and that was the signal [.] 1 then 6 call 2 there 6 call 4 a 5 single 4 a 6 call 5 single 6 call 6 call 7 on 6 call 13 was 7 on 11 and 8 the 9 sea-pipe 9 sea-pipe 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 that 13 was 15 signal 14 the 15 signal he gave the most horrible , ugly groan and fell to the floor [.] 1 he 9 and 2 gave 8 groan 2 gave 9 and 3 the 8 groan 4 most 5 horrible 5 horrible 6 , 5 horrible 8 groan 7 ugly 8 groan 9 and 10 fell 9 and 11 to 11 to 13 floor 12 the 13 floor alan was dirking him with his left hand [,] [but] [the] [fellow] [clung] [like] [a] [leech] [.] 1 alan 2 was 2 was 3 dirking 3 dirking 4 him 3 dirking 5 with 5 with 8 hand 6 his 8 hand 7 left 8 hand another had broken in and had his cutlass raised [.] 1 another 2 had 2 had 5 and 3 broken 4 in 3 broken 5 and 5 and 6 had 6 had 8 cutlass 7 his 8 cutlass 8 cutlass 9 raised the door was thronged with their faces [.] 1 the 2 door 2 door 3 was 3 was 4 thronged 4 thronged 5 with 5 with 7 faces 6 their 7 faces i thought we were lost [,] and catching up my cutlass , fell on them [in] [flank] [.] 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 we 2 thought 12 , 3 we 12 , 4 were 7 and 4 were 12 , 5 lost 7 and 7 and 8 catching 7 and 9 up 7 and 11 cutlass 10 my 11 cutlass 12 , 13 fell 12 , 14 on 14 on 15 them but [i] [had] [not] [time] to be [of] [help] [.] 1 but 7 be 6 to 7 be they broke before him like water , turning , and running , and falling one against another in their haste [.] 1 they 2 broke 2 broke 3 before 2 broke 5 like 2 broke 15 one 2 broke 16 against 2 broke 18 in 3 before 4 him 5 like 13 and 6 water 7 , 7 , 8 turning 7 , 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 running 10 and 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 falling 15 one 16 against 16 against 17 another 17 another 18 in 18 in 20 haste 19 their 20 haste he came up to me with open arms [.] 1 he 2 came 2 came 3 up 3 up 4 to 3 up 6 with 4 to 5 me 6 with 8 arms 7 open 8 arms " come to [my] [arms] [!] ["] he cried , and embraced and kissed me hard upon both cheeks [.] 1 " 9 cried 2 come 8 he 3 to 8 he 8 he 9 cried 9 cried 10 , 9 cried 13 and 10 , 11 and 12 embraced 13 and 13 and 14 kissed 14 kissed 15 me 14 kissed 16 hard 14 kissed 17 upon 17 upon 19 cheeks 18 both 19 cheeks " [david] [,] ["] said he [,] " [i] [love] [you] [like] [a] [brother] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 8 " and [o] [,] man , " he cried in a kind of ecstasy , " [am] [i] [no] [a] [bonny] [fighter] [?] " 1 and 7 he 1 and 14 , 4 man 5 , 4 man 7 he 5 , 6 " 7 he 8 cried 8 cried 9 in 9 in 13 ecstasy 10 a 11 kind 11 kind 12 of 11 kind 13 ecstasy 12 of 13 ecstasy 14 , 15 " 15 " 23 " all [the] [while] , [the] flush was in [his] [face] , and his eyes were as bright as a five-year-old child 's with a new toy [.] 1 all 6 flush 1 all 7 was 4 , 6 flush 7 was 8 in 8 in 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 eyes 13 his 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 were 15 were 17 bright 16 as 17 bright 17 bright 18 as 18 as 21 child 18 as 22 's 19 a 20 five-year-old 19 a 21 child 20 five-year-old 21 child 21 child 22 's 22 's 23 with 23 with 26 toy 24 a 26 toy 25 new 26 toy i have [translated] [it] [here] [,] [not] [in] [verse] [(] [of] [which] [i] [have] [no] [skill] [)] but at least in [the] [king] ['s] [english] [.] 1 i 2 have 2 have 18 but 18 but 21 in 19 at 20 least 20 least 21 in ["] [their] [eyes] [were] [many] [and] [bright] [,] [swift] [were] [they] [to] [behold] [,] [many] [the] [hands] [they] [guided] [:] [the] [sword] [was] [alone] [.] ["] [come] [to] [me] [from] [the] [hills] [of] [heather] [,] [come] [from] [the] [isles] [of] [the] [sea] [.] [o] [far-beholding] [eagles] [,] [here] [is] [your] [meat] [.] ["] four [more] [were] [hurt] [,] [and] of [that] [number] , [one] [(] and he [not] [the] [least] [important] [)] got [his] [hurt] from me [.] 1 four 7 of 7 of 10 , 10 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 20 got 20 got 23 from 23 from 24 me but poets have to think upon their rhymes [;] [and] [in] [good] [prose] [talk] [,] [alan] [always] [did] [me] [more] [than] [justice] [.] 1 but 2 poets 1 but 3 have 2 poets 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 upon 6 upon 8 rhymes 7 their 8 rhymes in the [meanwhile] [,] [i] [was] [innocent] [of] [any] [wrong] [being] [done] [me] [.] 1 in 2 the alan clapped my shoulder , and said [i] [was] [a] [brave] [lad] and wanted nothing but [a] sleep [.] 1 alan 6 and 2 clapped 4 shoulder 2 clapped 6 and 3 my 4 shoulder 5 , 6 and 6 and 13 and 7 said 13 and 13 and 14 wanted 14 wanted 15 nothing 14 wanted 16 but 15 nothing 16 but 16 but 18 sleep " [i] ['ll] [take] [the] [first] [watch] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he it [was] [a] [mercy] [the] [night] had fallen so still , for the wind had gone down as soon as the rain began [.] 1 it 7 had 7 had 8 fallen 8 fallen 9 so 9 so 10 still 9 so 11 , 11 , 12 for 11 , 16 gone 12 for 14 wind 13 the 14 wind 14 wind 15 had 15 had 16 gone 16 gone 17 down 16 gone 19 soon 16 gone 20 as 18 as 19 soon 20 as 22 rain 20 as 23 began 21 the 22 rain 22 rain 23 began [chapter] [xi] [the] [captain] [knuckles] [under] [alan] [and] [i] [sat] [down] [to] [breakfast] [about] [six] [of] [the] [clock] [.] the floor was covered with broken glass and in a horrid mess of blood [,] [which] [took] [away] [my] [hunger] [.] 1 the 2 floor 2 floor 3 was 3 was 4 covered 4 covered 8 and 5 with 7 glass 5 with 8 and 6 broken 7 glass 8 and 9 in 9 in 12 mess 10 a 11 horrid 10 a 12 mess 11 horrid 12 mess 12 mess 13 of 13 of 14 blood " and [depend] [upon] it [,] ["] [alan] said [,] ["] [we] [shall] [hear] [more] [of] [them] [ere] [long] [.] 1 " 9 said 2 and 5 it 5 it 9 said ye may keep a man from the fighting , but never from his bottle [.] ["] 1 ye 2 may 2 may 3 keep 3 keep 5 man 4 a 5 man 5 man 10 but 6 from 8 fighting 6 from 10 but 7 the 8 fighting 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 never 10 but 12 from 12 from 14 bottle 13 his 14 bottle we made good company for each other [.] 1 we 2 made 2 made 4 company 2 made 5 for 3 good 4 company 4 company 5 for 5 for 7 other 6 each 7 other and [wherever] [ye] [go] [and] [show] [that] [button] [,] the friends [of] [alan] [breck] will come around you [.] ["] 1 and 11 friends 1 and 16 come 10 the 11 friends 15 will 16 come 16 come 17 around 17 around 18 you " [this] [is] [a] [bad] [job] [,] ["] said he at last , shaking his head [.] 1 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 at 9 said 14 shaking 11 at 12 last 13 , 14 shaking 14 shaking 16 head 15 his 16 head " it [was] [none] [of] [our] [choosing] [,] ["] said [i] [.] 1 " 10 said 2 it 10 said " [the] [captain] [,] ["] [says] he [,] ["] would like to speak with your friend [.] 1 " 7 he 7 he 10 would 10 would 11 like 11 like 12 to 12 to 13 speak 13 speak 14 with 14 with 16 friend 15 your 16 friend they might speak at the window [.] ["] 1 they 2 might 2 might 3 speak 3 speak 4 at 4 at 6 window 5 the 6 window " and [how] [do] [we] [know] [what] [treachery] he [means] [?] ["] cried [i] [.] 1 " 13 cried 2 and 9 he 9 he 13 cried " [is] [that] so [?] ["] [said] [i] [.] 1 " 4 so " [i] ['ll] [tell] [ye] [more] [than] [that] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 11 said 11 said 12 he ["] [it] ['s] [not] [only] [the] [men] [;] [it] ['s] [me] [.] i 'm frich'ened [,] [davie] [.] ["] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 frich'ened and he smiled [across] at me [.] 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 smiled 3 smiled 5 at 5 at 6 me " [no] , " he continued , " what we want is to be shut [of] him [.] ["] 1 " 6 continued 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 he 5 he 6 continued 6 continued 7 , 6 continued 9 what 6 continued 12 is 7 , 8 " 9 what 10 we 9 what 11 want 9 what 12 is 10 we 11 want 12 is 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 shut 15 shut 17 him he drank a part , and then carried the rest down upon the deck , to share it [(] [i] [suppose] ) with his superior [.] 1 he 6 and 2 drank 4 part 2 drank 6 and 3 a 4 part 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 carried 6 and 23 with 7 then 8 carried 8 carried 10 rest 9 the 10 rest 10 rest 11 down 10 rest 23 with 11 down 12 upon 12 upon 14 deck 13 the 14 deck 14 deck 16 to 15 , 16 to 16 to 17 share 16 to 22 ) 17 share 18 it 23 with 25 superior 24 his 25 superior alan [at] once held a pistol in his face [.] 1 alan 4 held 3 once 4 held 4 held 6 pistol 4 held 7 in 5 a 6 pistol 6 pistol 7 in 7 in 9 face 8 his 9 face " [put] [that] [thing] [up] [!] ["] said the captain [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 10 captain 9 the 10 captain " [have] [i] [not] [passed] [my] [word] [,] [sir] [?] [or] [do] [ye] [seek] [to] [affront] [me] [?] " 1 " 19 " " [captain] [,] " [says] [alan] [,] ["] [i] [doubt] [your] [word] [is] [a] [breakable] [.] 1 " 4 " be damned to your word [!] ["] [says] [he] [.] 1 be 2 damned 2 damned 3 to 3 to 5 word 4 your 5 word " [well] [,] [well] [,] [sir] [,] ["] said the captain , " ye 'll get little good by swearing [.] " 1 " 9 said 9 said 11 captain 9 said 12 , 9 said 13 " 9 said 14 ye 9 said 16 get 9 said 22 " 10 the 11 captain 14 ye 15 'll 15 'll 16 get 16 get 17 little 16 get 18 good 18 good 19 by 19 by 20 swearing ( and truly that was a fault of which the captain was quite free [.] [)] 1 ( 2 and 2 and 3 truly 2 and 4 that 2 and 5 was 4 that 5 was 5 was 7 fault 6 a 7 fault 7 fault 8 of 7 fault 11 captain 7 fault 12 was 8 of 9 which 10 the 11 captain 11 captain 12 was 12 was 14 free 13 quite 14 free " but we have [other] [things] to [speak] , ["] he continued , bitterly [.] 1 " 12 continued 2 but 9 , 2 but 11 he 3 we 4 have 4 have 7 to 7 to 9 , 11 he 12 continued 12 continued 14 bitterly 13 , 14 bitterly " [ay] [?] ["] said [alan] [;] ["] [and] faith [,] [i] ['ll] [have] [a] [talk] [with] [them] [mysel] ['] [!] 1 " 5 said 5 said 10 faith [unless] [there] ['s] [naebody] [speaks] [english] [in] [that] [town] [,] [i] [have] [a] [bonny] [tale] [for] [them] [.] fifteen tarry sailors upon the one side , and a man and a halfling boy upon the other [!] 1 fifteen 2 tarry 2 tarry 3 sailors 2 tarry 4 upon 2 tarry 16 upon 3 sailors 4 upon 4 upon 12 and 5 the 6 one 6 one 7 side 7 side 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 man 9 and 12 and 10 a 11 man 12 and 15 boy 12 and 16 upon 13 a 15 boy 14 halfling 15 boy 16 upon 18 other 17 the 18 other [o] [,] [man] [,] [it] ['s] [peetiful] [!] ["] hoseason flushed red [.] 1 hoseason 2 flushed 2 flushed 3 red " [no] [,] " [continued] [alan] [,] ["] [that] ['ll] [no] [do] [.] 1 " 4 " ye 'll just have to set me ashore as we agreed [.] ["] 1 ye 2 'll 2 'll 4 have 3 just 4 have 4 have 5 to 4 have 6 set 5 to 6 set 6 set 7 me 6 set 8 ashore 6 set 9 as 9 as 10 we 9 as 11 agreed 10 we 11 agreed " [ay] [,] " [said] [hoseason] [,] ["] [but] [my] [first] [officer] [is] [dead] [ye] [ken] [best] [how] [.] 1 " 4 " there 's none of the rest of us [acquaint] with [this] [coast] , [sir] [;] and it 's one very dangerous to ships [.] ["] 1 there 2 's 2 's 6 rest 2 's 10 with 3 none 4 of 3 none 6 rest 4 of 6 rest 5 the 6 rest 6 rest 7 of 7 of 8 us 10 with 13 , 13 , 16 and 16 and 17 it 17 it 18 's 18 's 19 one 19 one 21 dangerous 20 very 21 dangerous 21 dangerous 22 to 22 to 23 ships " [i] [give] [ye] [your] [choice] [,] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 8 " that 's a broad target [.] 1 that 2 's 2 's 5 target 3 a 4 broad 3 a 5 target 4 broad 5 target if ye miss that , ye must be [as] [feckless] [at] [the] [sailoring] [as] [i] [have] found [ye] at the fighting [.] 1 if 2 ye 1 if 3 miss 1 if 5 , 1 if 6 ye 2 ye 3 miss 3 miss 4 that 6 ye 7 must 7 must 8 be 8 be 17 found 17 found 19 at 19 at 21 fighting 20 the 21 fighting coble : a small boat used in fishing [.] 1 coble 2 : 2 : 5 boat 2 : 7 in 3 a 5 boat 4 small 5 boat 5 boat 6 used 5 boat 7 in 7 in 8 fishing " [a] [coble] ['s] [not] [a] [ship] [,] [sir] [,] ["] said the captain [.] 1 " 12 said 12 said 14 captain 13 the 14 captain " [it] [has] [nae] [draught] [of] [water] [.] " 1 " 9 " " [well] [,] [then] [,] [to] [glasgow] [if] [ye] [list] [!] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 12 " " we ['ll] have [the] [laugh] [of] [ye] [at] [the] [least] [.] ["] 1 " 2 we 2 we 4 have " [my] [mind] [runs] [little] [upon] [laughing] [,] ["] said the captain [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 12 captain 11 the 12 captain " [but] [all] [this] [will] [cost] [money] [,] [sir] [.] " 1 " 11 " " [well] [,] [sir] [,] " [says] [alan] [,] ["] [i] [am] [nae] [weathercock] [.] 1 " 6 " thirty guineas [,] [if] [ye] [land] [me] [on] [the] [sea-side] [;] [and] [sixty] [,] [if] [ye] [put] [me] [in] [the] [linnhe] [loch] [.] ["] 1 thirty 2 guineas " [but] [see] [,] [sir] [,] [where] [we] [lie] [,] [we] [are] [but] [a] [few] [hours] ['] [sail] [from] [ardnamurchan] [,] " [said] [hoseason] [.] 1 " 22 " " [give] [me] [sixty] [,] [and] [i] ['ll] [set] [ye] [there] [.] " 1 " 13 " " [and] [i] ['m] [to] [wear] [my] [brogues] [and] [run] [jeopardy] [of] [the] [red-coats] [to] [please] [you] [?] " [cries] [alan] [.] 1 " 19 " " [no] [,] [sir] [;] [if] [ye] [want] [sixty] [guineas] [earn] [them] [,] [and] [set] [me] [in] [my] [own] [country] [.] " 1 " 22 " " [it] ['s] [to] [risk] [the] [brig] [,] [sir] [,] ["] said the captain , " and your own lives along with her [.] " 1 " 12 said 12 said 14 captain 12 said 15 , 12 said 16 " 12 said 17 and 12 said 25 " 13 the 14 captain 17 and 19 own 17 and 20 lives 18 your 19 own 19 own 20 lives 20 lives 22 with 21 along 22 with 22 with 23 her " [take] [it] [or] [want] [it] [,] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 8 " " [could] [ye] [pilot] [us] [at] [all] [?] ["] asked the captain , who was frowning to himself [.] 1 " 10 asked 10 asked 12 captain 11 the 12 captain 12 captain 14 who 13 , 14 who 14 who 15 was 15 was 16 frowning 15 was 17 to 16 frowning 17 to 17 to 18 himself " [well] [,] it ['s] [doubtful] [,] ["] said [alan] [.] 1 " 9 said 4 it 9 said ["] [i] ['m] [more] [of] [a] [fighting] [man] [(] [as] [ye] [have] [seen] [for] [yoursel] ['] [)] [than] [a] [sailor-man] [.] but [i] [have] [been] [often] [enough] [picked] [up] [and] [set] [down] [upon] this [coast] , and [should] [ken] [something] [of] [the] [lie] [of] it [.] ["] 1 but 13 this 1 but 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 24 it the captain shook his head , still frowning [.] 1 the 2 captain 2 captain 3 shook 3 shook 5 head 4 his 5 head 5 head 8 frowning 6 , 7 still 6 , 8 frowning 7 still 8 frowning but [be] it [as] [ye] will [.] 1 but 3 it 3 it 6 will but there 's one thing more [.] 1 but 2 there 1 but 3 's 2 there 3 's 3 's 5 thing 3 's 6 more 4 one 5 thing now , sir , if that was to befall , ye might leave the money [.] ["] 1 now 2 , 1 now 4 , 2 , 3 sir 4 , 7 was 5 if 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 to 8 to 10 , 9 befall 10 , 10 , 13 leave 11 ye 12 might 12 might 13 leave 13 leave 15 money 14 the 15 money " [captain] [,] " [says] [alan] [,] ["] [if] [ye] [see] [a] [pennant] [,] [it] [shall] [be] [your] [part] [to] [run] [away] [.] 1 " 4 " [chapter] [xii] [i] [hear] [of] [the] ["] [red] [fox] ["] before we had done cleaning out the round-house , a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north [.] 1 before 2 we 1 before 4 done 1 before 9 , 1 before 11 breeze 2 we 3 had 3 had 4 done 4 done 5 cleaning 4 done 6 out 6 out 8 round-house 7 the 8 round-house 10 a 11 breeze 11 breeze 12 sprang 12 sprang 13 up 12 sprang 14 from 14 from 16 little 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 to 16 little 20 of 17 to 19 east 18 the 19 east 20 of 21 north this blew off the rain and brought out the sun [.] 1 this 6 and 2 blew 3 off 2 blew 6 and 3 off 5 rain 4 the 5 rain 6 and 7 brought 7 brought 8 out 7 brought 10 sun 9 the 10 sun and [here] [i] must [explain] [;] and [the] [reader] would do well to look at a map [.] 1 and 4 must 1 and 11 do 7 and 10 would 10 would 11 do 11 do 12 well 11 do 13 to 13 to 14 look 14 look 15 at 15 at 17 map 16 a 17 map on the day when [the] [fog] [fell] [and] we [ran] [down] [alan] ['s] [boat] [,] [we] had been running through [the] [little] [minch] [.] 1 on 3 day 1 on 9 we 2 the 3 day 4 when 9 we 9 we 17 had 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 running 18 been 20 through now to get from there to [the] [linnhe] [loch] , [the] [straight] [course] [was] [through] [the] [narrows] [of] [the] [sound] [of] [mull] [.] 1 now 2 to 2 to 3 get 3 get 4 from 3 get 6 to 4 from 5 there 6 to 10 , it was [i] that [showed] [the] [example] [,] [telling] [him] [all] [my] [misfortune] [;] [which] [he] [heard] [with] [great] [good-nature] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 that " [why] [,] ["] said [i] [,] ["] he is a man you should be proud to give your hand to [.] ["] 1 " 5 said 5 said 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 12 man 11 a 12 man 12 man 13 you 12 man 21 to 13 you 14 should 14 should 15 be 15 be 16 proud 16 proud 17 to 16 proud 18 give 17 to 18 give 18 give 20 hand 18 give 21 to 19 your 20 hand " [i] [know] [nothing] [i] [would] [help] [a] [campbell] [to] [,] ["] says he , " unless it was a leaden bullet [.] 1 " 13 says 13 says 14 he 13 says 17 unless 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 unless 17 unless 18 it 17 unless 19 was 18 it 19 was 19 was 22 bullet 20 a 21 leaden 20 a 22 bullet 21 leaden 22 bullet i would hunt all of that name like blackcocks [.] 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 hunt 3 hunt 4 all 3 hunt 8 like 4 all 5 of 5 of 7 name 6 that 7 name 7 name 8 like 8 like 9 blackcocks if [i] [lay] [dying] [,] [i] [would] [crawl] [upon] [my] [knees] [to] [my] [chamber] [window] [for] [a] [shot] [at] one [.] ["] 1 if 20 one " [why] [,] [alan] [,] " [i] [cried] [,] ["] [what] [ails] [ye] [at] [the] [campbells] [?] ["] 1 " 6 " but [i] [paid] [the] [less] [attention] [to] this , for [i] [knew] it was [usually] [said] by those who have [the] underhand [.] 1 but 8 this 1 but 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 13 it 13 it 14 was 14 was 17 by 17 by 18 those 18 those 19 who 18 those 20 have 19 who 20 have 20 have 22 underhand and that was [the] [father] that [i] had , [god] [rest] [him] [!] ["] 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 6 that 6 that 8 had 8 had 9 , " [i] [think] he was [not] the man to leave you rich , " said [i] [.] 1 " 4 he 4 he 13 , 5 was 8 man 5 was 9 to 5 was 13 , 7 the 8 man 9 to 10 leave 10 leave 11 you 10 leave 12 rich 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 said " [and] [that] ['s] [true] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [he] [left] [me] [my] [breeks] [to] [cover] [me] [,] [and] [little] [besides] [.] " [what] [,] " [cried] [i] [,] ["] [were] [you] [in] [the] [english] [army] [?] ["] 1 " 4 " " [that] [was] [i] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 6 " " [but] [i] [deserted] [to] [the] [right] [side] [at] [preston] [pans] [and] [that] ['s] [some] [comfort] [.] " 1 " 18 " i could scarcely share this view : holding desertion under arms for an unpardonable fault in honour [.] 1 i 2 could 2 could 4 share 3 scarcely 4 share 4 share 5 this 4 share 10 under 4 share 12 for 6 view 7 : 7 : 8 holding 8 holding 9 desertion 9 desertion 10 under 10 under 11 arms 11 arms 12 for 12 for 15 fault 13 an 14 unpardonable 13 an 15 fault 14 unpardonable 15 fault 15 fault 16 in 16 in 17 honour but for all [i] was [so] [young] [,] [i] [was] wiser than [say] my thought [.] 1 but 2 for 1 but 5 was 2 for 3 all 5 was 11 wiser 11 wiser 12 than 12 than 15 thought 14 my 15 thought " [dear] [,] [dear] [,] " [says] [i] [,] ["] [the] [punishment] [is] [death] [.] ["] 1 " 6 " but [i] [have] [the] [king] [of] [france] ['s] [commission] [in] [my] [pocket] , which would aye be [some] [protection] [.] ["] 1 but 17 be 13 , 14 which 14 which 15 would 15 would 16 aye 15 would 17 be " [i] [misdoubt] it [much] [,] ["] said [i] [.] 1 " 8 said 4 it 8 said " [i] [have] [doubts] [mysel] ['] [,] " [said] [alan] [drily] [.] 1 " 8 " [it] ['s] [a] [braving] [of] [providence] [.] ["] " [tut] [!] " [says] [alan] [,] ["] [i] [have] [been] [back] [every] [year] [since] [forty-six] [!] ["] 1 " 4 " " [and] [what] [brings] [ye] [,] [man] [?] " [cried] [i] [.] 1 " 9 " " [well] [,] [ye] [see] [,] [i] [weary] [for] [my] [friends] [and] [country] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 16 said 16 said 17 he ["] [france] [is] [a] [braw] [place] [,] [nae] [doubt] [;] [but] [i] [weary] [for] [the] [heather] [and] [the] [deer] [.] and [then] [i] have [bit] things [that] [i] [attend] to [.] 1 and 4 have 4 have 6 things 4 have 10 to [whiles] [i] [pick] [up] [a] [few] [lads] [to] [serve] [the] [king] [of] [france] [:] [recruits] [,] [ye] [see] [;] [and] [that] ['s] [aye] [a] [little] [money] [.] but the heart of the matter is the business of [my] [chief] , [ardshiel] [.] " 1 but 3 heart 1 but 7 is 2 the 3 heart 3 heart 4 of 4 of 6 matter 5 the 6 matter 7 is 9 business 8 the 9 business 9 business 10 of 10 of 13 , 13 , 16 " " [i] [thought] they [called] [your] [chief] [appin] [,] ["] said [i] [.] 1 " 11 said 4 they 11 said " [ay] [,] [but] [ardshiel] [is] [the] [captain] [of] [the] [clan] [,] ["] said he , which scarcely cleared my mind [.] 1 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 16 , 14 said 17 which 14 said 19 cleared 17 which 19 cleared 18 scarcely 19 cleared 19 cleared 21 mind 20 my 21 mind this is not only a pain but [a] disgrace to us of his family and clan [.] 1 this 2 is 2 is 7 but 3 not 4 only 4 only 7 but 5 a 6 pain 6 pain 7 but 7 but 9 disgrace 9 disgrace 10 to 9 disgrace 12 of 10 to 11 us 12 of 15 and 13 his 14 family 14 family 15 and 15 and 16 clan well , [david] , [i] ['m] [the] hand that [carries] [it] [.] ["] 1 well 2 , 1 well 9 that 2 , 4 , 4 , 8 hand and he struck the belt about his body , so that the guineas rang [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 struck 2 he 3 struck 3 struck 5 belt 3 struck 6 about 3 struck 11 that 4 the 5 belt 5 belt 6 about 6 about 8 body 7 his 8 body 9 , 11 that 10 so 11 that 11 that 13 guineas 11 that 14 rang 12 the 13 guineas 13 guineas 14 rang " [do] they [pay] [both] [?] ["] cried [i] [.] 1 " 8 cried 3 they 8 cried " [ay] [,] [david] [,] [both] [,] ["] says he [.] 1 " 9 says 9 says 10 he " [what] [!] [two] [rents] [?] " 1 " 7 " i repeated [.] 1 i 2 repeated " [ay] [,] [david] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he ["] [i] [told] [a] [different] [tale] [to] [yon] [captain] [man] [;] [but] [this] [is] [the] [truth] [of] [it] [.] and it 's wonderful to me [how] little pressure is needed [.] 1 and 2 it 1 and 11 needed 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 wonderful 4 wonderful 5 to 5 to 6 me 8 little 9 pressure 9 pressure 10 is 10 is 11 needed he it is [that] gets the money in , and does the management [.] ["] 1 he 2 it 1 he 3 is 1 he 10 and 2 it 3 is 5 gets 7 money 5 gets 8 in 5 gets 10 and 6 the 7 money 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 does 11 does 13 management 12 the 13 management this was the first time [i] [heard] [the] [name] of [that] [james] [stewart] , who was [afterwards] [so] [famous] at the time of his hanging [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 5 time 3 the 4 first 3 the 5 time 5 time 10 of 10 of 14 , 14 , 15 who 15 who 16 was 16 was 20 at 20 at 22 time 21 the 22 time 22 time 23 of 23 of 25 hanging 24 his 25 hanging but [i] [took] [little] [heed] at the moment , for all my mind was [occupied] [with] [the] [generosity] [of] [these] [poor] [highlanders] [.] 1 but 6 at 1 but 14 was 6 at 8 moment 7 the 8 moment 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 all 11 all 12 my 11 all 13 mind 11 all 14 was 12 my 13 mind " [i] [call] it [noble] [,] ["] [i] cried [.] 1 " 9 cried 4 it 9 cried " [i] ['m] [a] [whig] [,] [or] [little] [better] [;] [but] [i] [call] [it] [noble] [.] " 1 " 17 " " [ay] ["] said he , " [ye] ['re] [a] [whig] , but ye 're a gentleman [;] and that 's what does it [.] 1 " 4 said 4 said 5 he 4 said 6 , 4 said 19 and 6 , 7 " 12 , 13 but 12 , 19 and 13 but 14 ye 13 but 15 're 14 ye 15 're 15 're 17 gentleman 16 a 17 gentleman 19 and 20 that 19 and 21 's 20 that 21 's 21 's 22 what 22 what 23 does 23 does 24 it now , if ye were one of the [cursed] race [of] [campbell] , ye would gnash your teeth to hear tell of it [.] 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 if 3 if 4 ye 3 if 5 were 3 if 13 , 3 if 14 ye 4 ye 5 were 5 were 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 10 race 8 the 10 race 14 ye 15 would 15 would 16 gnash 16 gnash 18 teeth 17 your 18 teeth 18 teeth 19 to 18 teeth 20 hear 19 to 20 hear 20 hear 21 tell 21 tell 22 of 22 of 23 it [if] [ye] [were] [the] [red] [fox] [....v] ["] and at that name , his teeth shut together [,] [and] [he] [ceased] [speaking] [.] 1 and 7 teeth 1 and 8 shut 2 at 4 name 2 at 5 , 2 at 7 teeth 3 that 4 name 6 his 7 teeth 7 teeth 8 shut 8 shut 9 together i have seen many [a] [grim] [face] [,] [but] [never] [a] [grimmer] [than] [alan] ['s] [when] [he] [had] [named] [the] [red] [fox] [.] 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 seen 3 seen 4 many " [and] [who] [is] [the] [red] [fox] [?] " 1 " 9 " i asked , daunted , but still curious [.] 1 i 2 asked 2 asked 4 daunted 2 asked 6 but 3 , 4 daunted 4 daunted 5 , 6 but 7 still 7 still 8 curious " [who] [is] he [?] ["] cried [alan] [.] 1 " 4 he 4 he 7 cried ["] [well] [,] [and] [i] ['ll] [tell] [you] [that] [.] one thing [they] couldnae [kill] [.] 1 one 4 couldnae 2 thing 4 couldnae that was the love the clansmen bore their chief [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 4 love 3 the 4 love 4 love 6 clansmen 4 love 7 bore 5 the 6 clansmen 6 clansmen 7 bore 7 bore 9 chief 8 their 9 chief these guineas are the proof of it [.] 1 these 2 guineas 2 guineas 3 are 3 are 5 proof 4 the 5 proof 5 proof 6 of 6 of 7 it and [now] , in [there] [steps] [a] [man] , [a] [campbell] [,] [red-headed] [colin] of [glenure] ["] 1 and 3 , 3 , 4 in 4 in 9 , 9 , 15 of " [is] [that] [him] [you] [call] [the] [red] [fox] [?] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 11 " " [will] [ye] [bring] [me] [his] [brush] [?] " [cries] [alan] [,] [fiercely] [.] 1 " 9 " ["] [ay] [,] [that] ['s] [the] [man] [.] in [he] [steps] [,] [and] [gets] [papers] [from] [king] [george] [,] [to] [be] [so-called] [king] ['s] [factor] [on] the [lands] [of] [appin] [.] 1 in 19 the and at first he sings [small] , and is hail-fellow-well-met with [sheamus] [that] ['s] [james] [of] [the] [glens] , [my] [chieftain] ['s] [agent] [.] 1 and 4 he 2 at 3 first 3 first 4 he 4 he 8 and 5 sings 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 is 8 and 11 with 9 is 10 hail-fellow-well-met 11 with 19 , what was it [ye] called [it] [,] [when] [i] [told] [ye] [?] ["] 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 5 called " [i] [called] it [noble] [,] [alan] [,] ["] said [i] [.] 1 " 10 said 4 it 10 said " [and] [you] [little] [better] [than] [a] [common] [whig] [!] " [cries] [alan] [.] 1 " 11 " ["] [but] [when] [it] [came] [to] [colin] [roy] [,] [the] [black] [campbell] [blood] [in] [him] [ran] [wild] [.] he sat gnashing his teeth at the wine table [.] 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 gnashing 3 gnashing 5 teeth 3 gnashing 9 table 4 his 5 teeth 5 teeth 6 at 5 teeth 9 table 6 at 8 wine 7 the 8 wine what [!] should [a] [stewart] [get] [a] [bite] [of] [bread] [,] [and] [him] [not] be able to prevent it [?] 1 what 3 should 3 should 15 be 15 be 16 able 16 able 17 to 17 to 18 prevent 18 prevent 19 it [ah] [!] [red] [fox] [,] [if] [ever] [i] [hold] [you] [at] [a] [gun] ['s] [end] [,] [the] [lord] [have] [pity] [upon] [ye] [!] ["] [(] [alan] [stopped] [to] [swallow] [down] [his] [anger] [.] [)] ["] [well] [,] [david] [,] [what] [does] [he] [do] [?] he declares all the farms to let [.] 1 he 2 declares 2 declares 3 all 2 declares 6 to 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 farms 4 the 5 farms 6 to 7 let " [well] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [what] [followed] [?] ["] 1 " 4 " alan laid down his pipe , which he had long since suffered to go out , and set his two hands upon his knees [.] 1 alan 17 and 2 laid 3 down 2 laid 5 pipe 2 laid 17 and 4 his 5 pipe 5 pipe 7 which 6 , 7 which 7 which 9 had 7 which 16 , 8 he 9 had 9 had 12 suffered 10 long 12 suffered 11 since 12 suffered 12 suffered 13 to 12 suffered 15 out 13 to 14 go 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 set 17 and 22 upon 18 set 21 hands 19 his 20 two 20 two 21 hands 21 hands 22 upon 22 upon 24 knees 23 his 24 knees " [ay] [,] ["] said he , " ye 'll never guess that ! 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 9 ye 5 said 12 guess 5 said 14 ! 7 , 8 " 9 ye 10 'll 10 'll 12 guess 11 never 12 guess 12 guess 13 that " [well] [,] [alan] [,] ["] said [i] [,] ["] [that] [is] [a] [strange] [story] [,] [and] [a] [fine] one [,] [too] [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 20 one and [whig] [as] [i] [may] [be] , [i] [am] [glad] the man was beaten [.] ["] 1 and 7 , 7 , 12 man 11 the 12 man 12 man 13 was 13 was 14 beaten " [him] [beaten] [?] " [echoed] [alan] [.] 1 " 5 " ["] [it] ['s] [little] [ye] [ken] [of] [campbells] [,] [and] [less] [of] [the] [red] [fox] [.] [him] [beaten] [?] no [:] [nor] [will] [be] , [till] [his] [blood] ['s] [on] [the] [hillside] [!] 1 no 6 , " [man] [alan] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [ye] [are] [neither] [very] [wise] [nor] [very] [christian] [to] [blow] [off] [so] [many] [words] [of] [anger] [.] 1 " 5 " they will do [the] [man] [ye] [call] [the] [fox] no harm [,] [and] [yourself] [no] [good] [.] 1 they 2 will 2 will 3 do 3 do 11 harm 10 no 11 harm tell me your tale plainly [out] [.] 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 4 tale 1 tell 5 plainly 3 your 4 tale what did [he] next [?] ["] 1 what 2 did 2 did 4 next " [and] [that] ['s] [a] [good] [observe] [,] [david] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 11 " ["] [troth] [and] [indeed] [,] [they] [will] [do] [him] [no] [harm] [;] [the] [more] ['s] [the] [pity] [!] " [opinion] [here] [or] [opinion] [there] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [it] ['s] [a] [kent] [thing] [that] [christianity] [forbids] [revenge] [.] ["] 1 " 8 " " [ay] ["] said he [,] ["] [it] ['s] well [seen] it was [a] [campbell] [taught] [ye] [!] 1 " 4 said 4 said 5 he 5 he 13 was 10 well 12 it 12 it 13 was but that 's nothing to the point [.] 1 but 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 nothing 3 's 5 to 4 nothing 5 to 5 to 7 point 6 the 7 point this is what he did [.] ["] 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 4 he 3 what 5 did 4 he 5 did " [ay] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [come] [to] [that] [.] ["] 1 " 3 " ardshiel was to starve [:] [that] [was] [the] [thing] [he] [aimed] [at] [.] 1 ardshiel 2 was 2 was 3 to 3 to 4 starve and since them that fed him in his exile wouldnae be bought out right or wrong [,] [he] [would] [drive] [them] [out] [.] 1 and 4 that 1 and 5 fed 2 since 3 them 2 since 4 that 4 that 5 fed 5 fed 6 him 5 fed 7 in 5 fed 11 be 7 in 10 wouldnae 8 his 10 wouldnae 9 exile 10 wouldnae 10 wouldnae 11 be 11 be 15 or 12 bought 14 right 13 out 14 right 14 right 15 or 15 or 16 wrong therefore he sent for lawyers , and papers , and red-coats to stand at his back [.] 1 therefore 2 he 2 he 3 sent 3 sent 4 for 3 sent 12 to 4 for 10 and 5 lawyers 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 papers 7 and 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 red-coats 12 to 13 stand 13 stand 14 at 14 at 16 back 15 his 16 back and who are to succeed them [?] 1 and 2 who 1 and 3 are 3 are 4 to 4 to 5 succeed 5 succeed 6 them bare-leggit beggars [!] 1 bare-leggit 2 beggars " [let] [me] [have] [a] [word] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [be] [sure] [,] [if] [they] [take] [less] [rents] [,] [be] [sure] [government] [has] [a] [finger] [in] [the] [pie] [.] it 's [not] [this] [campbell] ['s] [fault] , man it 's his orders [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 8 , 8 , 11 's 9 man 10 it 10 it 11 's 11 's 13 orders 12 his 13 orders and [if] [ye] [killed] this [colin] [to-morrow] , what better would [ye] be [?] 1 and 5 this 1 and 13 be 8 , 9 what 9 what 11 would 10 better 11 would 11 would 13 be there would be another factor in his shoes , as fast [as] spur can drive [.] ["] 1 there 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 factor 3 be 6 in 4 another 5 factor 5 factor 6 in 6 in 9 , 7 his 8 shoes 8 shoes 9 , 9 , 15 drive 10 as 11 fast 11 fast 13 spur 13 spur 15 drive 14 can 15 drive he [spoke] [kindly] [enough] [,] [but] [there] was so [much] [anger] [under] [his] [contempt] that [i] thought it was wise to change the conversation [.] 1 he 8 was 8 was 9 so 9 so 15 that 15 that 19 was 17 thought 18 it 18 it 19 was 19 was 20 wise 20 wise 21 to 21 to 22 change 22 change 24 conversation 23 the 24 conversation " it ['s] [easier] [than] [ye] [would] [think] [,] ["] said [alan] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 11 said 2 it 11 said and then the heather 's [a] great help [.] 1 and 2 then 1 and 4 heather 1 and 5 's 3 the 4 heather 4 heather 5 's 5 's 8 help 7 great 8 help and [everywhere] there are friends ' houses and friends ' byres and haystacks [.] 1 and 3 there 3 there 4 are 4 are 12 and 5 friends 6 ' 6 ' 7 houses 7 houses 8 and 8 and 11 byres 8 and 12 and 9 friends 10 ' 10 ' 11 byres 12 and 13 haystacks and besides , when folk talk of a country covered with troops , it 's [but] a kind of a byword at the best [.] 1 and 4 when 1 and 15 's 2 besides 3 , 2 besides 4 when 5 folk 6 talk 6 talk 7 of 6 talk 15 's 7 of 9 country 8 a 9 country 9 country 10 covered 10 covered 11 with 11 with 13 , 12 troops 13 , 13 , 14 it 15 's 18 kind 15 's 22 at 17 a 18 kind 18 kind 19 of 19 of 21 byword 20 a 21 byword 21 byword 22 at 22 at 24 best 23 the 24 best a soldier covers nae mair of it than his boot-soles [.] 1 a 2 soldier 2 soldier 3 covers 3 covers 5 mair 3 covers 8 than 4 nae 5 mair 5 mair 6 of 6 of 7 it 8 than 10 boot-soles 9 his 10 boot-soles this was [it] , " said [he] , and [whistled] [me] [the] [air] [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 6 said 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 and " and [then] , besides , " he continued [,] ["] [it] ['s] [no] [sae] [bad] [now] [as] [it] [was] [in] [forty-six] [.] 1 " 9 continued 2 and 8 he 4 , 5 besides 5 besides 6 , 5 besides 8 he 6 , 7 " 8 he 9 continued [the] [hielands] [are] [what] [they] [call] [pacified] [.] but what [i] would [like] to [ken] , [david] , is [just] [how] [long] [?] 1 but 2 what 1 but 6 to 2 what 4 would 6 to 8 , 8 , 10 , 10 , 11 is but it 's a kittle thing to [decide] what folk ['ll] bear , and what they will not [.] 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 6 thing 4 a 6 thing 5 kittle 6 thing 6 thing 7 to 7 to 9 what 7 to 14 and 7 to 16 they 7 to 17 will 9 what 12 bear 10 folk 12 bear 12 bear 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 what 16 they 17 will 17 will 18 not [careful] [.] and [with] [this] [alan] [fell] [into] [a] [muse] , and [for] [a] [long] [time] [sate] [very] [sad] [and] [silent] [.] 1 and 9 , 9 , 10 and for his faults , they were on [his] [face] , and [i] [now] [knew] [them] all [.] 1 for 3 faults 1 for 4 , 1 for 5 they 2 his 3 faults 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 on 7 on 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 all for though he had a great taste for courage in other men [,] [yet] [he] [admired] [it] [most] [in] [alan] [breck] [.] 1 for 3 he 2 though 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 7 taste 4 had 8 for 4 had 10 in 5 a 6 great 5 a 7 taste 6 great 7 taste 7 taste 8 for 8 for 9 courage 9 courage 10 in 10 in 12 men 11 other 12 men [chapter] [xiii] [the] [loss] [of] [the] [brig] " [here] [,] ["] said he [,] " [come] [out] [and] [see] [if] [ye] [can] [pilot] [.] ["] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 8 " " [is] [this] [one] [of] [your] [tricks] [?] " [asked] [alan] [.] 1 " 9 " " [do] [i] [look] [like] [tricks] [?] " [cries] [the] [captain] [.] 1 " 8 " " [i] [have] [other] [things] [to] [think] [of] [my] [brig] ['s] [in] [danger] [!] " 1 " 15 " " [what] [do] [ye] [call] [that] [?] ["] asked the captain , gloomily [.] 1 " 9 asked 9 asked 11 captain 9 asked 13 gloomily 10 the 11 captain 12 , 13 gloomily " [the] [sea] [breaking] [on] [a] [reef] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 9 " " [and] [now] [ye] [ken] [where] [it] [is] [;] [and] [what] [better] [would] [ye] [have] [?] " 1 " 17 " " [ay] [,] ["] said [hoseason] [,] ["] [if] [it] [was] [the] [only] one [.] ["] 1 " 5 said 5 said 14 one and sure enough , just as he spoke there came a second [fountain] farther to the south [.] 1 and 3 enough 1 and 10 came 2 sure 3 enough 3 enough 10 came 4 , 8 spoke 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 spoke 7 he 8 spoke 8 spoke 9 there 8 spoke 10 came 10 came 14 farther 10 came 15 to 11 a 12 second 12 second 14 farther 15 to 17 south 16 the 17 south " [there] [!] " [said] [hoseason] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [ye] [see] [for] [yourself] [.] but you , sir , that was to pilot us , have ye never [a] word ? " 1 but 2 you 1 but 5 , 3 , 4 sir 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 to 7 was 16 word 8 to 11 , 9 pilot 10 us 9 pilot 11 , 11 , 12 have 13 ye 16 word 14 never 16 word 16 word 17 ? 17 ? 18 " " [i] ['m] [thinking] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [these] ['ll] [be] [what] [they] [call] [the] [torran] [rocks] [.] ["] 1 " 6 " " [are] [there] [many] [of] [them] [?] " [says] [the] [captain] [.] 1 " 8 " [mr] [riach] [and] [the] [captain] [looked] [at] [each] [other] [.] " [there] ['s] [a] [way] [through] [them] [,] [i] [suppose] [?] ["] said the captain [.] 1 " 13 said 13 said 15 captain 14 the 15 captain " [doubtless] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [but] [where] [?] 1 " 4 " but it somehow runs in my mind once [more] [that] it is clearer under the land [.] ["] 1 but 2 it 1 but 4 runs 2 it 4 runs 3 somehow 4 runs 4 runs 5 in 4 runs 7 mind 4 runs 8 once 4 runs 14 under 6 my 7 mind 8 once 11 it 8 once 12 is 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 clearer 14 under 16 land 15 the 16 land " so [?] ["] [said] [hoseason] [.] 1 " 2 so well , [we] ['re] in [for] it [now] , and may [as] well crack on [.] ["] 1 well 2 , 1 well 9 , 2 , 5 in 5 in 7 it 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 may 10 and 14 crack 11 may 13 well 11 may 14 crack 14 crack 15 on with that he gave an order to the steersman , and sent [riach] [to] [the] [foretop] [.] 1 with 2 that 1 with 3 he 3 he 11 and 4 gave 6 order 4 gave 7 to 4 gave 11 and 5 an 6 order 6 order 7 to 7 to 9 steersman 8 the 9 steersman 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 sent " [well] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [hoseason] [to] [alan] [,] ["] [we] ['ll] [try] [your] [way] [of] [it] [.] 1 " 6 " but [i] [think] [i] [might] [as] well [trust] [to] [a] [blind] [fiddler] [.] 1 but 7 well pray [god] you 're right [.] ["] 1 pray 3 you 1 pray 4 're 3 you 4 're 4 're 5 right " [pray] [god] [i] [am] [!] " [says] [alan] [to] [me] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [but] [where] [did] [i] [hear] [it] [?] well , [well] , it will be as it must [.] ["] 1 well 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 be 5 it 6 will 6 will 7 be 7 be 8 as 8 as 9 it 8 as 10 must 9 it 10 must the brightness of the night showed us these perils as clearly as by day , which was , perhaps , the more alarming [.] 1 the 2 brightness 2 brightness 3 of 2 brightness 6 showed 3 of 5 night 4 the 5 night 6 showed 7 us 6 showed 9 perils 6 showed 11 clearly 6 showed 12 as 6 showed 13 by 8 these 9 perils 10 as 11 clearly 12 as 13 by 13 by 14 day 14 day 16 which 14 day 23 alarming 15 , 16 which 16 which 17 was 16 which 20 , 17 was 19 perhaps 18 , 19 perhaps 19 perhaps 20 , 20 , 23 alarming 21 the 23 alarming 22 more 23 alarming " [ochone] [,] [david] [,] ["] says he , " this is no [the] [kind] [of] death [i] [fancy] ! " 1 " 7 says 7 says 8 he 7 says 9 , 7 says 10 " 7 says 11 this 7 says 12 is 7 says 20 ! 7 says 21 " 11 this 12 is 12 is 17 death 13 no 17 death " [what] [,] [alan] [!] " 1 " 6 " i cried , " you 're not afraid ? " 1 i 2 cried 2 cried 3 , 2 cried 4 " 2 cried 5 you 2 cried 6 're 2 cried 9 ? 2 cried 10 " 5 you 6 're 6 're 7 not 6 're 8 afraid " [no] [,] ["] said he , wetting his lips , " but you 'll allow [,] yourself [,] it 's a cold ending [.] ["] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 8 wetting 5 said 11 , 5 said 13 but 5 said 21 's 7 , 8 wetting 8 wetting 10 lips 8 wetting 11 , 9 his 10 lips 11 , 12 " 13 but 14 you 13 but 21 's 14 you 15 'll 15 'll 16 allow 16 allow 18 yourself 20 it 21 's 21 's 24 ending 22 a 23 cold 22 a 24 ending 23 cold 24 ending the tide at the tail of the land ran very strong , and threw the brig about [.] 1 the 2 tide 2 tide 3 at 2 tide 13 and 3 at 5 tail 4 the 5 tail 5 tail 6 of 6 of 8 land 7 the 8 land 9 ran 11 strong 9 ran 13 and 10 very 11 strong 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 threw 14 threw 16 brig 14 threw 17 about 15 the 16 brig this would have been the greater danger had [not] the sea [been] for some while free of obstacles [.] 1 this 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 13 for 4 been 15 while 5 the 7 danger 6 greater 7 danger 7 danger 8 had 8 had 11 sea 10 the 11 sea 11 sea 13 for 13 for 14 some 15 while 16 free 16 free 17 of 17 of 18 obstacles [mr] [riach] [,] [besides] [,] [announced] [from] [the] [top] [that] [he] [saw] [clear] [water] [ahead] [.] " [ye] [were] [right] [,] " [said] [hoseason] [to] [alan] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [ye] [have] [saved] [the] [brig] [,] [sir] [.] i 'll mind that when we come to clear accounts [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 mind 3 mind 4 that 3 mind 5 when 5 when 6 we 5 when 7 come 6 we 7 come 7 come 8 to 8 to 9 clear 9 clear 10 accounts but this is matter only for conjecture , things having gone otherwise than [he] [forecast] [.] 1 but 3 is 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 matter 3 is 5 only 5 only 6 for 6 for 8 , 7 conjecture 8 , 8 , 9 things 9 things 10 having 10 having 11 gone 11 gone 12 otherwise 11 gone 13 than " [keep] [her] [away] [a] [point] [,] " [sings] [out] [mr] [riach] [.] 1 " 8 " " [reef] [to] [windward] [!] " 1 " 6 " and just at the same time the tide caught the brig , and threw the wind out of her sails [.] 1 and 2 just 1 and 8 tide 1 and 13 and 3 at 6 time 3 at 8 tide 4 the 5 same 5 same 6 time 7 the 8 tide 8 tide 13 and 9 caught 11 brig 9 caught 13 and 10 the 11 brig 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 threw 14 threw 16 wind 14 threw 18 of 15 the 16 wind 16 wind 18 of 17 out 18 of 18 of 20 sails 19 her 20 sails i was on my feet in a minute [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 on 2 was 6 in 3 on 5 feet 4 my 5 feet 5 feet 6 in 6 in 8 minute 7 a 8 minute the captain took no part [.] 1 the 2 captain 2 captain 3 took 3 took 5 part 4 no 5 part it [seemed] [he] was struck stupid [.] 1 it 4 was 4 was 5 struck 5 struck 6 stupid he stood holding by the shrouds , talking to himself and groaning out aloud whenever the ship hammered on the rock [.] 1 he 2 stood 2 stood 3 holding 2 stood 4 by 4 by 11 and 5 the 6 shrouds 6 shrouds 7 , 7 , 8 talking 7 , 11 and 8 talking 9 to 9 to 10 himself 11 and 12 groaning 11 and 13 out 13 out 14 aloud 13 out 15 whenever 13 out 19 on 15 whenever 17 ship 15 whenever 18 hammered 16 the 17 ship 17 ship 18 hammered 19 on 21 rock 20 the 21 rock we had one of the wounded men told off to keep a watch upon the seas and cry us warning [.] 1 we 2 had 2 had 3 one 2 had 9 off 3 one 4 of 4 of 7 men 5 the 7 men 6 wounded 7 men 7 men 8 told 9 off 10 to 9 off 20 warning 10 to 17 and 11 keep 13 watch 11 keep 14 upon 11 keep 17 and 12 a 13 watch 13 watch 14 upon 14 upon 16 seas 15 the 16 seas 17 and 18 cry 18 cry 19 us they say a man sinks a third time for good [.] 1 they 2 say 2 say 4 man 2 say 5 sinks 3 a 4 man 4 man 5 sinks 5 sinks 8 time 5 sinks 10 good 6 a 8 time 7 third 8 time 9 for 10 good [presently] [,] [i] [found] [i] [was] [holding] [to] [a] [spar] [,] [which] [helped] [me] [somewhat] [.] and [then] all of a [sudden] [i] was [in] quiet water , and began to come to myself [.] 1 and 8 was 3 all 4 of 3 all 8 was 4 of 5 a 8 was 13 and 10 quiet 11 water 10 quiet 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 began 14 began 15 to 15 to 16 come 16 come 17 to 17 to 18 myself it was [the] [spare] [yard] [i] had got hold of , and [i] was amazed to see how [far] [i] [had] [travelled] [from] [the] [brig] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 and 7 had 8 got 7 had 12 and 8 got 9 hold 9 hold 10 of 10 of 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 was 14 was 15 amazed 15 amazed 16 to 15 amazed 17 see 16 to 17 see 17 see 18 how i hailed her , indeed ; but it was plain she was already out [of] [cry] [.] 1 i 2 hailed 2 hailed 3 her 2 hailed 5 indeed 4 , 5 indeed 5 indeed 6 ; 6 ; 7 but 7 but 8 it 7 but 9 was 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 plain 10 plain 11 she 10 plain 12 was 11 she 12 was 12 was 13 already 12 was 14 out i now lay quite becalmed , and began to feel that a man can die of cold as well as of drowning [.] 1 i 7 and 2 now 3 lay 3 lay 5 becalmed 3 lay 7 and 4 quite 5 becalmed 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 began 7 and 19 well 7 and 20 as 8 began 9 to 9 to 10 feel 10 feel 11 that 11 that 13 man 11 that 15 die 12 a 13 man 13 man 14 can 14 can 15 die 15 die 16 of 16 of 17 cold 18 as 19 well 20 as 21 of 21 of 22 drowning " [well] [,] " [thought] [i] [to] [myself] [,] ["] [if] [i] [cannot] [get] [as] [far] [as] [that] [,] [it] ['s] [strange] [!] ["] 1 " 4 " [chapter] [xiv] [the] [islet] with [my] [stepping] [ashore] [i] [began] the [most] [unhappy] [part] [of] [my] [adventures] [.] 1 with 7 the it was [half-past] [twelve] in the morning , and though the wind was broken by the land , it was a cold night [.] 1 it 8 , 2 was 5 in 2 was 8 , 5 in 7 morning 6 the 7 morning 8 , 9 and 9 and 19 it 10 though 12 wind 10 though 14 broken 10 though 18 , 10 though 19 it 11 the 12 wind 12 wind 13 was 13 was 14 broken 14 broken 15 by 15 by 17 land 16 the 17 land 19 it 20 was 20 was 23 night 21 a 23 night 22 cold 23 night when [i] [got] [to] [the] [top] [the] [dawn] was [come] [.] 1 when 9 was there [was] [no] [sign] [of] [the] [brig] , [which] must have lifted [from] the reef and sunk [.] 1 there 8 , 8 , 16 and 10 must 11 have 11 have 16 and 12 lifted 15 reef 12 lifted 16 and 14 the 15 reef 16 and 17 sunk the boat , too , was nowhere to be seen [.] 1 the 2 boat 2 boat 6 was 3 , 4 too 4 too 5 , 4 too 6 was 6 was 7 nowhere 6 was 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 seen there was [never] [a] [sail] [upon] [the] [ocean] [;] and in [what] [i] [could] [see] [of] the land was neither house nor man [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 10 and 10 and 19 was 11 in 17 the 17 the 18 land 18 land 19 was 19 was 22 nor 20 neither 21 house 21 house 22 nor 22 nor 23 man i was afraid to think what had befallen my shipmates , and afraid to look longer at so empty a scene [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 12 and 3 afraid 4 to 3 afraid 5 think 3 afraid 12 and 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 what 6 what 7 had 7 had 8 befallen 8 befallen 10 shipmates 9 my 10 shipmates 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 afraid 13 afraid 14 to 13 afraid 15 look 14 to 15 look 15 look 16 longer 15 look 17 at 17 at 21 scene 18 so 19 empty 18 so 20 a 19 empty 20 a 20 a 21 scene and at the worst [,] [i] [considered] the sun would soon rise and dry my clothes [.] 1 and 9 sun 1 and 13 and 2 at 4 worst 2 at 9 sun 3 the 4 worst 8 the 9 sun 9 sun 10 would 10 would 13 and 11 soon 12 rise 12 rise 13 and 13 and 14 dry 14 dry 16 clothes 15 my 16 clothes at first [the] [creek] [kept] [narrowing] [as] [i] [had] [looked] to see [;] [but] [presently] to [my] [surprise] it began [to] [widen] [out] again [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 16 to 16 to 19 it 19 it 20 began 20 began 24 again back [i] went to the narrowest point and waded [in] [.] 1 back 8 and 3 went 4 to 3 went 8 and 4 to 7 point 5 the 6 narrowest 5 the 7 point 8 and 9 waded and now , [all] [at] once , the yard came in my head [.] 1 and 9 yard 1 and 10 came 2 now 3 , 2 now 9 yard 3 , 6 once 6 once 7 , 6 once 9 yard 8 the 9 yard 9 yard 10 came 10 came 11 in 11 in 13 head 12 my 13 head what had carried me through the roost would surely serve me to cross this little quiet creek in safety [.] 1 what 2 had 2 had 3 carried 3 carried 4 me 3 carried 5 through 3 carried 18 in 6 the 7 roost 7 roost 8 would 8 would 10 serve 9 surely 10 serve 10 serve 11 me 10 serve 12 to 12 to 13 cross 13 cross 17 creek 14 this 17 creek 15 little 17 creek 16 quiet 17 creek 17 creek 18 in 18 in 19 safety with that [i] set off , undaunted , across the top of the isle , to fetch and carry it back [.] 1 with 2 that 1 with 7 undaunted 1 with 21 back 2 that 4 set 4 set 5 off 6 , 7 undaunted 7 undaunted 9 across 7 undaunted 16 to 7 undaunted 19 carry 8 , 9 across 9 across 11 top 9 across 15 , 10 the 11 top 11 top 12 of 12 of 14 isle 13 the 14 isle 16 to 18 and 17 fetch 18 and 18 and 19 carry 19 carry 20 it in [i] [went] [,] [for] the [third] [time] [,] [into] [the] [sea] [.] 1 in 6 the but at that depth my feet began to leave me , and [i] durst venture in no farther [.] 1 but 2 at 1 but 6 feet 2 at 4 depth 3 that 4 depth 5 my 6 feet 6 feet 7 began 7 began 8 to 7 began 9 leave 8 to 9 leave 9 leave 12 and 9 leave 16 in 9 leave 18 farther 10 me 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 venture 14 durst 15 venture 17 no 18 farther as for the yard , [i] [saw] it [bobbing] [very] [quietly] [some] [twenty] [feet] [beyond] [.] 1 as 2 for 1 as 5 , 1 as 8 it 2 for 4 yard 3 the 4 yard the time [i] [spent] [upon] [the] [island] is still [so] [horrible] [a] thought [to] [me] [,] [that] [i] [must] [pass] [it] [lightly] [over] [.] 1 the 2 time 2 time 8 is 8 is 9 still 8 is 13 thought my case was very different [.] 1 my 2 case 2 case 3 was 3 was 5 different 4 very 5 different there [were] , [besides] [,] [some] [of] [the] [little] [shells] that [we] [call] [buckies] [;] [i] [think] [periwinkle] is the [english] name [.] 1 there 3 , 1 there 11 that 11 that 19 is 19 is 22 name 20 the 22 name perhaps they were out of [season] , or perhaps there was something wrong in the sea about my island [.] 1 perhaps 2 they 2 they 3 were 3 were 5 of 4 out 5 of 5 of 7 , 7 , 8 or 8 or 9 perhaps 8 or 10 there 8 or 11 was 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 something 11 was 14 in 11 was 17 about 12 something 13 wrong 12 something 14 in 14 in 16 sea 15 the 16 sea 16 sea 17 about 17 about 19 island 18 my 19 island a second trial of the same food ( [indeed] [i] [had] no other ) did better with me , and revived my strength [.] 1 a 3 trial 2 second 3 trial 3 trial 4 of 3 trial 13 other 3 trial 20 and 4 of 7 food 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 food 8 ( 13 other 12 no 13 other 13 other 14 ) 15 did 16 better 15 did 17 with 15 did 20 and 17 with 18 me 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 revived 21 revived 23 strength 22 my 23 strength the second [day] [i] [crossed] [the] [island] [to] [all] [sides] [.] 1 the 2 second i had good reasons for my choice [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 4 reasons 2 had 5 for 3 good 4 reasons 4 reasons 5 for 5 for 7 choice 6 my 7 choice but the other reason went deeper [.] 1 but 4 reason 1 but 5 went 2 the 3 other 3 other 4 reason 4 reason 5 went 5 went 6 deeper it was the same [with] [the] [roofs] [of] [iona] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 same 3 the 4 same charles [the] [second] declared a man could stay [outdoors] more days in the year in [the] [climate] [of] [england] than in any other [.] 1 charles 4 declared 4 declared 6 man 4 declared 8 stay 5 a 6 man 6 man 7 could 7 could 8 stay 8 stay 11 days 8 stay 12 in 8 stay 15 in 8 stay 20 than 8 stay 21 in 10 more 11 days 12 in 14 year 13 the 14 year 20 than 21 in 21 in 23 other 22 any 23 other this was very like a king , with a palace at his back and changes of dry clothes [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 4 like 3 very 4 like 4 like 6 king 5 a 6 king 6 king 8 with 7 , 8 with 8 with 10 palace 9 a 10 palace 10 palace 11 at 11 at 14 and 12 his 13 back 13 back 14 and 14 and 15 changes 14 and 16 of 16 of 18 clothes 17 dry 18 clothes but he must have had better luck [on] [his] [flight] [from] [worcester] than [i] [had] [on] that [miserable] [isle] [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 must 3 must 4 have 4 have 5 had 5 had 7 luck 5 had 13 than 6 better 7 luck 13 than 17 that this was [the] day of incidents [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 4 day 4 day 5 of 5 of 6 incidents i supposed he must have swum the strait [;] [though] [what] [should] [bring] [any] [creature] [to] [earraid] [,] [was] [more] [than] [i] [could] [fancy] [.] 1 i 2 supposed 2 supposed 3 he 2 supposed 6 swum 3 he 4 must 4 must 5 have 5 have 6 swum 6 swum 8 strait 7 the 8 strait i now saw there must be a hole , and clapped my hand to the place in a great hurry [.] 1 i 10 and 2 now 3 saw 3 saw 4 there 3 saw 6 be 3 saw 10 and 4 there 5 must 5 must 6 be 6 be 8 hole 7 a 8 hole 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 clapped 11 clapped 13 hand 11 clapped 14 to 11 clapped 17 in 12 my 13 hand 13 hand 14 to 14 to 16 place 15 the 16 place 16 place 17 in 17 in 20 hurry 18 a 19 great 19 great 20 hurry but this was to lock the stable door after the steed was stolen [.] 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 to 4 to 5 lock 5 lock 8 door 5 lock 9 after 6 the 8 door 7 stable 8 door 9 after 11 steed 9 after 13 stolen 10 the 11 steed 11 steed 12 was 12 was 13 stolen i had [left] [the] [shore] [at] [queensferry] [with] [near] [on] [fifty] [pounds] [;] [now] [i] [found] no more [than] [two] [guinea-pieces] [and] [a] [silver] [shilling] [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 18 more 17 no 18 more it is true [i] [picked] [up] [a] [third] [guinea] [a] [little] [after] [,] [where] [it] [lay] [shining] [on] [a] [piece] [of] [turf] [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 true this state of my affairs dashed me still further [;] [and] [,] [indeed] [my] [plight] [on] [that] [third] [morning] [was] [truly] [pitiful] [.] 1 this 2 state 2 state 3 of 2 state 6 dashed 3 of 5 affairs 4 my 5 affairs 6 dashed 8 still 6 dashed 9 further 7 me 8 still and yet the worst was not yet come [.] 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 4 worst 2 yet 8 come 3 the 4 worst 4 worst 5 was 5 was 6 not 5 was 8 come 6 not 8 come 7 yet 8 come [indeed] [,] [i] [wore] [myself] [down] [with] [continual] [and] [aimless] [goings] [and] [comings] [in] [the] [rain] [.] as [soon] [,] [however] , [as] the sun [came] [out] , [i] [lay] [down] [on] [the] [top] [of] that [rock] [to] [dry] [myself] [.] 1 as 11 , 5 , 8 sun 5 , 11 , 7 the 8 sun 11 , 19 that the comfort of the sunshine is a thing [i] [cannot] [tell] [.] 1 the 2 comfort 2 comfort 3 of 2 comfort 6 is 3 of 5 sunshine 4 the 5 sunshine 6 is 8 thing 7 a 8 thing i shouted out , and then fell on my knees on the rock and reached up my hands and prayed to them [.] 1 i 5 and 2 shouted 3 out 2 shouted 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 14 and 5 and 21 to 6 then 7 fell 7 fell 8 on 7 fell 11 on 7 fell 14 and 8 on 10 knees 9 my 10 knees 11 on 13 rock 12 the 13 rock 14 and 19 and 15 reached 16 up 15 reached 18 hands 15 reached 19 and 17 my 18 hands 19 and 20 prayed 21 to 22 them but the boat never turned aside , and flew on , right before my eyes [,] [for] [iona] [.] 1 but 8 and 2 the 3 boat 3 boat 8 and 4 never 5 turned 5 turned 6 aside 5 turned 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 flew 9 flew 10 on 9 flew 11 , 9 flew 12 right 12 right 13 before 13 before 15 eyes 14 my 15 eyes all the time [of] [my] [troubles] [i] [wept] [only] [twice] [.] 1 all 3 time 2 the 3 time if a wish would kill men , those two fishers would never have seen [morning] [,] [and] [i] [should] [likely] [have] [died] [upon] [my] [island] [.] 1 if 3 wish 1 if 5 kill 1 if 7 , 1 if 10 fishers 2 a 3 wish 3 wish 4 would 4 would 5 kill 5 kill 6 men 8 those 9 two 9 two 10 fishers 10 fishers 11 would 11 would 13 have 12 never 13 have 13 have 14 seen sure [enough] [,] [i] [should] [have] [done] [as] [well] to [fast] , [for] [my] [fishes] [poisoned] [me] [again] [.] 1 sure 10 to 10 to 12 , the next day ( which was the fourth of this horrible life of mine ) [i] found my bodily strength run very low [.] 1 the 2 next 1 the 3 day 3 day 5 which 3 day 17 found 4 ( 5 which 5 which 6 was 5 which 15 ) 6 was 8 fourth 7 the 8 fourth 8 fourth 9 of 9 of 12 life 10 this 11 horrible 11 horrible 12 life 12 life 13 of 13 of 14 mine 17 found 20 strength 18 my 20 strength 19 bodily 20 strength 20 strength 21 run 21 run 23 low 22 very 23 low but another disappointment , such as yesterday 's , was more than [i] [could] [bear] [.] 1 but 3 disappointment 1 but 10 was 2 another 3 disappointment 3 disappointment 6 as 3 disappointment 10 was 4 , 6 as 5 such 6 as 6 as 8 's 6 as 9 , 7 yesterday 8 's 10 was 11 more 10 was 12 than i turned my back , accordingly , upon the sea , and did not look [again] [till] [i] [had] [counted] [many] [hundreds] [.] 1 i 12 and 2 turned 4 back 2 turned 6 accordingly 2 turned 8 upon 2 turned 12 and 3 my 4 back 5 , 6 accordingly 6 accordingly 7 , 7 , 8 upon 8 upon 10 sea 8 upon 11 , 9 the 10 sea 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 did 13 did 14 not 13 did 15 look the boat was still heading for the island [.] 1 the 2 boat 2 boat 3 was 3 was 5 heading 3 was 6 for 4 still 5 heading 5 heading 6 for 6 for 8 island 7 the 8 island the next time [i] [counted] [the] [full] [thousand] , as [slowly] [as] [i] [could] [,] [my] [heart] [beating] [so] [as] [to] [hurt] [me] [.] 1 the 2 next 1 the 3 time 3 time 9 , 9 , 10 as and then it was out of all [question] [.] 1 and 3 it 2 then 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 6 of 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 all she was coming straight [to] [earraid] [!] 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 coming 3 coming 4 straight this [i] [knew] [by] [their] [hair] [,] [which] [the] one had [of] [a] [bright] [yellow] [and] [the] [other] [black] [.] 1 this 10 one 10 one 11 had but now there was a third man along with them , [who] [looked] to be of a better class [.] 1 but 3 there 1 but 11 , 2 now 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 7 man 4 was 9 with 5 a 7 man 6 third 7 man 7 man 9 with 8 along 9 with 9 with 10 them 11 , 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 of 16 of 19 class 17 a 19 class 18 better 19 class as soon as they were come within easy speech , they let down their sail and lay quiet [.] 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 they 3 as 6 come 3 as 16 and 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 come 6 come 7 within 6 come 12 let 7 within 10 , 8 easy 9 speech 9 speech 10 , 10 , 11 they 13 down 16 and 14 their 15 sail 15 sail 16 and 16 and 17 lay 16 and 18 quiet then he stood up in the boat and addressed me a [long] while , speaking fast and with many wavings of his hand [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 8 and 3 stood 4 up 3 stood 8 and 4 up 5 in 5 in 7 boat 6 the 7 boat 8 and 9 addressed 9 addressed 10 me 9 addressed 13 while 9 addressed 15 speaking 11 a 13 while 14 , 15 speaking 15 speaking 17 and 16 fast 17 and 17 and 18 with 18 with 20 wavings 19 many 20 wavings 20 wavings 21 of 21 of 23 hand 22 his 23 hand " [whatever] [,] " [said] [i] [,] [to] [show] [him] [i] [had] [caught] [a] [word] [.] 1 " 4 " this time [i] [picked] [out] [another] [word] , " [tide] [.] " 1 this 2 time 2 time 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 " [then] [i] [had] [a] [flash] [of] [hope] [.] i [remembered] [he] was [always] [waving] [his] [hand] [towards] [the] [mainland] [of] [the] [ross] [.] 1 i 4 was " [do] [you] [mean] [when] [the] [tide] [is] [out] [?] " 1 " 11 " i cried , and could not finish [.] 1 i 4 and 2 cried 4 and 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 could 5 could 6 not 5 could 7 finish 6 not 7 finish " [yes] [,] [yes] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he " [tide] [.] " 1 " 4 " it was no wonder the fishers had not understood me [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 wonder 3 no 4 wonder 4 wonder 6 fishers 4 wonder 9 understood 5 the 6 fishers 6 fishers 7 had 7 had 8 not 7 had 9 understood 8 not 9 understood 9 understood 10 me the wonder was rather that [they] [had] ever guessed my pitiful illusion , and [taken] the trouble to come back [.] 1 the 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 was 3 was 4 rather 3 was 20 back 5 that 20 back 8 ever 9 guessed 9 guessed 20 back 10 my 12 illusion 11 pitiful 12 illusion 12 illusion 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 trouble 14 and 18 to 14 and 19 come 14 and 20 back 16 the 17 trouble i had starved with cold and hunger on that island [for] close upon one hundred hours [.] 1 i 6 and 2 had 3 starved 2 had 6 and 3 starved 4 with 4 with 5 cold 6 and 7 hunger 7 hunger 8 on 7 hunger 13 upon 8 on 12 close 9 that 12 close 10 island 12 close 12 close 13 upon 13 upon 16 hours 14 one 15 hundred 15 hundred 16 hours but for the fishers [,] [i] [might] [have] [left] [my] [bones] there [,] [in] [pure] [folly] [.] 1 but 2 for 1 but 12 there 2 for 4 fishers 3 the 4 fishers [chapter] [xv] [the] [lad] [with] [the] [silver] [button] [:] [through] [the] [isle] [of] [mull] " [was] [there] [one] [,] " [i] [asked] [,] ["] [dressed] [like] [a] [gentleman] [?] ["] 1 " 6 " " [ah] [,] ["] said [i] [,] ["] and he would have a feathered hat [?] ["] 1 " 5 said 5 said 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 12 have 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 have 12 have 15 hat 13 a 15 hat 14 feathered 15 hat he told me , no , that [he] was bareheaded like myself [.] 1 he 2 told 2 told 3 me 2 told 9 was 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 , 5 no 7 that 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 bareheaded 10 bareheaded 11 like 11 like 12 myself this set me smiling , partly because my friend was safe , partly to think of his vanity [in] dress [.] 1 this 2 set 2 set 4 smiling 2 set 7 because 2 set 14 to 3 me 4 smiling 5 , 6 partly 5 , 7 because 7 because 9 friend 7 because 10 was 7 because 12 , 8 my 9 friend 9 friend 10 was 10 was 11 safe 13 partly 14 to 14 to 15 think 15 think 16 of 16 of 20 dress 17 his 20 dress 18 vanity 20 dress and then the old gentleman clapped his hand to his brow , and cried out that [i] must be the lad with the silver button [.] 1 and 5 gentleman 1 and 13 and 2 then 5 gentleman 3 the 5 gentleman 4 old 5 gentleman 5 gentleman 13 and 6 clapped 8 hand 6 clapped 9 to 6 clapped 13 and 7 his 8 hand 8 hand 9 to 9 to 11 brow 10 his 11 brow 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 cried 14 cried 15 out 14 cried 22 with 16 that 18 must 18 must 19 be 19 be 21 lad 20 the 21 lad 21 lad 22 with 22 with 25 button 23 the 25 button 24 silver 25 button " [why] [,] [yes] [!] " [said] [i] [,] [in] [some] [wonder] [.] 1 " 6 " he then asked me how [i] [had] [fared] [,] [and] [i] [told] [him] [my] [tale] [.] 1 he 3 asked 2 then 3 asked 3 asked 4 me 3 asked 5 how thought [i] [to] [myself] [:] ["] [if] [these] [are] [the] [wild] [highlanders] , [i] [could] [wish] [my] [own] [folk] [wilder] [.] " 1 thought 13 , 13 , 22 " i [not] [only] [started] [late] [,] [but] [i] must have [wandered] [nearly] [half] the time [.] 1 i 9 must 9 must 10 have 10 have 15 time 14 the 15 time and [here] [again] [i] [marked] a [difference] [from] [my] [own] [part] [of] [the] [country] [.] 1 and 6 a but [these] [highland] [beggars] [stood] [on] [their] [dignity] , [asked] [alms] only to buy snuff ( by their account ) and would give no change [.] 1 but 9 , 9 , 13 to 12 only 13 to 13 to 21 and 14 buy 15 snuff 14 buy 21 and 15 snuff 17 by 16 ( 17 by 17 by 19 account 17 by 20 ) 18 their 19 account 21 and 22 would 22 would 23 give 23 give 25 change 24 no 25 change to be sure [,] [this] [was] [no] [concern] of [mine] , [except] in [so] [far] [as] it [entertained] [me] [by] [the] [way] [.] 1 to 2 be 2 be 3 sure 3 sure 9 of 9 of 11 , 11 , 13 in 13 in 17 it " [i] [care] [very] [little] [for] [that] [,] ["] [said] [i] [,] ["] [since] you are going [with] [me] [.] ["] 1 " 15 you 15 you 16 are 16 are 17 going [the] [impudent] [cheat] [answered] [me] [in] [the] [gaelic] [that] [he] [had] [no] [english] [.] " [my] [fine] [fellow] [,] " [i] [said] [,] ["] [i] [know] [very] [well] [your] [english] [comes] [and] [goes] [.] 1 " 6 " tell me what will bring it back [?] 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 what 3 what 4 will 4 will 5 bring 5 bring 6 it 5 bring 7 back is [it] more money you wish [?] ["] 1 is 4 money 1 is 6 wish 3 more 4 money 5 you 6 wish " [five] [shillings] [mair] [,] ["] said he , " and hersel ['] [will] [bring] [ye] [there] [.] ["] 1 " 7 said 7 said 11 and 8 he 11 and 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 and 11 and 12 hersel i was now red-hot [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 now 2 was 4 red-hot " [ha] [!] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [have] [you] [no] [more] [english] [?] ["] 1 " 4 " he said impudently , " no [.] " 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 impudently 2 said 4 , 2 said 5 " 2 said 6 no 2 said 8 " i was a strong lad and [very] angry , and [he] [but] a little man [;] [and] [he] [went] [down] [before] [me] [heavily] [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 10 and 3 a 4 strong 3 a 5 lad 4 strong 5 lad 5 lad 6 and 6 and 8 angry 6 and 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 man 13 a 14 little 13 a 15 man by good luck , his knife flew out of his hand as he fell [.] 1 by 3 luck 1 by 4 , 1 by 6 knife 2 good 3 luck 5 his 6 knife 6 knife 7 flew 7 flew 9 of 7 flew 12 as 8 out 9 of 9 of 11 hand 10 his 11 hand 12 as 13 he 12 as 14 fell 13 he 14 fell i [chuckled] [to] [myself] [as] [i] went [,] [being] [sure] [i] [was] [done] [with] [that] [rogue] [,] for a variety of reasons [.] 1 i 7 went 7 went 18 for 18 for 20 variety 19 a 20 variety 20 variety 21 of 21 of 22 reasons he was quite blind , and told me he was a catechist [,] [which] [should] [have] [put] [me] [at] [my] [ease] [.] 1 he 6 and 2 was 4 blind 2 was 6 and 3 quite 4 blind 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 told 7 told 8 me 7 told 9 he 7 told 10 was 9 he 10 was 10 was 12 catechist 11 a 12 catechist to carry such a thing meant a fine of fifteen pounds sterling upon a first offence , and transportation to the colonies upon a second [.] 1 to 2 carry 2 carry 5 thing 2 carry 20 to 2 carry 23 upon 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 thing 5 thing 6 meant 6 meant 13 upon 7 a 8 fine 8 fine 9 of 8 fine 11 pounds 9 of 10 fifteen 11 pounds 12 sterling 12 sterling 13 upon 13 upon 18 and 14 a 16 offence 15 first 16 offence 16 offence 18 and 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 transportation 20 to 22 colonies 21 the 22 colonies 22 colonies 23 upon 23 upon 25 second 24 a 25 second [nor] [could] [i] [quite] [see] [why] [a] [religious] [teacher] [should] [go] [armed] [,] [or] [what] [a] [blind] [man] [could] [be] [doing] [with] [a] [pistol] [.] " [was] [it] [too] [much] [?] " 1 " 7 " i asked , a little [faltering] [.] 1 i 2 asked 2 asked 3 , 2 asked 5 little 4 a 5 little " [too] [much] [!] " [cries] [he] [.] 1 " 5 " ["] [why] [,] [i] [will] [guide] [you] [to] [torosay] [myself] [for] [a] [dram] [of] [brandy] [.] and [give] [you] [the] [great] [pleasure] [of] [my] [company] [(] [me] that is a man of some learning [)] [in] [the] [bargain] [.] ["] 1 and 12 that 12 that 13 is 13 is 15 man 14 a 15 man 15 man 16 of 16 of 18 learning 17 some 18 learning i had to own he was right in every feature , and told my wonder [.] 1 i 12 and 2 had 3 to 2 had 8 in 2 had 12 and 3 to 4 own 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 right 7 right 8 in 8 in 10 feature 9 every 10 feature 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 told 13 told 15 wonder 14 my 15 wonder " [ha] [!] ["] says he , " that 's nothing [.] 1 " 5 says 5 says 6 he 5 says 7 , 5 says 9 that 5 says 10 's 7 , 8 " 9 that 10 's 10 's 11 nothing i told him [i] [had] [nothing] of [the] [sort] , and gave him a wider berth [.] 1 i 11 and 2 told 3 him 2 told 11 and 7 of 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 gave 12 gave 13 him 12 gave 16 berth 14 a 16 berth 15 wider 16 berth but by the better luck for me , he knew nothing , thought all was covered , and lied on in the dark [.] 1 but 2 by 1 but 8 , 1 but 9 he 2 by 5 luck 3 the 5 luck 4 better 5 luck 5 luck 6 for 6 for 7 me 9 he 18 and 10 knew 11 nothing 10 knew 16 covered 10 knew 18 and 11 nothing 15 was 12 , 13 thought 13 thought 14 all 13 thought 15 was 15 was 16 covered 16 covered 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 lied 19 lied 20 on 19 lied 21 in 21 in 23 dark 22 the 23 dark then [i] [struck] [on] [again] [for] [torosay] , [much] [better] [pleased] [to] [be] [alone] than to travel with that man of learning [.] 1 then 8 , 8 , 16 to 15 than 16 to 16 to 17 travel 17 travel 18 with 18 with 20 man 19 that 20 man 20 man 21 of 21 of 22 learning when [i] [told] [him] [of] [my] [catechist] , [he] shook his head , and said [i] [was] [lucky] [to] [have] [got] [clear] [off] [.] 1 when 8 , 8 , 14 and 10 shook 14 and 11 his 12 head 12 head 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 said " [the] [cream] [of] [it] [is] [,] ["] says [i] [,] ["] [that] he [called] [himself] [a] [catechist] [.] ["] 1 " 9 says 9 says 14 he " [and] [why] [should] [he] [not] [?] ["] says he , " when that is what he is [.] 1 " 9 says 9 says 10 he 9 says 13 when 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 when 13 when 14 that 13 when 15 is 14 that 15 is 15 is 16 what 16 what 18 is 17 he 18 is it was [maclean] of [duart] [gave] it to him [because] [he] [was] [blind] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 of 2 was 8 to 4 of 7 it 8 to 9 him [chapter] [xvi] [the] [lad] [with] [the] [silver] [button] [:] [across] [morven] there is [a] [regular] [ferry] [from] [torosay] [to] [kinlochaline] [on] [the] [mainland] [.] 1 there 2 is in the crowded boat this was of course impossible [,] [and] [the] [passage] [was] [a] [very] [slow] [affair] [.] 1 in 4 boat 1 in 6 was 2 the 4 boat 3 crowded 4 boat 5 this 6 was 6 was 8 course 6 was 9 impossible 7 of 8 course but there was one melancholy part [.] 1 but 2 there 1 but 3 was 3 was 6 part 4 one 6 part 5 melancholy 6 part [then] [i] [understood] [this] [was] [an] [emigrant] [ship] [bound] [for] [the] [american] [colonies] [.] at [kinlochaline] [i] [got] [neil] [roy] [upon] [one] [side] [on] [the] [beach] [,] [and] [said] [i] [made] [sure] he was one of [appin] ['s] men [.] 1 at 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 one 21 one 22 of 22 of 25 men " [and] [what] [for] [no] [?] ["] said he [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he " [i] [am] [seeking] [somebody] [,] ["] said [i] [;] ["] [and] [it] [comes] [in] [my] [mind] [that] [you] will [have] [news] [of] [him] [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 20 will [alan] [breck] [stewart] [is] [his] [name] [.] ["] and [very] [foolishly] , [instead] [of] [showing] [him] [the] [button] [,] [i] [sought] to pass [a] [shilling] [in] [his] [hand] [.] 1 and 4 , 4 , 14 to 14 to 15 pass at this he drew back [.] 1 at 2 this 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 drew 4 drew 5 back it makes the country strong to hold and difficult to travel , but full of prodigious wild and dreadful prospects [.] 1 it 2 makes 2 makes 4 country 3 the 4 country 4 country 13 but 5 strong 6 to 5 strong 10 to 5 strong 13 but 6 to 8 and 7 hold 8 and 8 and 9 difficult 10 to 11 travel 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 full 14 full 15 of 15 of 20 prospects 16 prodigious 20 prospects 17 wild 18 and 18 and 19 dreadful 18 and 20 prospects indeed , it was one of these he was carrying and reading when we met [.] 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 one 5 one 6 of 5 one 8 he 5 one 9 was 6 of 7 these 8 he 9 was 9 was 11 and 9 was 13 when 10 carrying 11 and 11 and 12 reading 13 when 14 we 13 when 15 met 14 we 15 met [we] [fell] [in] [company] [at] [once] [,] [our] [ways] [lying] [together] [as] [far] [as] [to] [kingairloch] [.] he said it was a bad business [.] 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 7 business 5 a 7 business 6 bad 7 business " [it] ['s] [wonderful] [,] ["] said he , " where the tenants find the money , for their life is mere starvation [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 11 where 7 said 17 , 7 said 18 for 7 said 21 is 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 where 11 where 13 tenants 11 where 14 find 11 where 17 , 12 the 13 tenants 13 tenants 14 find 14 find 16 money 15 the 16 money 18 for 20 life 18 for 21 is 19 their 20 life 21 is 23 starvation 22 mere 23 starvation [(] [ye] [don't] [carry] [such] [a] [thing] [as] [snuff] [,] [do] [ye] [,] [mr] [balfour] [?] [no] [.] well , [i] ['m] [better] [wanting] it [.] [)] 1 well 2 , 1 well 7 it but [these] [tenants] [(] [as] [i] [was] [saying] [)] [are] [doubtless] [partly] [driven] [to] it [.] 1 but 15 it and then there 's one [they] [call] [alan] [breck] ["] 1 and 3 there 2 then 3 there 3 there 4 's 4 's 5 one " [ah] [!] " 1 " 4 " i cried , " what [of] him ? " 1 i 2 cried 2 cried 3 , 2 cried 4 " 2 cried 5 what 2 cried 8 ? 2 cried 9 " 5 what 7 him " what [of] [the] [wind] [that] [bloweth] [where] it [listeth] [?] ["] said [henderland] [.] 1 " 13 said 2 what 9 it 9 it 13 said " he ['s] [here] and awa [;] [here] [to-day] [and] [gone] [to-morrow] [:] [a] [fair] [heather-cat] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 5 and 5 and 6 awa he might be glowering at the two of us out of [yon] [whin-bush] [,] [and] [i] [wouldnae] wonder [!] 1 he 2 might 2 might 3 be 3 be 4 glowering 3 be 5 at 3 be 11 of 4 glowering 5 at 5 at 7 two 6 the 7 two 7 two 8 of 7 two 11 of 8 of 9 us 10 out 11 of 11 of 18 wonder ye 'll [no] carry such a thing as snuff , will ye [?] ["] 1 ye 2 'll 2 'll 4 carry 4 carry 7 thing 4 carry 8 as 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 thing 8 as 10 , 9 snuff 10 , 10 , 11 will 11 will 12 ye i told him [no] , and that he had asked the same thing more than once [.] 1 i 2 told 2 told 6 and 2 told 8 he 2 told 10 asked 3 him 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 that 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 asked 10 asked 13 thing 10 asked 14 more 10 asked 15 than 10 asked 16 once 11 the 12 same 12 same 13 thing " [it] ['s] [highly] [possible] [,] ["] said he , sighing [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 11 sighing 10 , 11 sighing ["] [but] [it] [seems] [strange] [ye] [shouldnae] [carry] [it] [.] [however] [,] [as] [i] [was] [saying] [,] [this] [alan] [breck] [is] [a] [bold] [,] [desperate] [customer] [,] [and] [well] [kent] [to] [be] [james] ['s] [right] [hand] [.] " [you] [make] [a] [poor] [story] [of] it [all] [,] [mr] [henderland] [,] ["] said [i] [.] 1 " 15 said 8 it 15 said " [if] [it] [is] [all] [fear] [upon] [both] [sides] [,] [i] [care] [to] [hear] [no] [more] [of] [it] [.] " 1 " 20 " there 's something fine [about] [it] [;] [no] perhaps [christian] , but humanly fine [.] 1 there 2 's 2 's 3 something 2 's 12 but 4 fine 12 but 9 perhaps 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 fine 13 humanly 14 fine even [alan] [breck] [,] [by] all that [i] [hear] [,] is [a] [chield] to be [respected] [.] 1 even 15 be 6 all 7 that 7 that 11 is 11 is 14 to 14 to 15 be ay , [ay] , [we] [might] [take] [a] [lesson] by [them] [.] 1 ay 2 , 1 ay 4 , 4 , 10 by ye ['ll] [perhaps] [think] [i] 've been [too] [long] in [the] [hielands] [?] ["] [he] [added] , [smiling] to me [.] 1 ye 6 've 6 've 7 been 7 been 10 in 10 in 17 , 17 , 19 to 19 to 20 me " [ay] [,] ["] said he , " that 's true [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 9 that 5 said 10 's 7 , 8 " 9 that 10 's 10 's 11 true it 's a fine [blood] [.] ["] 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 fine 3 a 4 fine " [and] [what] [is] [the] [king] ['s] [agent] [about] [?] " 1 " 11 " i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked " [colin] [campbell] [?] " [says] [henderland] [.] 1 " 5 " " [putting] [his] [head] [in] [a] [bees] ['] [byke] [!] " 1 " 11 " " he is to turn the tenants out by force [,] [i] [hear] [?] ["] [said] [i] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 to 3 is 5 turn 4 to 5 turn 5 turn 7 tenants 5 turn 8 out 6 the 7 tenants 8 out 9 by 9 by 10 force " [yes] [,] ["] says he , " but the business has gone back [and] forth , [as] [folk] say [.] 1 " 5 says 5 says 6 he 5 says 7 , 5 says 9 but 5 says 17 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 but 9 but 11 business 9 but 13 gone 10 the 11 business 11 business 12 has 12 has 13 gone 13 gone 17 , 14 back 16 forth 14 back 17 , 17 , 20 say and [then] [colin] [campbell] [cam] ['] [in] [again] , and [had] [the] [upper-hand] [before] [the] [barons] [of] [exchequer] [.] 1 and 9 , 9 , 10 and and now they tell me the first of the tenants are to flit to-morrow [.] 1 and 2 now 1 and 3 they 1 and 4 tell 3 they 4 tell 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 7 first 4 tell 11 are 6 the 7 first 7 first 8 of 7 first 11 are 8 of 10 tenants 9 the 10 tenants 11 are 12 to 11 are 14 to-morrow 12 to 13 flit it 's to [begin] [at] [duror] [under] [james] ['s] [very] [windows] , [which] [doesnae] [seem] [wise] by [my] [humble] [way] [of] it [.] ["] 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 to 3 to 12 , 12 , 17 by 17 by 22 it " [do] [you] [think] [they] ['ll] [fight] [?] " 1 " 9 " i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked [and] [then] [colin] [campbell] [has] [the] [sogers] [coming] [.] but for all that [,] [if] [i] was his lady wife [,] [i] [wouldnae] [be] [well] [pleased] [till] [i] [got] [him] [home] [again] [.] 1 but 2 for 1 but 4 that 2 for 3 all 4 that 8 was 8 was 11 wife 9 his 11 wife 10 lady 11 wife they 're queer customers [,] [the] [appin] [stewarts] [.] ["] 1 they 2 're 2 're 4 customers 3 queer 4 customers i asked if they were worse than their neighbours [.] 1 i 2 asked 2 asked 3 if 3 if 4 they 3 if 5 were 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 worse 6 worse 7 than 7 than 9 neighbours 8 their 9 neighbours " [no] [they] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 he ["] [and] [that] ['s] [the] [worst] [part] [of] [it] [.] then he had a hearty fit of sneezing , and looked round upon me with a rather silly smile [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 10 and 3 had 6 fit 3 had 10 and 4 a 5 hearty 4 a 6 fit 5 hearty 6 fit 6 fit 7 of 7 of 8 sneezing 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 round 12 round 13 upon 12 round 15 with 13 upon 14 me 15 with 19 smile 16 a 17 rather 16 a 19 smile 17 rather 18 silly 18 silly 19 smile " [it] ['s] [a] [vow] [i] [took] [,] ["] says he [.] 1 " 10 says 10 says 11 he ["] [i] [took] [a] [vow] [upon] [me] [that] [i] [wouldnae] [carry] [it] [.] [chapter] [xvii] [the] [death] [of] [the] [red] [fox] it was [near] [noon] before we set out [;] [a] [dark] [day] with [clouds] , and [the] [sun] [shining] [upon] [little] [patches] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 before 2 was 13 with 5 before 6 we 5 before 7 set 6 we 7 set 7 set 8 out 13 with 15 , 15 , 16 and it [seemed] [a] [hard] [country] [,] [this] [of] [appin] [,] [for] [people] [to] [care] [as] [much] [about] [as] [alan] did [.] 1 it 20 did there was [but] one thing to mention [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 thing 2 was 6 to 4 one 5 thing 5 thing 6 to 6 to 7 mention a little after we had started [,] [the] [sun] [shone] [upon] [a] [little] [moving] [clump] [of] [scarlet] [close] [in] [along] [the] [water-side] [to] [the] [north] [.] 1 a 2 little 2 little 3 after 3 after 4 we 3 after 6 started 4 we 5 had 5 had 6 started at last we came [so] near [the] [point] [of] [land] [at] [the] [entering] [in] [of] [loch] [leven] [that] [i] [begged] to be set on [shore] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 we 3 we 4 came 4 came 6 near 4 came 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 set 23 set 24 on this was a wood of birches , growing on a steep , craggy side of a mountain that overhung the loch [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 4 wood 2 was 9 on 3 a 4 wood 4 wood 5 of 4 wood 9 on 5 of 7 , 6 birches 7 , 7 , 8 growing 9 on 14 side 10 a 11 steep 10 a 14 side 11 steep 12 , 11 steep 14 side 13 craggy 14 side 14 side 15 of 15 of 17 mountain 16 a 17 mountain 17 mountain 18 that 17 mountain 19 overhung 18 that 19 overhung 19 overhung 21 loch 20 the 21 loch here [i] [was] [not] [only] [troubled] [by] [a] [cloud] [of] [stinging] [midges] , [but] [far] [more] [by] [the] [doubts] [of] [my] [mind] [.] 1 here 13 , the way was in this part so rough and narrow that they came single and led their horses by the reins [.] 1 the 2 way 2 way 3 was 3 was 4 in 4 in 6 part 5 this 6 part 6 part 9 and 7 so 8 rough 8 rough 9 and 9 and 10 narrow 10 narrow 11 that 11 that 12 they 11 that 15 and 12 they 15 and 13 came 14 single 13 came 15 and 15 and 16 led 16 led 18 horses 16 led 19 by 17 their 18 horses 19 by 21 reins 20 the 21 reins the second , [by] his decent black garb and white wig [,] [i] [correctly] [took] [to] [be] [a] [lawyer] [.] 1 the 2 second 2 second 3 , 3 , 8 garb 3 , 9 and 5 his 8 garb 6 decent 8 garb 7 black 8 garb 9 and 11 wig 10 white 11 wig " [glenure] [,] ["] said the other , " this is an ill subject for jesting [.] " 1 " 5 said 5 said 7 other 5 said 8 , 5 said 9 " 5 said 10 this 5 said 11 is 5 said 18 " 6 the 7 other 10 this 11 is 11 is 14 subject 11 is 15 for 12 an 13 ill 12 an 14 subject 13 ill 14 subject 14 subject 15 for 15 for 16 jesting these two had now drawn [close] up and were gazing at me , while the two followers had halted about a stone-cast in the rear [.] 1 these 2 two 2 two 8 and 3 had 5 drawn 3 had 8 and 4 now 5 drawn 5 drawn 7 up 8 and 9 were 8 and 11 at 8 and 14 while 9 were 10 gazing 10 gazing 11 at 11 at 12 me 13 , 14 while 14 while 17 followers 14 while 19 halted 15 the 16 two 16 two 17 followers 17 followers 18 had 18 had 19 halted 19 halted 20 about 19 halted 25 rear 20 about 23 in 21 a 23 in 22 stone-cast 23 in 24 the 25 rear " [the] [man] [that] [lives] [there] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 8 " " [why] [,] [very] [well] [said] [,] " [replies] [the] [factor] [.] 1 " 8 " i have power here [,] [i] [must] [tell] [you] [.] 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 power 2 have 4 here 3 power 4 here i am [king] ['s] [factor] [upon] [several] of [these] [estates] , and have twelve files of soldiers at my back [.] ["] 1 i 2 am 2 am 8 of 8 of 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 have 13 have 15 files 13 have 18 at 14 twelve 15 files 15 files 16 of 16 of 17 soldiers 17 soldiers 18 at 18 at 20 back 19 my 20 back he still kept looking at me , as if in doubt [.] 1 he 3 kept 2 still 3 kept 3 kept 4 looking 3 kept 5 at 3 kept 9 if 4 looking 5 at 5 at 6 me 7 , 9 if 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 in 10 in 11 doubt " [well] [,] ["] said he , at last , " [your] [tongue] [is] [bold] [;] [but] [i] [am] [no] [unfriend] [to] [plainness] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 8 at 7 , 8 at 8 at 9 last 8 at 10 , 10 , 11 " but [to-day] [eh] , [mungo] [?] " 1 but 4 , 4 , 7 " and he turned again to look at the lawyer [.] 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 5 to 4 again 5 to 5 to 6 look 6 look 7 at 7 at 9 lawyer 8 the 9 lawyer " [o] , [i] [am] [dead] [!] " he cried [,] [several] [times] [over] [.] 1 " 10 cried 3 , 8 " 3 , 9 he 9 he 10 cried the lawyer had caught him up and held him in his arms , the servant standing over and clasping his hands [.] 1 the 2 lawyer 2 lawyer 7 and 2 lawyer 21 hands 3 had 4 caught 3 had 7 and 4 caught 5 him 4 caught 6 up 7 and 8 held 7 and 20 his 8 held 9 him 8 held 10 in 10 in 18 and 11 his 12 arms 12 arms 13 , 13 , 15 servant 13 , 18 and 14 the 15 servant 15 servant 16 standing 16 standing 17 over 18 and 19 clasping " [take] [care] [of] [yourselves] [,] ["] says he [.] 1 " 8 says 8 says 9 he " [i] [am] [dead] [.] " 1 " 6 " he tried to open his clothes as [if] to look for [the] [wound] , but his fingers slipped on the buttons [.] 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 4 open 3 to 4 open 4 open 6 clothes 4 open 7 as 5 his 6 clothes 7 as 9 to 7 as 10 look 9 to 10 look 10 look 11 for 11 for 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 17 fingers 15 but 18 slipped 16 his 17 fingers 17 fingers 18 slipped 18 slipped 19 on 19 on 21 buttons 20 the 21 buttons with that he gave a great sigh , his head rolled on his shoulder , and he passed away [.] 1 with 2 that 1 with 3 he 3 he 4 gave 4 gave 7 sigh 5 a 7 sigh 6 great 7 sigh 7 sigh 10 head 8 , 10 head 9 his 10 head 10 head 11 rolled 10 head 15 , 11 rolled 12 on 12 on 14 shoulder 13 his 14 shoulder 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 he 16 and 18 passed 17 he 18 passed 18 passed 19 away the sheriff 's officer had run back at the first sound of the shot [,] [to] [hasten] [the] [coming] [of] [the] [soldiers] [.] 1 the 2 sheriff 2 sheriff 3 's 3 's 4 officer 4 officer 5 had 5 had 6 run 6 run 7 back 7 back 8 at 8 at 11 sound 9 the 11 sound 10 first 11 sound 11 sound 12 of 12 of 14 shot 13 the 14 shot he was a big man , in a black coat , with metal buttons , and carried a long fowling-piece [.] 1 he 16 and 2 was 5 man 2 was 16 and 3 a 4 big 3 a 5 man 4 big 5 man 5 man 7 in 5 man 12 with 6 , 7 in 7 in 10 coat 7 in 11 , 8 a 10 coat 9 black 10 coat 11 , 12 with 12 with 14 buttons 12 with 15 , 13 metal 14 buttons 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 carried 16 and 20 fowling-piece 18 a 19 long 18 a 20 fowling-piece 19 long 20 fowling-piece " [here] [!] " 1 " 4 " i cried [.] 1 i 2 cried " [i] [see] [him] [!] " 1 " 6 " at that the murderer gave a little , quick look over his shoulder , and began to run [.] 1 at 2 that 1 at 4 murderer 3 the 4 murderer 4 murderer 15 and 5 gave 10 look 5 gave 11 over 5 gave 15 and 6 a 7 little 6 a 10 look 7 little 8 , 7 little 10 look 9 quick 10 look 10 look 11 over 11 over 13 shoulder 12 his 13 shoulder 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 began 16 began 17 to 17 to 18 run " [why] [should] [i] [come] [back] [?] " 1 " 8 " i cried [.] 1 i 2 cried " [come] [you] [on] [!] " 1 " 6 " " [ten] [pounds] [if] [ye] [take] [that] [lad] [!] " [cried] [the] [lawyer] [.] 1 " 10 " ["] [he] ['s] [an] [accomplice] [.] he was posted here to hold us in talk [.] ["] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 posted 3 posted 4 here 3 posted 5 to 5 to 6 hold 6 hold 7 us 6 hold 8 in 8 in 9 talk the thing , besides , had come so suddenly , like [thunder] [out] [of] [a] [clear] [sky] [,] that [i] was [all] [amazed] [and] [helpless] [.] 1 the 2 thing 2 thing 21 was 3 , 10 , 4 besides 5 , 4 besides 10 , 6 had 7 come 6 had 10 , 7 come 9 suddenly 8 so 9 suddenly 10 , 11 like 11 like 19 that 19 that 21 was " [jock] [in] [here] [among] [the] [trees] [,] ["] said a voice [close] [by] [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 12 voice 11 a 12 voice [duck] [.] just [inside] [the] [shelter] [of] [the] [trees] [i] [found] [alan] [breck] [standing] , [with] [a] [fishing-rod] [.] 1 just 13 , now we ran among the birches [;] [now] [stooping] [behind] [low] [humps] [upon] [the] [mountain-side] [;] [now] [crawling] [on] [all] [fours] [among] [the] [heather] [.] 1 now 2 we 2 we 3 ran 3 ran 4 among 4 among 6 birches 5 the 6 birches the pace was deadly [:] [my] [heart] [seemed] [bursting] [against] [my] [ribs] [;] [and] [i] [had] [neither] [time] [to] [think] [nor] [breath] [to] [speak] [with] [.] 1 the 2 pace 2 pace 3 was 3 was 4 deadly quarter of an hour [later] [,] [alan] stopped , clapped down flat in the heather , and turned to me [.] 1 quarter 2 of 1 quarter 17 and 2 of 4 hour 3 an 4 hour 8 stopped 10 clapped 8 stopped 17 and 9 , 10 clapped 10 clapped 11 down 10 clapped 12 flat 10 clapped 13 in 10 clapped 16 , 13 in 15 heather 14 the 15 heather 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 turned 17 and 19 to 19 to 20 me " [now] [,] ["] said he [,] " [it] ['s] [earnest] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 8 " do as [i] do , for your life [.] ["] 1 do 2 as 2 as 8 life 4 do 6 for 5 , 6 for 6 for 8 life 7 your 8 life [chapter] [xviii] [i] [talk] [with] [alan] [in] [the] [wood] [of] [lettermore] alan was the first to come round [.] 1 alan 2 was 2 was 4 first 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 to 4 first 6 come 5 to 6 come 6 come 7 round he rose , went to the border of the wood , peered out a little , and then returned and sat down [.] 1 he 3 , 2 rose 3 , 3 , 11 , 3 , 22 down 4 went 5 to 4 went 11 , 5 to 7 border 6 the 7 border 7 border 8 of 8 of 10 wood 9 the 10 wood 11 , 17 and 12 peered 13 out 12 peered 15 little 12 peered 17 and 14 a 15 little 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 and 18 then 19 returned 19 returned 20 and 20 and 21 sat " [well] [,] ["] said he [,] ["] [yon] was [a] [hot] [burst] , [david] [.] ["] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 10 was 10 was 14 , i said nothing , [nor] so much as lifted [my] face [.] 1 i 2 said 2 said 3 nothing 2 said 6 so 4 , 6 so 6 so 11 face 7 much 8 as 8 as 9 lifted 9 lifted 11 face " [are] [ye] [still] [wearied] [?] " he asked again [.] 1 " 9 asked 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 asked 9 asked 10 again you and me must [twine] , " [i] said [.] 1 you 2 and 2 and 3 me 2 and 4 must 4 must 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 9 said [part] [.] " [i] [will] [hardly] [twine] [from] [ye] [,] [david] [,] [without] [some] [kind] [of] [reason] [for] [the] [same] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] [mighty] [gravely] [.] 1 " 20 " " [alan] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [what] [is] [the] [sense] [of] [this] [?] 1 " 4 " [ye] [ken] [very] [well] [yon] [campbell-man] [lies] [in] [his] [blood] [upon] [the] [road] [.] ["] " [no] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [nor] [do] [i] [want] [to] [hear] [it] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " " [with] [your] [permission] [,] [mr] [balfour] [,] [i] [will] [tell] [it] [you] [,] [whatever] [,] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 17 " the name of [this] [rock] [is] [called] [the] [skerryvore] , and it 's not far from where we suffered ship-wreck [.] 1 the 2 name 2 name 3 of 3 of 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 's 12 it 13 's 13 's 14 not 13 's 17 where 14 not 16 from 15 far 16 from 16 from 17 where 17 where 18 we 17 where 19 suffered 18 we 19 suffered 19 suffered 20 ship-wreck so when the man woke , there was a poke beside him and something into the inside of it that moved [.] 1 so 8 was 2 when 4 man 2 when 5 woke 2 when 6 , 2 when 7 there 3 the 4 man 4 man 5 woke 7 there 8 was 8 was 10 poke 8 was 15 into 9 a 10 poke 10 poke 11 beside 11 beside 13 and 12 him 13 and 13 and 14 something 13 and 15 into 15 into 17 inside 16 the 17 inside 17 inside 18 of 17 inside 20 that 17 inside 21 moved 18 of 19 it 20 that 21 moved i am thinking to myself , [mr] [balfour] , that [you] and the man are [very] [much] alike [.] ["] 1 i 6 , 2 am 3 thinking 2 am 6 , 3 thinking 4 to 4 to 5 myself 6 , 12 and 9 , 10 that 9 , 12 and 12 and 14 man 12 and 15 are 13 the 14 man 15 are 18 alike [bag] [.] " [do] [you] [mean] [you] [had] [no] [hand] [in] it [?] ["] cried [i] [,] [sitting] [up] [.] 1 " 13 cried 10 it 13 cried " [well] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [that] ['s] [true] [!] ["] 1 " 4 " " [i] [thank] [god] [for] [that] [!] " [cried] [i] [,] [and] [offered] [him] [my] [hand] [.] 1 " 8 " he did not appear to see it [.] 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 4 appear 3 not 4 appear 4 appear 5 to 4 appear 6 see 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 it " [and] [here] [is] [a] [great] [deal] [of] [work] [about] [a] [campbell] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 15 said 15 said 16 he " [they] [are] [not] so [scarce] [,] [that] [i] [ken] [!] ["] 1 " 5 so but the temptation and the act are different [,] [i] [thank] [god] [again] [for] [that] [.] 1 but 4 and 1 but 7 are 2 the 3 temptation 3 temptation 4 and 4 and 6 act 4 and 7 are 5 the 6 act 7 are 8 different we may all be tempted [;] but to take a life in [cold] [blood] , [alan] [!] " 1 we 2 may 2 may 4 be 3 all 4 be 4 be 5 tempted 5 tempted 7 but 5 tempted 12 in 7 but 8 to 7 but 9 take 8 to 9 take 9 take 11 life 10 a 11 life 11 life 12 in 12 in 15 , 15 , 18 " [and] [i] [could] [say] [no] [more] [for] [the] [moment] [.] " [and] [do] [you] [know] [who] [did] [it] [?] " 1 " 10 " i added [.] 1 i 2 added " [do] [you] [know] [that] [man] [in] [the] [black] [coat] [?] " 1 " 12 " " [blue] [or] [black] [,] [did] [ye] [know] [him] [?] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 11 " " [i] [couldnae] [just] [conscientiously] [swear] [to] [him] [,] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 10 " " [can] [you] [swear] [that] [you] [don't] [know] [him] [,] [alan] [?] " 1 " 13 " i cried , half angered [,] half in a mind to laugh at his evasions [.] 1 i 2 cried 2 cried 3 , 2 cried 4 half 2 cried 5 angered 4 half 5 angered 5 angered 7 half 5 angered 8 in 5 angered 11 to 7 half 8 in 8 in 10 mind 9 a 10 mind 11 to 12 laugh 12 laugh 13 at 13 at 15 evasions 14 his 15 evasions " [not] [yet] [,] ["] says he [;] ["] [but] [i] ['ve] [a] [grand] [memory] [for] [forgetting] [,] [david] [.] ["] 1 " 6 says 6 says 7 he " it ['s] [very] [likely] [,] ["] said [alan] [;] ["] [and] [so] [would] [any] [gentleman] [.] 1 " 8 said 2 it 8 said you and me were innocent of that transaction [.] ["] 1 you 2 and 2 and 3 me 2 and 4 were 4 were 5 innocent 5 innocent 6 of 6 of 8 transaction 7 that 8 transaction " [the] [better] [reason] [,] [since] [we] [were] [falsely] [suspected] [,] [that] [we] [should] [get] [clear] [,] " [i] [cried] [.] 1 " 18 " " [the] [innocent] [should] [surely] [come] [before] [the] [guilty] [.] " 1 " 11 " [them] [that] [havenae] [dipped] [their] [hands] [in] [any] [little] [difficulty] [,] [should] [be] [very] [mindful] [of] [the] [case] [of] [them] [that] [have] [.] and that is the good [christianity] [.] 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 5 good 4 the 5 good when [it] [came] [to] [this] , [i] [gave] [alan] [up] [.] 1 when 6 , [mr] [henderland] ['s] [words] [came] [back] [to] [me] [:] [that] [we] [ourselves] [might] [take] [a] [lesson] [by] [these] [wild] [highlanders] [.] well , here [i] [had] [taken] [mine] [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 here alan 's morals were all tail-first [;] [but] [he] [was] [ready] [to] [give] [his] [life] [for] [them] [,] [such] [as] [they] [were] [.] 1 alan 2 's 2 's 3 morals 3 morals 4 were 4 were 6 tail-first 5 all 6 tail-first " [alan] [,] ["] [said] [i] [,] ["] [i] ['ll] [not] [say] [it] ['s] [the] [good] [christianity] [as] [i] [understand] [it] [,] but it 's good enough [.] 1 " 23 but 23 but 24 it 23 but 25 's 24 it 25 's 25 's 26 good 26 good 27 enough [and] [here] [i] [offer] [ye] [my] [hand] [for] [the] [second] [time] [.] ["] [whereupon] [he] [gave] [me] [both] [of] [his] [,] [saying] [surely] [i] [had] [cast] [a] [spell] [upon] [him] [,] [for] [he] [could] [forgive] [me] [anything] [.] " [as] [if] [this] [was] [your] [country] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he " [or] [as] [if] [ye] [would] [be] [tried] [here] [,] [in] [a] [country] [of] [stewarts] [!] " 1 " 17 " " it ['s] [all] [scotland] [,] ["] said [i] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 said 2 it 8 said " [man] [,] [i] [whiles] [wonder] [at] [ye] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 10 " ["] [this] [is] [a] [campbell] [that] ['s] [been] [killed] [.] [justice] [,] [david] [?] the same justice [,] [by] [all] [the] world , [as] [glenure] [found] [awhile] [ago] [at] [the] [roadside] [.] " 1 the 2 same 1 the 8 world 2 same 3 justice 8 world 9 , 9 , 19 " and what would the clan think if there was [a] [campbell] [shot] [,] [and] [naebody] [hanged] [,] [and] [their] [own] [chief] [the] [justice] [general] [?] 1 and 2 what 1 and 9 was 2 what 3 would 3 would 5 clan 3 would 6 think 4 the 5 clan 7 if 8 there 8 there 9 was but [i] have often observed , " says [alan] , " [that] you [low-country] [bodies] have no [clear] idea of what 's right and wrong [.] ["] 1 but 6 , 1 but 10 , 1 but 13 you 3 have 6 , 4 often 5 observed 5 observed 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 says 10 , 11 " 13 you 16 have 16 have 19 idea 17 no 19 idea 19 idea 20 of 20 of 21 what 21 what 22 's 22 's 24 and 23 right 24 and 24 and 25 wrong at [this] [i] [did] [at] last [laugh] [out] [aloud] [,] [when] [to] [my] [surprise] [,] [alan] [joined] [in] [,] [and] [laughed] [as] [merrily] [as] [myself] [.] 1 at 6 last " [i] ['ll] [chance] it [,] [alan] [,] ["] said [i] [.] 1 " 10 said 5 it 10 said " [i] ['ll] [go] [with] [you] [.] " 1 " 8 " " but [mind] [you] [,] ["] [said] [alan] [,] ["] it 's no small thing [.] 1 " 2 but 2 but 11 it 2 but 12 's 11 it 12 's 12 's 15 thing 13 no 15 thing 14 small 15 thing ye [maun] lie bare and hard , and brook many an empty belly [.] 1 ye 8 and 3 lie 5 and 3 lie 8 and 4 bare 5 and 5 and 6 hard 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 brook 8 and 13 belly 9 brook 10 many 11 an 12 empty 11 an 13 belly 12 empty 13 belly ay , man [,] [ye] [shall] [taigle] [many] [a] [weary] [foot] [,] [or] [we] [get] [clear] [!] 1 ay 2 , 1 ay 3 man i tell ye this at the start [,] [for] [it] ['s] [a] [life] [that] [i] [ken] [well] [.] 1 i 2 tell 2 tell 3 ye 2 tell 4 this 2 tell 5 at 5 at 7 start 6 the 7 start but [if] [ye] [ask] what [other] [chance] ye have [,] [i] [answer] [:] [nane] [.] 1 but 5 what 5 what 9 have 8 ye 9 have either take to the heather with me , or [else] hang [.] ["] 1 either 9 or 2 take 3 to 2 take 6 with 2 take 9 or 3 to 5 heather 4 the 5 heather 5 heather 6 with 6 with 7 me 8 , 9 or 9 or 11 hang " [and] [that] ['s] [a] [choice] [very] [easily] [made] [,] " [said] [i] [;] [and] [we] [shook] [hands] [upon] [it] [.] 1 " 11 " looking out between the trees , we could see a great side of mountain [,] running down exceeding steep into the waters of the loch [.] 1 looking 2 out 1 looking 8 could 2 out 3 between 3 between 6 , 4 the 5 trees 5 trees 6 , 6 , 7 we 8 could 9 see 9 see 12 side 9 see 17 down 10 a 11 great 10 a 12 side 11 great 12 side 12 side 13 of 13 of 16 running 14 mountain 16 running 17 down 18 exceeding 18 exceeding 19 steep 18 exceeding 23 of 19 steep 20 into 20 into 22 waters 21 the 22 waters 23 of 25 loch 24 the 25 loch alan watched them , smiling to himself [.] 1 alan 2 watched 2 watched 3 them 2 watched 5 smiling 4 , 5 smiling 5 smiling 6 to 6 to 7 himself " [ay] [,] ["] said he , " they 'll be gey weary before they 've got to the end of that [employ] ! 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 9 they 5 said 11 be 5 said 24 ! 7 , 8 " 9 they 10 'll 10 'll 11 be 11 be 12 gey 12 gey 13 weary 13 weary 14 before 14 before 20 end 15 they 16 've 16 've 17 got 17 got 18 to 18 to 20 end 19 the 20 end 20 end 21 of 21 of 22 that when she had struck first , it had been [bows-on] , so that the stern had hitherto been [lowest] [.] 1 when 2 she 1 when 4 struck 1 when 7 it 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 struck 5 first 6 , 5 first 7 it 7 it 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 12 so 11 , 12 so 12 so 13 that 12 so 18 been 13 that 15 stern 13 that 18 been 14 the 15 stern 15 stern 16 had 16 had 18 been 17 hitherto 18 been it [took] [the] [colour] [out] [of] [alan] 's [face] [,] [even] to tell [what] [followed] [.] 1 it 8 's 8 's 12 to 12 to 13 tell " [riach] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 4 " " [ay] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [riach] [!] 1 " 3 " that 's [none] such an entirely bad little man , yon little man with the red head , " said [alan] [.] 1 that 18 , 2 's 13 man 2 's 14 with 2 's 18 , 4 such 5 an 5 an 6 entirely 5 an 13 man 6 entirely 7 bad 7 bad 13 man 8 little 13 man 9 man 10 , 9 man 13 man 11 yon 13 man 12 little 13 man 13 man 14 with 14 with 17 head 15 the 17 head 16 red 17 head 18 , 19 " 18 , 20 said " he has some spunks of decency [.] ["] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 5 spunks 4 some 5 spunks 5 spunks 6 of 6 of 7 decency " [well] [,] ["] said [i] [,] ["] he was kind to me in his way [.] ["] 1 " 5 said 5 said 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 kind 11 kind 12 to 11 kind 14 in 12 to 13 me 14 in 16 way 15 his 16 way but how did [hoseason] [take] it [?] ["] 1 but 2 how 1 but 3 did 3 did 6 it " [it] [sticks] [in] [my] [mind] [that] he would [take] [it] [very] [ill] [,] ["] [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 8 he 8 he 9 would " [but] [the] [little] [man] [cried] [to] [me] [to] [run] [,] [and] [indeed] [i] thought it was [a] good [observe] , and ran [.] 1 " 15 thought 15 thought 22 and 16 it 22 and 17 was 22 and 19 good 21 , 21 , 22 and 22 and 23 ran the last [that] [i] [saw] [they] [were] [all] [in] [a] [knot] [upon] [the] [beach] [,] [like] [folk] [that] [were] [not] [agreeing] [very] [well] [together] [.] ["] 1 the 2 last " [what] [do] [you] [mean] [by] [that] [?] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 9 " " [well] [,] [the] [fists] [were] [going] [,] ["] said [alan] [;] ["] [and] [i] [saw] one man [go] [down] [like] [a] [pair] [of] [breeks] [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 18 man 17 one 18 man but [i] thought it would be better no to wait [.] 1 but 3 thought 1 but 4 it 4 it 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 8 no 6 be 9 to 7 better 8 no 9 to 10 wait ye see [there] ['s] [a] [strip] [of] [campbells] [in] that [end] [of] [mull] , [which] [is] [no] [good] [company] for a gentleman like me [.] 1 ye 2 see 2 see 10 that 10 that 14 , 14 , 20 for 20 for 22 gentleman 21 a 22 gentleman 22 gentleman 23 like 23 like 24 me man , [they] [didnae] [stop] [to] [fash] [with] [me] [!] 1 man 2 , ye should have seen [them] linking for the beach [!] 1 ye 2 should 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 seen 4 seen 6 linking 4 seen 7 for 6 linking 7 for 7 for 9 beach 8 the 9 beach and when they got there they found they had had the pleasure of a run [,] [which] [is] [aye] [good] [for] [a] [campbell] [.] 1 and 7 found 2 when 3 they 2 when 4 got 2 when 6 they 3 they 4 got 4 got 5 there 6 they 7 found 7 found 8 they 7 found 10 had 8 they 9 had 9 had 10 had 10 had 12 pleasure 11 the 12 pleasure 12 pleasure 13 of 13 of 15 run 14 a 15 run i 'm thinking it was a judgment on the clan that the brig went down in the lump and didnae break [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 thinking 3 thinking 8 on 4 it 5 was 5 was 7 judgment 6 a 7 judgment 7 judgment 8 on 8 on 10 clan 9 the 10 clan 10 clan 11 that 10 clan 14 went 11 that 13 brig 11 that 14 went 12 the 13 brig 13 brig 14 went 14 went 15 down 14 went 16 in 16 in 19 and 17 the 18 lump 18 lump 19 and 19 and 21 break 20 didnae 21 break [chapter] [xix] [the] [house] [of] [fear] at last , about half-past ten of the clock , we came to the top of a brae , and saw lights below us [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 , 1 at 11 we 4 about 5 half-past 4 about 10 , 4 about 11 we 5 half-past 6 ten 5 half-past 7 of 7 of 9 clock 8 the 9 clock 11 we 20 and 12 came 13 to 12 came 20 and 13 to 15 top 14 the 15 top 15 top 16 of 16 of 18 brae 17 a 18 brae 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 saw 20 and 23 below 21 saw 22 lights 22 lights 23 below 23 below 24 us " [james] [must] [have] [tint] [his] [wits] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 9 " " [if] [this] [was] [the] [soldiers] [instead] [of] [you] [and] [me] [,] he would be in a bonny mess [.] 1 " 13 he 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 be 15 be 16 in 16 in 19 mess 17 a 18 bonny 17 a 19 mess 18 bonny 19 mess hereupon he whistled three times , in a particular manner [.] 1 hereupon 2 he 2 he 3 whistled 3 whistled 5 times 4 three 5 times 5 times 7 in 6 , 7 in 7 in 10 manner 8 a 9 particular 8 a 10 manner 9 particular 10 manner james [of] [the] [glens] turned to me for a moment , and greeted me courteously enough [;] [the] [next] [he] [had] [turned] [to] [alan] [.] 1 james 12 and 5 turned 6 to 5 turned 8 for 5 turned 12 and 6 to 7 me 8 for 10 moment 9 a 10 moment 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 greeted 13 greeted 14 me 13 greeted 15 courteously 15 courteously 16 enough " [this] [has] [been] [a] [dreadful] [accident] , " he cried [.] 1 " 11 cried 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 cried " [it] [will] [bring] [trouble] [on] [the] [country] [.] " 1 " 10 " and he wrung his hands [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 wrung 3 wrung 5 hands 4 his 5 hands " [hoots] [!] ["] said [alan] [,] ["] [ye] [must] [take] [the] [sour] [with] the [sweet] [,] man [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 18 man 15 the 18 man [colin] [roy] [is] [dead] [,] [and] [be] [thankful] [for] [that] [!] ["] " [ay] ["] said [james] [,] ["] [and] [by] [my] [troth] [,] [i] [wish] he was [alive] [again] [!] 1 " 4 said 4 said 15 he 15 he 16 was [blame] [.] [while] [this] [was] [going] [on] [i] [looked] [about] [me] [at] [the] [servants] [.] " [what] ['s] [that] [the] [lassie] [has] [?] " he asked [.] 1 " 11 asked 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 asked " [we] ['re] [just] [setting] [the] [house] [in] [order] [,] [alan] [,] " [said] [james] [,] [in] [his] [frightened] [and] [somewhat] [fawning] [way] [.] 1 " 13 " " [they] ['ll] [search] [appin] [with] [candles] [,] [and] we must have [all] [things] [straight] [.] 1 " 10 we 10 we 11 must 11 must 12 have we 'll be to bury them [,] [i] [believe] [.] ["] 1 we 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 to 3 be 5 bury 4 to 5 bury 5 bury 6 them " [bury] [my] [french] [clothes] [!] " [cried] [alan] [.] 1 " 7 " " [troth] [,] [no] [!] " 1 " 6 " and he laid hold upon the packet and retired into the barn to shift himself , recommending me [in] [the] meanwhile to his kinsman [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 8 and 2 he 8 and 3 laid 4 hold 3 laid 5 upon 3 laid 8 and 4 hold 5 upon 5 upon 7 packet 6 the 7 packet 8 and 9 retired 8 and 10 into 8 and 13 to 10 into 12 barn 11 the 12 barn 13 to 14 shift 14 shift 15 himself 14 shift 17 recommending 16 , 17 recommending 17 recommending 18 me 17 recommending 21 meanwhile 17 recommending 22 to 22 to 24 kinsman 23 his 24 kinsman at last [james] [could] [keep] [his] [seat] [no] [longer] [,] [and] [begged] [my] [permission] [to] [be] [so] [unmannerly] [as] [walk] [about] [.] 1 at 2 last he struck the lad repeatedly [.] 1 he 2 struck 2 struck 4 lad 2 struck 5 repeatedly 3 the 4 lad " [are] [you] [gone] [gyte] [?] " he cried [.] 1 " 9 cried 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 cried [mad] [.] money [,] indeed [,] was lacking [.] 1 money 5 was 3 indeed 5 was 5 was 6 lacking " [this] ['ll] [no] [do] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 7 " " [ye] [must] [find] [a] [safe] [bit] [somewhere] [near] [by] [,] " [said] [james] [,] ["] [and] [get] [word] [sent] [to] [me] [.] 1 " 12 " ye [see] [,] [ye] 'll have to get this business prettily off [,] [alan] [.] 1 ye 5 'll 5 'll 6 have 6 have 7 to 6 have 8 get 7 to 8 get 8 get 10 business 8 get 11 prettily 8 get 12 off 9 this 10 business this is no time to be [stayed] for a guinea [or] two [.] 1 this 2 is 2 is 4 time 3 no 4 time 4 time 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 8 for 8 for 10 guinea 9 a 10 guinea 10 guinea 12 two if it falls on you , it [falls] on me that am your near kinsman and harboured ye while ye were in the country [.] 1 if 2 it 1 if 3 falls 1 if 11 that 2 it 3 falls 3 falls 4 on 3 falls 9 on 4 on 6 , 5 you 6 , 6 , 7 it 9 on 10 me 11 that 16 and 12 am 15 kinsman 12 am 16 and 13 your 15 kinsman 14 near 15 kinsman 16 and 17 harboured 16 and 22 in 17 harboured 18 ye 17 harboured 19 while 19 while 20 ye 19 while 21 were 20 ye 21 were 22 in 24 country 23 the 24 country and if it comes on me " he paused , and bit his fingers , with a white face [.] 1 and 11 and 2 if 3 it 2 if 4 comes 2 if 8 he 3 it 4 comes 4 comes 5 on 5 on 6 me 6 me 7 " 8 he 11 and 9 paused 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 bit 12 bit 14 fingers 13 his 14 fingers 14 fingers 16 with 15 , 16 with 16 with 19 face 17 a 18 white 17 a 19 face 18 white 19 face " it [would] [be] [a] [painful] [thing] [for] [our] [friends] [if] [i] was to [hang] , " said he [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 18 said 2 it 13 was 13 was 14 to 14 to 16 , 16 , 17 " 18 said 19 he " [it] [would] [be] [an] [ill] [day] [for] [appin] [,] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 11 " " it ['s] [a] [day] [that] [sticks] [in] [my] [throat] [,] ["] said [james] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 13 said 2 it 13 said do ye see that [?] ["] 1 do 2 ye 1 do 3 see 3 see 4 that [blame] [.] he spoke with [a] [pleading] earnestness [,] [taking] [alan] [by] [the] [breast] [of] [the] [coat] [.] 1 he 2 spoke 2 spoke 3 with 3 with 6 earnestness " [ay] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [i] [see] [that] [.] ["] 1 " 3 " [for] [i] ['ll] [have] [to] [paper] [your] [friend] [from] [the] [lowlands] [.] ye see that , [alan] [say] [that] [ye] [see] [that] [!] " 1 ye 2 see 2 see 3 that 3 that 4 , 4 , 12 " i thought [alan] [flushed] [a] [bit] [.] 1 i 2 thought " [this] [is] [unco] [hard] [on] [me] [that] [brought] [him] [here] [,] [james] [,] ["] said he , throwing his head back [.] 1 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 16 said 19 throwing 18 , 19 throwing 19 throwing 21 head 19 throwing 22 back 20 his 21 head " [it] ['s] [like] [making] [me] [a] [traitor] [!] " 1 " 10 " " [now] [,] [alan] [,] [man] [!] " [cried] [james] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [look] [things] [in] [the] [face] [!] he 'll be [papered] [anyway] [;] [mungo] [campbell] ['ll] [be] sure to paper him [;] [what] [matters] [if] [i] [paper] [him] [too] [?] 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 3 be 11 sure 11 sure 12 to 11 sure 13 paper 12 to 13 paper 13 paper 14 him and then , [alan] , [i] [am] [a] man [that] [has] [a] [family] [.] ["] 1 and 9 man 2 then 3 , 2 then 5 , 5 , 9 man " [there] ['s] [one] [thing] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] [musingly] [,] ["] [that] [naebody] [kens] [his] [name] [.] ["] 1 " 7 " ["] [nor] [yet] [they] [shallnae] [,] [alan] [!] " [but] [just] [the] [habit] he was in , and [what] he looked like , [and] his age , and the like [?] 1 " 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 in 8 in 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 he 12 he 13 looked 13 looked 14 like 14 like 15 , 15 , 20 and 17 his 18 age 18 age 20 and 19 , 20 and 20 and 22 like 21 the 22 like i [couldnae] well do less [.] ["] 1 i 4 do 3 well 4 do 4 do 5 less " [i] [wonder] [at] [your] [father] ['s] [son] [,] " [cried] [alan] [,] [sternly] [.] 1 " 10 " ["] [would] [ye] [sell] [the] [lad] [with] [a] [gift] [?] would ye change his clothes and then betray him [?] ["] 1 would 2 ye 1 would 6 and 3 change 5 clothes 3 change 6 and 4 his 5 clothes 6 and 8 betray 7 then 8 betray 8 betray 9 him " [no] [,] [no] [,] [alan] [,] " [said] [james] [.] 1 " 8 " " [no] [,] [no] [:] [the] [habit] [he] [took] [off] [the] [habit] [mungo] [saw] [him] [in] [.] " 1 " 18 " " well , sir , ["] [says] [alan] [,] [turning] to [me] [,] ["] [what] say [ye] [to] [that] [?] 1 " 16 say 2 well 3 , 2 well 5 , 3 , 4 sir 5 , 11 to 11 to 16 say ye are here under the safeguard of my honour [;] [and] [it] ['s] [my] [part] [to] [see] [nothing] [done] [but] [what] [shall] [please] [you] [.] ["] 1 ye 2 are 2 are 3 here 2 are 4 under 4 under 6 safeguard 5 the 6 safeguard 6 safeguard 7 of 7 of 9 honour 8 my 9 honour " [i] have [but] [one] [word] to say [,] ["] [said] [i] [;] ["] [for] [to] [all] [this] [dispute] [i] [am] [a] [perfect] [stranger] [.] 1 " 8 say 3 have 7 to 7 to 8 say but the plain common-sense is to [set] [the] [blame] [where] [it] [belongs] , and that is on the man who fired the shot [.] 1 but 4 common-sense 1 but 5 is 2 the 4 common-sense 3 plain 4 common-sense 4 common-sense 5 is 5 is 6 to 6 to 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 is 15 that 16 is 16 is 17 on 17 on 19 man 18 the 19 man 19 man 20 who 19 man 21 fired 20 who 21 fired 21 fired 23 shot 22 the 23 shot " [very] [well] [,] [then] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [paper] [me] [,] [if] [you] [please] [,] [paper] [alan] [,] [paper] [king] [george] [!] 1 " 7 " we 're all [three] [innocent] [,] [and] [that] [seems] to be [what] ['s] [wanted] [.] 1 we 2 're 2 're 3 all 2 're 10 to 10 to 11 be " as for [you] , [alan] , it was no more than your bounden duty , " she said [.] 1 " 19 said 2 as 3 for 2 as 16 , 2 as 18 she 3 for 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 it 7 , 9 was 8 it 9 was 9 was 11 more 9 was 12 than 10 no 11 more 12 than 15 duty 13 your 15 duty 14 bounden 15 duty 16 , 17 " 18 she 19 said and [with] that [she] [kissed] [me] , and [burst] [once] [more] [into] [such] [sobbing] , that [i] [stood] [abashed] [.] 1 and 3 that 1 and 15 , 3 that 7 , 7 , 8 and 15 , 16 that " [hoot] [,] [hoot] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] [looking] [mighty] [silly] [.] 1 " 6 " [the] [rallying-word] [of] [the] [campbells] [.] [chapter] [xx] [the] [flight] [in] [the] [heather] [:] [the] [rocks] sometimes we walked , [sometimes] ran [;] [and] [as] [it] [drew] [on] to [morning] , [walked] [ever] [the] [less] and [ran] [the] [more] [.] 1 sometimes 2 we 2 we 4 , 3 walked 4 , 4 , 6 ran 6 ran 13 to 13 to 15 , 15 , 20 and for all our hurry , day began to come in while we were still far from any shelter [.] 1 for 2 all 1 for 5 , 1 for 6 day 2 all 3 our 2 all 4 hurry 3 our 4 hurry 6 day 7 began 7 began 8 to 7 began 9 come 8 to 9 come 9 come 10 in 9 come 11 while 11 while 12 we 11 while 13 were 12 we 13 were 13 were 14 still 13 were 15 far 14 still 15 far 15 far 16 from 16 from 18 shelter 17 any 18 shelter it found us in [a] [prodigious] [valley] , [strewn] with rocks and where [ran] [a] [foaming] [river] [.] 1 it 2 found 2 found 3 us 2 found 4 in 4 in 8 , 8 , 10 with 10 with 12 and 11 rocks 12 and 12 and 13 where the first [peep] of [morning] , then , [showed] [us] [this] [horrible] [place] , and [i] [could] [see] [alan] [knit] [his] [brow] [.] 1 the 2 first 2 first 4 of 4 of 14 , 6 , 7 then 6 , 8 , 8 , 14 , 14 , 15 and " [this] [is] [no] [fit] [place] for you and me [,] ["] he said [.] 1 " 14 said 7 for 9 and 7 for 13 he 8 you 9 and 9 and 10 me 13 he 14 said " [this] [is] [a] [place] [they] ['re] [bound] [to] [watch] [.] " 1 " 12 " it went through with [a] horrid thundering that made my belly quake [;] [and] there hung over the lynn a little mist of spray [.] 1 it 2 went 2 went 3 through 2 went 4 with 4 with 7 thundering 6 horrid 7 thundering 7 thundering 8 that 7 thundering 9 made 8 that 9 made 9 made 12 quake 9 made 22 mist 10 my 12 quake 11 belly 12 quake 12 quake 15 there 12 quake 16 hung 16 hung 17 over 17 over 19 lynn 18 the 19 lynn 20 a 21 little 20 a 22 mist 21 little 22 mist 22 mist 23 of 23 of 24 spray when [i] [saw] [where] [i] [was] , [there] [came] [on] [me] [a] [deadly] [sickness] of [fear] , and [i] [put] [my] [hand] [over] [my] eyes [.] 1 when 7 , 7 , 18 and 15 of 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 25 eyes then [at] [last] [alan] smiled [.] 1 then 5 smiled [brisk] [.] at [this] [i] [suppose] [i] [coloured] [with] [mortification] [,] [for] [he] [added] [at] once [,] ["] [hoots] [!] [small] [blame] [to] [ye] [!] 1 at 14 once to be feared [of] a thing and yet to do it , is what makes the prettiest kind of a man [.] 1 to 2 be 2 be 7 and 3 feared 6 thing 3 feared 7 and 5 a 6 thing 7 and 9 to 7 and 12 , 8 yet 9 to 9 to 12 , 10 do 11 it 10 do 12 , 12 , 13 is 13 is 14 what 14 what 15 makes 15 makes 18 kind 16 the 17 prettiest 16 the 18 kind 18 kind 19 of 19 of 21 man 20 a 21 man and then there was water [there] , and water 's a thing that dauntons even me [.] 1 and 2 then 1 and 3 there 1 and 7 , 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 water 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 water 8 and 10 's 9 water 10 's 10 's 12 thing 11 a 12 thing 12 thing 13 that 13 that 14 dauntons 13 that 15 even 14 dauntons 15 even 15 even 16 me no , no , " said [alan] , " it 's [no] you that ['s] to blame , it 's me [.] " 1 no 2 , 1 no 10 it 3 no 4 , 3 no 10 it 4 , 5 " 6 said 8 , 6 said 10 it 8 , 9 " 10 it 11 's 11 's 13 you 11 's 14 that 14 that 20 's 16 to 17 blame 16 to 18 , 16 to 19 it 19 it 20 's 20 's 21 me 21 me 23 " i asked him why [.] 1 i 2 asked 2 asked 3 him 2 asked 4 why " [why] [,] ["] said he [,] " [i] [have] [proved] [myself] [a] [gomeral] [this] [night] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 8 " ye may think that a small matter [;] [but] [before] [it] [comes] [night] [,] [david] [,] [ye] ['ll] [give] [me] [news] [of] [it] [.] ["] 1 ye 2 may 2 may 3 think 3 think 4 that 3 think 7 matter 5 a 6 small 5 a 7 matter 6 small 7 matter " [i] [wouldnae] [waste] [the] [good] [spirit] [either] [,] ["] says he [.] 1 " 11 says 11 says 12 he ["] [it] ['s] [been] [a] [good] [friend] [to] [you] [this] [night] [;] [or] [in] [my] [poor] [opinion] [,] [ye] [would] [still] [be] [cocking] [on] [yon] [stone] [.] " [you] [!] " 1 " 4 " i cried , " you were running fit to burst [.] " 1 i 2 cried 2 cried 3 , 2 cried 4 " 2 cried 5 you 2 cried 6 were 2 cried 12 " 5 you 6 were 6 were 7 running 7 running 8 fit 8 fit 9 to 8 fit 10 burst 9 to 10 burst " [was] [i] [so] [?] ["] said he [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he ["] [well] [,] [then] [,] [ye] [may] [depend] [upon] [it] [,] [there] [was] [nae] [time] [to] [be] [lost] [.] and [now] [here] is enough said [;] [gang] [you] to your sleep , lad , and [i] ['ll] [watch] [.] ["] 1 and 4 is 1 and 15 , 4 is 5 enough 4 is 6 said 6 said 10 to 10 to 13 , 11 your 12 sleep 12 sleep 13 , 13 , 14 lad 15 , 16 and i dare say it would be nine in the morning when [i] [was] [roughly] [awakened] [,] and found [alan] ['s] [hand] [pressed] [upon] [my] [mouth] [.] 1 i 17 and 2 dare 3 say 2 dare 17 and 3 say 8 in 3 say 11 when 4 it 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 nine 7 nine 8 in 8 in 10 morning 9 the 10 morning 17 and 18 found " [wheesht] [!] " he whispered [.] 1 " 6 whispered 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 whispered " [ye] [were] [snoring] [.] " 1 " 6 " " [well] [,] " [said] [i] [,] [surprised] [at] [his] [anxious] [and] [dark] [face] [,] ["] [and] [why] [not] [?] ["] 1 " 4 " he peered over the edge of the rock , and signed to me to do the like [.] 1 he 10 and 2 peered 3 over 2 peered 10 and 3 over 5 edge 4 the 5 edge 5 edge 6 of 6 of 8 rock 7 the 8 rock 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 signed 10 and 12 to 10 and 14 to 12 to 13 me 14 to 15 do 15 do 17 like 16 the 17 like it was now high day , cloudless , and very hot [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 now 2 was 5 day 2 was 9 and 4 high 5 day 6 , 9 and 7 cloudless 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 hot 10 very 11 hot the valley was as clear as in a picture [.] 1 the 2 valley 2 valley 3 was 3 was 5 clear 4 as 5 clear 5 clear 6 as 5 clear 7 in 6 as 7 in 7 in 9 picture 8 a 9 picture i took but one look at them , and ducked again into my place [.] 1 i 9 and 2 took 3 but 2 took 9 and 3 but 5 look 4 one 5 look 5 look 6 at 6 at 7 them 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 ducked 9 and 11 again 9 and 12 into 12 into 14 place 13 my 14 place " [ye] [see] [,] ["] [said] [alan] [,] ["] [this] was what [i] was [afraid] of , [davie] [:] [that] [they] [would] [watch] [the] [burn-side] [.] 1 " 11 was 11 was 12 what 12 what 14 was 14 was 16 of 16 of 17 , they began to come in [about] [two] [hours] [ago] , and , man ! [but] ye 're a grand hand at the sleeping [!] 1 they 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 come 4 come 5 in 5 in 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 , 11 and 16 ye 11 and 17 're 12 , 13 man 13 man 14 ! 13 man 16 ye 16 ye 17 're 17 're 20 hand 17 're 21 at 18 a 19 grand 18 a 20 hand 19 grand 20 hand 20 hand 21 at 21 at 23 sleeping 22 the 23 sleeping we 're in a narrow place [.] 1 we 2 're 2 're 3 in 3 in 6 place 4 a 5 narrow 4 a 6 place 5 narrow 6 place the posts are [thinner] down the water [;] and , come [night] , we 'll try our hand at getting by them [.] ["] 1 the 2 posts 2 posts 3 are 3 are 9 and 5 down 7 water 5 down 9 and 6 the 7 water 9 and 13 , 10 , 13 , 11 come 13 , 13 , 16 try 14 we 15 'll 15 'll 16 try 16 try 18 hand 16 try 19 at 16 try 21 by 17 our 18 hand 18 hand 19 at 19 at 20 getting 20 getting 21 by 21 by 22 them " [and] [what] [are] we [to] do [till] [night] [?] ["] 1 " 5 we 5 we 7 do i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked " [lie] [here] [,] ["] says he [,] ["] [and] [birstle] [.] ["] 1 " 6 says 6 says 7 he the soldiers kept stirring all day in the bottom of the valley , now changing guard , now in patrolling parties hunting among the rocks [.] 1 the 2 soldiers 2 soldiers 3 kept 3 kept 4 stirring 4 stirring 6 day 4 stirring 7 in 5 all 6 day 7 in 9 bottom 8 the 9 bottom 9 bottom 10 of 9 bottom 19 in 10 of 13 , 11 the 12 valley 12 valley 13 , 13 , 16 guard 14 now 15 changing 15 changing 16 guard 17 , 18 now 17 , 19 in 19 in 20 patrolling 20 patrolling 21 parties 20 patrolling 23 among 21 parties 22 hunting 21 parties 23 among 23 among 25 rocks 24 the 25 rocks there [were] [giddiness] , [and] [sickness] [,] and sharp pangs like rheumatism , to be supported [.] 1 there 4 , 4 , 8 and 8 and 10 pangs 8 and 11 like 9 sharp 10 pangs 10 pangs 11 like 11 like 12 rheumatism 12 rheumatism 14 to 13 , 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 supported i minded then , and have often minded since [,] [on] [the] [lines] [in] [our] [scotch] [psalm] [:] 1 i 5 and 2 minded 5 and 3 then 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 have 5 and 9 since 6 have 8 minded 7 often 8 minded " [the] [moon] [by] [night] [thee] [shall] [not] [smite] [,] [nor] [yet] [the] [sun] [by] [day] [;] " 1 " 18 " and indeed it was only by [god] ['s] [blessing] that we were neither of us sun-smitten [.] 1 and 4 was 2 indeed 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 only 4 was 6 by 4 was 10 that 10 that 11 we 10 that 12 were 11 we 12 were 12 were 13 neither 13 neither 14 of 14 of 16 sun-smitten 15 us 16 sun-smitten i followed him at once , and instantly fell [all] [my] [length] [,] [so] [weak] [was] [i] [and] [so] [giddy] [with] [that] [long] [exposure] [.] 1 i 7 and 2 followed 3 him 2 followed 5 once 2 followed 7 and 4 at 5 once 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 fell 8 instantly 9 fell but [the] business was [the] [most] [wearing] [i] [had] [ever] [taken] [part] [in] [.] 1 but 3 business 1 but 4 was [chapter] [xxi] [the] [flight] [in] [the] [heather] [:] [the] [heugh] [of] [corrynakiegh] birches grew there in a thin , pretty wood , [which] a little farther on [was] [changed] into a wood of pines [.] 1 birches 2 grew 2 grew 3 there 2 grew 4 in 2 grew 14 farther 2 grew 18 into 4 in 10 , 5 a 9 wood 6 thin 7 , 6 thin 9 wood 8 pretty 9 wood 9 wood 10 , 10 , 13 little 12 a 13 little 14 farther 15 on 18 into 20 wood 19 a 20 wood 20 wood 21 of 21 of 22 pines we slept in the [cave] [,] [making] [our] bed of heather bushes which we cut for that purpose , and covering ourselves [with] [alan] ['s] [great-coat] [.] 1 we 2 slept 2 slept 3 in 3 in 9 bed 4 the 9 bed 9 bed 10 of 10 of 12 bushes 11 heather 12 bushes 12 bushes 13 which 12 bushes 15 cut 13 which 14 we 13 which 15 cut 14 we 15 cut 15 cut 16 for 15 cut 22 ourselves 16 for 20 and 17 that 18 purpose 18 purpose 20 and 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 covering so , [though] [i] [could] [never] [in] [the] [least] [please] my master , [i] was [not] [altogether] [displeased] [with] [myself] [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 11 my 2 , 13 , 11 my 12 master 13 , 15 was in [the] [meanwhile] , you are not to suppose that we neglected our chief business , which was to get away [.] 1 in 4 , 1 in 5 you 5 you 6 are 6 are 8 to 7 not 8 to 8 to 9 suppose 9 suppose 10 that 10 that 11 we 10 that 12 neglected 11 we 12 neglected 12 neglected 15 business 13 our 15 business 14 chief 15 business 15 business 17 which 16 , 17 which 17 which 18 was 18 was 19 to 19 to 20 get 20 get 21 away " [and] [how] [shall] [we] [send] [that] [word] [?] " [says] [i] [.] 1 " 10 " " [ay] [?] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 4 " " [ye] ['re] [a] [man] [of] [small] [contrivance] [,] [david] [.] " 1 " 12 " then he looked at me a little shyly [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 3 looked 8 shyly 4 at 5 me 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 shyly " [could] [ye] [lend] [me] [my] [button] [?] ["] says he [.] 1 " 10 says 10 says 11 he " [it] [seems] [a] [strange] [thing] [to] [ask] [a] [gift] [again] [,] [but] [i] [own] [i] [am] [laith] [to] [cut] [another] [.] " 1 " 23 " " [but] [being] so [?] ["] [said] [i] [.] 1 " 4 so " [being] [so] [,] ["] said he , " [i] would as lief [they] didnae see me [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 , 6 said 11 would 8 , 9 " 11 would 15 didnae 11 would 16 see 12 as 13 lief 13 lief 15 didnae 16 see 17 me there 's [bad] [folk] [everywhere] , and what 's far worse , weak ones [.] 1 there 7 and 2 's 6 , 2 's 7 and 7 and 9 's 8 what 9 's 9 's 14 ones 10 far 11 worse 11 worse 12 , 11 worse 14 ones 13 weak 14 ones a bouman is a tenant who takes stock from the landlord and shares with him the increase [.] 1 a 2 bouman 2 bouman 12 and 3 is 5 tenant 3 is 12 and 4 a 5 tenant 5 tenant 6 who 5 tenant 7 takes 6 who 7 takes 7 takes 8 stock 7 takes 9 from 8 stock 9 from 9 from 11 landlord 10 the 11 landlord 12 and 13 shares 12 and 14 with 12 and 17 increase 14 with 15 him 16 the 17 increase " [with] [all] [my] [heart] [,] ["] says [i] [;] ["] [and] if he [finds] [it] [,] [what] is [he] to think [?] ["] 1 " 8 says 8 says 14 he 13 if 14 he 14 he 19 is 19 is 21 to 21 to 22 think but this is [what] [i] [have] [in] [my] [mind] [.] 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 is so he will say to [himsel] ['] , [the] [clan] [is] [not] [to] [rise] [,] [but] [there] [is] [something] [.] 1 so 4 say 2 he 3 will 3 will 4 say 4 say 5 to 5 to 8 , then he will see my button , and that was [duncan] [stewart] ['s] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 will 3 will 4 see 4 see 8 and 5 my 6 button 6 button 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 that 9 that 10 was and then he will say to [himsel] ['] , [the] [son] [of] [duncan] [is] [in] [the] [heather] [,] [and] [has] [need] [of] [me] [.] " 1 and 3 he 1 and 5 say 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 will 4 will 5 say 5 say 6 to 6 to 9 , 9 , 25 " " [well] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [it] [may] [be] [.] 1 " 4 " but [even] [supposing] [so] , there is a good deal [of] [heather] [between] [here] [and] [the] [forth] [.] ["] 1 but 5 , 5 , 6 there 6 there 7 is 7 is 10 deal 8 a 9 good 8 a 10 deal 9 good 10 deal " [and] [that] [is] [a] [very] [true] [word] [,] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 10 " " [eh] [,] [man] [,] " [said] [i] [,] [drolling] [with] [him] [a] [little] [,] ["] [you] ['re] [very] [ingenious] [!] 1 " 6 " but would it [not] be simpler for you to write him a few words in black and white [?] ["] 1 but 5 be 2 would 3 it 2 would 5 be 5 be 6 simpler 6 simpler 7 for 6 simpler 9 to 7 for 8 you 9 to 17 and 10 write 11 him 10 write 14 words 10 write 15 in 10 write 17 and 12 a 13 few 13 few 14 words 14 words 15 in 15 in 16 black 17 and 18 white he would have to go to the school for [two-three] [years] [;] [and] it 's possible we might be wearied waiting on him [.] ["] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 to 5 go 9 for 6 to 8 school 7 the 8 school 9 for 14 it 14 it 15 's 15 's 16 possible 16 possible 22 on 17 we 18 might 18 might 19 be 19 be 21 waiting 20 wearied 21 waiting 21 waiting 22 on 22 on 23 him so [that] [night] [alan] [carried] down [his] [fiery] [cross] [and] [set] it [in] [the] [bouman's] [window] [.] 1 so 6 down 6 down 12 it alan would have [had] [him] [carry] [a] [message] to [james] [;] [but] [the] [bouman] [would] hear of no message [.] 1 alan 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 9 to 9 to 16 hear 16 hear 17 of 17 of 19 message 18 no 19 message i [thought] [alan] would be [gravelled] at [that] , [for] [we] [lacked] [the] [means] of [writing] [in] [that] [desert] [.] 1 i 4 would 4 would 5 be 5 be 7 at 7 at 9 , 9 , 15 of ["] [dear] [kinsman] [,] [please] [send] [the] [money] [by] [the] [bearer] [to] [the] [place] [he] [kens] [of] [.] ["] [your] [affectionate] [cousin] [,] " [a] [.] [s] [.] " 1 " 6 " the money she had sent was all that [she] [could] [beg] [or] [borrow] , and [she] [prayed] [heaven] [we] could be doing with it [.] 1 the 2 money 2 money 3 she 2 money 5 sent 2 money 6 was 3 she 4 had 4 had 5 sent 6 was 7 all 7 all 8 that 7 all 20 could 8 that 14 , 14 , 15 and 20 could 21 be 21 be 22 doing 22 doing 23 with 23 with 24 it lastly , she said , she enclosed [us] one of the bills in which we were described [.] 1 lastly 2 , 1 lastly 6 she 2 , 4 said 3 she 4 said 4 said 5 , 4 said 6 she 6 she 7 enclosed 7 enclosed 9 one 9 one 10 of 9 one 13 in 10 of 12 bills 11 the 12 bills 13 in 14 which 13 in 15 we 13 in 17 described 15 we 16 were 16 were 17 described " [alan] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [you] [should] [change] [your] [clothes] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " " [na] [,] [troth] [!] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [i] [have] [nae] [others] [.] 1 " 6 " [a] [fine] [sight] [i] [would] [be] [,] [if] [i] [went] [back] [to] [france] [in] [a] [bonnet] [!] ["] for generosity 's sake [i] [dare] [not] [speak] [my] [mind] [upon] [this] [head] [;] [but] [i] [thought] [of] [it] [none] [the] [less] [.] 1 for 4 sake 2 generosity 3 's 3 's 4 sake true , it [was] [more] [than] [i] [had] [.] 1 true 2 , 1 true 3 it but there was no thought of the sort in the honest head of my companion [.] 1 but 2 there 1 but 3 was 3 was 5 thought 4 no 5 thought 5 thought 6 of 6 of 8 sort 7 the 8 sort 8 sort 9 in 9 in 12 head 10 the 12 head 11 honest 12 head 12 head 13 of 13 of 15 companion 14 my 15 companion he believed he was serving , helping , and protecting [me] [.] 1 he 2 believed 2 believed 3 he 2 believed 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 9 and 5 serving 6 , 6 , 7 helping 6 , 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 protecting and what could [i] do but hold my peace , and chafe , and take my chance of it [?] 1 and 2 what 1 and 6 but 2 what 6 but 3 could 5 do 3 could 6 but 6 but 11 and 7 hold 9 peace 7 hold 11 and 8 my 9 peace 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 and 12 chafe 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 take 15 take 17 chance 16 my 17 chance 17 chance 18 of 18 of 19 it " [it] ['s] [little] enough [,] ["] said [alan] [,] [putting] [the] [purse] [in] [his] [pocket] [,] ["] [but] [it] ['ll] [do] [my] [business] [.] 1 " 8 said 5 enough 8 said " [what] [!] " [cried] [alan] [,] ["] [you] [will] [lose] [my] [button] [,] [that] [was] [my] [father] ['s] [before] [me] [?] 1 " 4 " then he took the warmest parting of the bouman [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 took 3 took 5 warmest 4 the 5 warmest 5 warmest 6 parting 5 warmest 7 of 7 of 9 bouman 8 the 9 bouman [chapter] [xxii] [the] [flight] [in] [the] [heather] [:] [the] [moor] some seven hours ' incessant , hard travelling brought us early in the morning to the end of a range of mountains [.] 1 some 2 seven 2 seven 3 hours 3 hours 4 ' 4 ' 8 travelling 5 incessant 6 , 5 incessant 8 travelling 7 hard 8 travelling 8 travelling 9 brought 9 brought 10 us 9 brought 11 early 9 brought 12 in 9 brought 15 to 12 in 14 morning 13 the 14 morning 15 to 17 end 16 the 17 end 17 end 18 of 18 of 20 range 19 a 20 range 20 range 21 of 21 of 22 mountains in front of us [there] lay a piece [of] low , broken , desert land , which we must now cross [.] 1 in 2 front 2 front 3 of 3 of 4 us 3 of 6 lay 6 lay 10 low 7 a 10 low 8 piece 10 low 10 low 12 broken 10 low 15 land 10 low 17 which 11 , 12 broken 12 broken 13 , 13 , 15 land 14 desert 15 land 15 land 16 , 16 , 17 which 17 which 21 cross 18 we 19 must 19 must 21 cross 20 now 21 cross " [david] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [this] [is] [the] [kittle] [bit] [.] 1 " 4 " shall we lie here till it comes [night] [,] [or] [shall] [we] [risk] [it] [,] [and] [stave] [on] [ahead] [?] ["] 1 shall 2 we 1 shall 3 lie 3 lie 4 here 3 lie 5 till 5 till 6 it 6 it 7 comes " [ay] [,] but it [isnae] [,] ["] said [alan] [,] ["] [nor] [yet] [the] [half] [.] 1 " 9 said 4 but 5 it 5 it 9 said this is how we stand : appin 's fair death to us [.] 1 this 2 is 2 is 11 to 3 how 4 we 3 how 5 stand 3 how 6 : 4 we 5 stand 6 : 10 death 7 appin 8 's 8 's 10 death 9 fair 10 death 10 death 11 to 11 to 12 us to the south it 's [all] [campbells] , and [no] to be thought of [.] 1 to 3 south 1 to 4 it 2 the 3 south 4 it 5 's 5 's 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 to 9 and 12 be 12 be 14 of 13 thought 14 of well , then , we 'll [can] strike east [.] ["] 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 then 3 then 4 , 3 then 5 we 5 we 6 'll 6 'll 8 strike 8 strike 9 east " [well] [,] [then] [,] [east] [,] [ye] [see] [,] we have [the] [muirs] , " said [alan] [.] 1 " 11 we 11 we 12 have 12 have 15 , 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 said ["] [once] [there] [,] [david] [,] [it] ['s] [mere] [pitch-and-toss] [.] out on yon bald , naked , flat place , where can a body turn to [?] 1 out 2 on 1 out 10 , 1 out 11 where 2 on 9 place 3 yon 9 place 4 bald 5 , 4 bald 9 place 6 naked 7 , 6 naked 9 place 8 flat 9 place 11 where 12 can 11 where 16 to 12 can 14 body 12 can 15 turn 13 a 14 body 15 turn 16 to it 's [no] [good] place , [david] [;] and [i] ['m] [free] [to] say , it 's worse by daylight than [by] [dark] [.] ["] 1 it 9 and 2 's 5 place 2 's 9 and 5 place 6 , 9 and 17 's 14 say 15 , 14 say 16 it 16 it 17 's 17 's 18 worse 18 worse 19 by 18 worse 21 than 19 by 20 daylight " [alan] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [hear] [my] [way] [of] [it] [.] 1 " 4 " alan was delighted [.] 1 alan 2 was 2 was 3 delighted a [wearier-looking] [desert] man [never] [saw] ; but at least it was [clear] [of] [troops] [,] [which] [was] [our] [point] [.] 1 a 4 man 4 man 12 was 7 ; 11 it 8 but 10 least 8 but 11 it 9 at 10 least 11 it 12 was we went down accordingly into the waste , and began to make our toilsome and devious travel towards the eastern verge [.] 1 we 9 and 2 went 3 down 2 went 4 accordingly 2 went 5 into 2 went 9 and 5 into 7 waste 6 the 7 waste 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 began 9 and 11 to 9 and 18 towards 12 make 15 and 13 our 15 and 14 toilsome 15 and 15 and 17 travel 15 and 18 towards 16 devious 17 travel 18 towards 21 verge 19 the 21 verge 20 eastern 21 verge i looked at the sprig of heath , and at that [i] [could] [have] [cried] [aloud] [:] [for] [i] [saw] [i] [had] [betrayed] [my] [trust] [.] 1 i 2 looked 2 looked 9 and 3 at 5 sprig 3 at 9 and 4 the 5 sprig 5 sprig 6 of 6 of 7 heath 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 at 10 at 11 that " [what] [are] we [to] do [now] [?] ["] 1 " 4 we 4 we 6 do i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked " we ['ll] have to play at being hares [,] ["] [said] [he] [.] 1 " 2 we 2 we 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 play 6 play 7 at 7 at 8 being 8 being 9 hares " [do] [ye] [see] [yon] [mountain] [?] " [pointing] [to] [one] [on] [the] [north-eastern] [sky] [.] 1 " 8 " " [ay] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 4 " " [well] [,] [then] [,] ["] says he [,] ["] [let] [us] [strike] [for] [that] [.] 1 " 7 says 7 says 8 he " [but] [,] [alan] [,] " [cried] [i] [,] ["] [that] [will] [take] [us] [across] [the] [very] [coming] [of] [the] [soldiers] [!] ["] 1 " 6 " " [i] [ken] [that] [fine] [,] ["] said he [;] " [but] [if] [we] [are] [driven] [back] [on] [appin] [,] [we] [are] [two] [dead] [men] [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 11 " so [now] , [david] [man] [,] be brisk [!] ["] 1 so 3 , 3 , 7 be 7 be 8 brisk all the time , too , [he] kept winding in and out in the lower parts of the moorland where we were the best concealed [.] 1 all 2 the 1 all 11 and 2 the 3 time 3 time 8 kept 3 time 11 and 4 , 5 too 5 too 6 , 5 too 8 kept 8 kept 9 winding 9 winding 10 in 11 and 12 out 11 and 13 in 13 in 16 parts 14 the 16 parts 15 lower 16 parts 16 parts 17 of 17 of 19 moorland 18 the 19 moorland 19 moorland 20 where 20 where 21 we 20 where 22 were 21 we 22 were 22 were 24 best 23 the 24 best 24 best 25 concealed nothing but [the] fear [of] [alan] [lent] [me] [enough] [of] [a] [false] [kind] [of] [courage] [to] [continue] [.] 1 nothing 2 but 2 but 4 fear a little [after] , they had [built] [a] [fire] and [camped] for the night , about the middle of the waste [.] 1 a 2 little 2 little 10 and 4 , 5 they 4 , 10 and 5 they 6 had 10 and 12 for 12 for 14 night 13 the 14 night 14 night 16 about 15 , 16 about 16 about 18 middle 17 the 18 middle 18 middle 19 of 19 of 21 waste 20 the 21 waste at this [i] begged and [besought] that we might lie down and sleep [.] 1 at 5 and 1 at 8 we 2 this 4 begged 2 this 5 and 5 and 7 that 8 we 12 and 9 might 10 lie 9 might 12 and 10 lie 11 down 12 and 13 sleep " [there] [shall] [be] [no] [sleep] [the] [night] [!] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 10 " we got through [in] [the] [nick] [of] [time] , and shall we jeopard what we 've gained [?] 1 we 2 got 2 got 3 through 3 through 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 shall 10 and 13 jeopard 11 shall 12 we 11 shall 13 jeopard 13 jeopard 14 what 14 what 15 we 14 what 17 gained 15 we 16 've 16 've 17 gained na , na [,] [when] [the] [day] [comes] [,] [it] [shall] [find] [you] [and] [me] [in] [a] [fast] [place] [on] [ben] [alder] [.] ["] 1 na 2 , 1 na 3 na " [alan] [,] ["] [i] said [,] ["] [it] ['s] [not] [the] [want] [of] will [:] [it] ['s] [the] [strength] [that] [i] [want] [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 15 will [if] [i] [could] [,] [i] [would] [;] [but] [as] [sure] [as] [i] ['m] [alive] [i] [cannot] [.] ["] " [very] [well] [,] [then] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 7 " " [i] ['ll] [carry] [ye] [.] " 1 " 7 " " [lead] [away] [!] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 5 " " [i] ['ll] [follow] [.] " 1 " 6 " it grew cooler and [even] a little darker ( but not much ) with the coming of the night [.] 1 it 2 grew 2 grew 4 and 3 cooler 4 and 4 and 8 darker 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 darker 8 darker 10 but 8 darker 14 with 9 ( 10 but 10 but 12 much 10 but 13 ) 11 not 12 much 14 with 16 coming 15 the 16 coming 16 coming 17 of 17 of 19 night 18 the 19 night heavy dew fell and drenched the moor like rain [;] [and] [this] [refreshed] [me] [for] [a] [while] [.] 1 heavy 2 dew 2 dew 4 and 3 fell 4 and 4 and 5 drenched 5 drenched 7 moor 5 drenched 8 like 6 the 7 moor 7 moor 8 like 8 like 9 rain i had [no] [care] [of] [my] [life] [,] [neither] [past] [nor] [future] [,] and [i] [scarce] [remembered] there was [such] [a] [lad] [as] [david] [balfour] [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 14 and 14 and 19 was 18 there 19 was village fair [.] 1 village 2 fair i say [alan] [did] [as] [i] [did] [.] 1 i 2 say it fell in this way [.] 1 it 2 fell 2 fell 3 in 3 in 5 way 4 this 5 way i heard [alan] and [another] [whispering] [in] [the] [gaelic] [;] and what they said was all one to me [.] 1 i 2 heard 2 heard 4 and 4 and 14 said 11 and 12 what 12 what 13 they 12 what 14 said 13 they 14 said 14 said 18 to 15 was 16 all 15 was 17 one 17 one 18 to 18 to 19 me then [the] [dirks] [were] [put] [up] , [our] [weapons] [were] [taken] [away] [,] and we were set [face] to face , sitting in the heather [.] 1 then 7 , 1 then 21 , 7 , 14 and 14 and 15 we 14 and 16 were 16 were 17 set 17 set 19 to 19 to 20 face 21 , 22 sitting 22 sitting 23 in 23 in 25 heather 24 the 25 heather " they [are] [cluny] ['s] [men] [,] ["] said [alan] [.] 1 " 9 said 2 they 9 said " we [couldnae] have fallen better [.] 1 " 2 we 2 we 4 have 4 have 5 fallen 5 fallen 6 better we ['re] [just] [to] [bide] [here] [with] [these] [,] [which] [are] [his] [out-sentries] [,] [till] [they] can get [word] to the chief of my arrival [.] ["] 1 we 17 can 17 can 18 get 18 get 20 to 20 to 22 chief 21 the 22 chief 22 chief 23 of 23 of 25 arrival 24 my 25 arrival even [tired] [as] [i] [was] , [the] [surprise] [of] [what] [i] [heard] [half] [wakened] [me] [.] 1 even 6 , " [what] [,] " [i] [cried] [,] ["] [is] [cluny] [still] [here] [?] ["] 1 " 4 " " [ay] , [is] he [so] [!] ["] said [alan] [.] 1 " 9 said 3 , 5 he 5 he 9 said ["] [still] [in] [his] [own] [country] [and] [kept] [by] [his] [own] [clan] [.] [king] [george] [can] [do] [no] [more] [.] ["] i [think] [i] would have asked [farther] [,] [but] [alan] [gave] [me] [the] [put-off] [.] 1 i 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 6 asked " [i] [am] [rather] [wearied] [,] ["] he said , " and [i] [would] [like] [fine] [to] [get] [a] [sleep] [.] ["] 1 " 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 and and without more words , he rolled on his face in a deep heather bush , and seemed to sleep at once [.] 1 and 17 and 2 without 4 words 2 without 5 , 2 without 6 he 3 more 4 words 6 he 17 and 7 rolled 8 on 7 rolled 10 face 7 rolled 11 in 7 rolled 17 and 9 his 10 face 10 face 11 in 11 in 15 bush 12 a 13 deep 12 a 15 bush 13 deep 14 heather 14 heather 15 bush 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 seemed 17 and 19 to 19 to 20 sleep 20 sleep 22 once 21 at 22 once there was no such thing possible for me [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 thing 3 no 4 such 4 such 5 thing 5 thing 6 possible 6 possible 7 for 7 for 8 me you have heard grasshoppers whirring in the grass in the summer time [?] 1 you 2 have 2 have 3 heard 3 heard 4 grasshoppers 3 heard 6 in 3 heard 9 in 4 grasshoppers 5 whirring 4 grasshoppers 6 in 6 in 8 grass 7 the 8 grass 8 grass 9 in 9 in 12 time 10 the 12 time 11 summer 12 time for my part , it made me sick to hear of eating [.] 1 for 3 part 1 for 4 , 1 for 5 it 2 my 3 part 5 it 6 made 6 made 7 me 6 made 8 sick 8 sick 9 to 9 to 10 hear 10 hear 11 of 11 of 12 eating i had [been] [dead-heavy] [before] , and [now] [i] [felt] [a] [kind] [of] [dreadful] [lightness] , [which] [would] not [suffer] [me] to [walk] [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 22 to 6 , 7 and 6 , 16 , 16 , 19 not 19 not 22 to with all [that] [,] [a] [sort] of [horror] [of] [despair] [sat] [on] my mind , so that [i] could have [wept] [at] [my] [own] [helplessness] [.] 1 with 2 all 1 with 15 , 2 all 7 of 7 of 14 mind 13 my 14 mind 15 , 16 so 16 so 17 that 17 that 19 could 19 could 20 have [chapter] [xxiii] [cluny's] [cage] " [it] ['s] [here] [,] ["] said one of the guides , and we struck up hill [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 one 8 one 9 of 9 of 17 hill 10 the 17 hill 11 guides 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 we 13 and 15 struck 13 and 17 hill 15 struck 16 up a tree , which grew out from the hillside , was the living centre-beam of the roof [.] 1 a 2 tree 2 tree 4 which 2 tree 11 was 3 , 4 which 4 which 5 grew 4 which 10 , 5 grew 6 out 6 out 7 from 7 from 9 hillside 8 the 9 hillside 11 was 14 centre-beam 12 the 14 centre-beam 13 living 14 centre-beam 14 centre-beam 15 of 15 of 17 roof 16 the 17 roof the walls were of wattle and covered with moss [.] 1 the 2 walls 2 walls 6 and 3 were 4 of 3 were 6 and 4 of 5 wattle 6 and 7 covered 6 and 8 with 8 with 9 moss within [,] it was large enough to shelter five or six persons with some comfort [.] 1 within 3 it 1 within 4 was 4 was 15 comfort 5 large 15 comfort 6 enough 7 to 6 enough 10 or 7 to 8 shelter 8 shelter 9 five 10 or 12 persons 10 or 13 with 10 or 15 comfort 11 six 12 persons 13 with 14 some there he [soon] [died] [;] and it is [strange] [to] [reflect] [that] [he] [may] [have] [regretted] [his] [cage] [upon] [ben] [alder] [.] 1 there 2 he 2 he 8 is 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 is when we came to the door he was seated by his rock chimney , watching a gillie about some cookery [.] 1 when 2 we 1 when 3 came 1 when 7 he 2 we 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 6 door 5 the 6 door 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 seated 9 seated 10 by 10 by 13 chimney 11 his 13 chimney 12 rock 13 chimney 13 chimney 15 watching 14 , 15 watching 15 watching 17 gillie 15 watching 18 about 16 a 17 gillie 17 gillie 18 about 18 about 20 cookery 19 some 20 cookery he was mighty plainly habited , with a knitted nightcap drawn over his ears , and smoked a foul cutty pipe [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 16 and 3 mighty 4 plainly 4 plainly 5 habited 5 habited 7 with 5 habited 16 and 6 , 7 with 7 with 10 nightcap 7 with 15 , 8 a 10 nightcap 9 knitted 10 nightcap 10 nightcap 11 drawn 11 drawn 12 over 12 over 14 ears 13 his 14 ears 16 and 17 smoked 16 and 21 pipe 18 a 21 pipe 19 foul 21 pipe 20 cutty 21 pipe " [and] [how] [is] [yourself] [,] [cluny] [?] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 9 " ["] [i] [hope] [ye] [do] [brawly] [,] [sir] [.] and [i] [am] [proud] to see [ye] , and [to] [present] [to] [ye] my friend [the] [laird] [of] [shaws] , [mr] [david] [balfour] [.] " 1 and 9 and 5 to 8 , 6 see 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 15 friend 9 and 20 , 14 my 15 friend 20 , 25 " " [step] [in] [by] [,] [the] [both] [of] [ye] [,] [gentlemen] [,] " [says] [cluny] [.] 1 " 13 " and so [here] ['s] [a] [toast] [to] [ye] [:] [the] [restoration] [!] ["] 1 and 2 so [thereupon] [we] [all] [touched] [glasses] [and] [drank] [.] it was [certainly] a strange place , and we had a strange host [.] 1 it 7 , 2 was 6 place 2 was 7 , 4 a 6 place 5 strange 6 place 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 we 8 and 10 had 9 we 10 had 10 had 13 host 11 a 12 strange 11 a 13 host 12 strange 13 host in his [long] [hiding] [,] [cluny] [had] [grown] [to] [have] [all] manner [of] [precise] [habits] [,] [like] [those] [of] [an] [old] [maid] [.] 1 in 2 his 1 in 12 manner [condiment] [.] cluny stopped mingling the cards [.] 1 cluny 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 mingling 3 mingling 5 cards 4 the 5 cards " [what] [in] [deil's] [name] [is] [this] [?] ["] says he [.] 1 " 10 says 10 says 11 he " [what] [kind] [of] [whiggish] [,] [canting] [talk] [is] [this] [,] [for] [the] [house] [of] [cluny] [macpherson] [?] " 1 " 19 " " [i] [will] put [my] [hand] in [the] [fire] [for] [mr] [balfour] , " says [alan] [.] 1 " 4 put 4 put 7 in 7 in 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 says " he [is] [an] [honest] [and] [a] [mettle] [gentleman] [,] [and] [i] would have [ye] [bear] in mind who says it [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 13 would 13 would 14 have 14 have 17 in 17 in 18 mind 18 mind 19 who 18 mind 20 says 19 who 20 says 20 says 21 it and [i] ['m] [fit] [and] [willing] , [sir] [,] to play [ye] any game that ye can name [.] ["] 1 and 7 , 7 , 10 to 10 to 11 play 11 play 14 game 13 any 14 game 14 game 15 that 14 game 18 name 15 that 16 ye 15 that 18 name 16 ye 17 can 17 can 18 name if your friend would like to stand on his head , he is welcome [.] 1 if 3 friend 1 if 5 like 1 if 12 he 2 your 3 friend 3 friend 4 would 4 would 5 like 5 like 6 to 5 like 7 stand 6 to 7 stand 8 on 10 head 8 on 11 , 8 on 12 he 9 his 10 head 12 he 13 is 13 is 14 welcome i had no will that these two friends should cut their throats for my sake [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 4 will 3 no 4 will 4 will 5 that 4 will 10 cut 5 that 8 friends 5 that 10 cut 6 these 7 two 7 two 8 friends 8 friends 9 should 9 should 10 cut 10 cut 12 throats 10 cut 13 for 11 their 12 throats 12 throats 13 for 13 for 15 sake 14 my 15 sake for all that he was displeased enough , looked at me askance , and grumbled when he looked [.] 1 for 3 that 1 for 4 he 2 all 3 that 4 he 8 , 5 was 6 displeased 5 was 8 , 6 displeased 7 enough 8 , 14 and 8 , 16 when 9 looked 10 at 9 looked 12 askance 9 looked 14 and 10 at 11 me 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 grumbled 16 when 17 he 16 when 18 looked 17 he 18 looked i [knew] [well] [enough] [i] was ill , and that was all [i] [cared] [about] [.] 1 i 6 was 6 was 9 and 7 ill 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 that 10 that 11 was 11 was 12 all i [paid] [little] [heed] [while] [i] lay in this poor pass [.] 1 i 7 lay 7 lay 8 in 8 in 11 pass 9 this 11 pass 10 poor 11 pass it looked strange enough [,] [to] [see] [all] [this] [wealth] [in] [a] [nest] [upon] [a] [cliff-side] [,] [wattled] [about] [growing] [trees] [.] 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 strange 3 strange 4 enough the luck , it seems , changed on the second day [.] 1 the 2 luck 2 luck 7 changed 3 , 4 it 3 , 5 seems 4 it 5 seems 5 seems 6 , 5 seems 7 changed 7 changed 8 on 8 on 11 day 9 the 11 day 10 second 11 day the sun was shining in at the open door of [the] [cage] [,] and this [dazzled] and [offended] me [.] 1 the 2 sun 2 sun 3 was 3 was 4 shining 4 shining 5 in 4 shining 6 at 6 at 9 door 7 the 9 door 8 open 9 door 9 door 10 of 10 of 17 and 14 and 15 this 14 and 17 and 17 and 19 me cluny sat at the table , biting the pack of cards [.] 1 cluny 2 sat 2 sat 3 at 3 at 5 table 4 the 5 table 5 table 7 biting 6 , 7 biting 7 biting 11 cards 8 the 9 pack 9 pack 10 of 9 pack 11 cards 10 of 11 cards he asked me for a loan of my money [.] 1 he 2 asked 2 asked 3 me 2 asked 4 for 4 for 6 loan 5 a 6 loan 6 loan 7 of 7 of 9 money 8 my 9 money " [what] [for] [?] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 5 " " [o] [,] [just] [for] [a] [loan] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he " [but] [why] [?] " 1 " 5 " i repeated [.] 1 i 2 repeated " [i] [don't] [see] [.] " 1 " 6 " " [hut] [,] [david] [!] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [ye] [wouldnae] [grudge] [me] [a] [loan] [?] ["] 1 " 6 " i would [,] [though] [,] [if] [i] [had] [had] [my] [senses] [!] 1 i 2 would but all [i] [thought] of then [was] [to] [get] his face [away] , and [i] [handed] [him] [my] [money] [.] 1 but 2 all 1 but 13 , 2 all 5 of 5 of 11 face 6 then 10 his 10 his 11 face 13 , 14 and " [i] [have] [no] [gaelic] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 9 " now [since] [the] [card] [question] , [everything] [i] said [or] [did] [had] [the] [power] [of] [annoying] [cluny] [.] 1 now 6 , 6 , 9 said " [your] [name] [has] [more] [sense] [than] [yourself] [,] [then] [,] ["] said he [angrily] [,] " [for] [it] ['s] [good] [gaelic] [.] 1 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 17 " but the point is this [.] 1 but 3 point 1 but 4 is 2 the 3 point 4 is 5 this my scout reports all clear in the south , and the question is [,] [have] [ye] [the] [strength] [to] [go] [?] ["] 1 my 2 scout 2 scout 3 reports 3 reports 4 all 3 reports 13 is 4 all 5 clear 4 all 13 is 5 clear 6 in 6 in 10 and 7 the 8 south 8 south 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 question 11 the 12 question i saw cards on the table , but no gold ; only a heap of little written papers , and these [all] on [cluny] ['s] side [.] 1 i 2 saw 2 saw 3 cards 2 saw 4 on 3 cards 4 on 4 on 6 table 5 the 6 table 6 table 8 but 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 gold 8 but 11 ; 9 no 10 gold 11 ; 12 only 11 ; 26 side 12 only 20 and 13 a 14 heap 14 heap 15 of 14 heap 20 and 15 of 20 and 16 little 18 papers 17 written 18 papers 18 papers 20 and 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 these 20 and 23 on 20 and 26 side alan , [besides] [,] [had] [an] [odd] [look] [,] [like] [a] [man] [not] [very] [well] [content] [;] [and] [i] [began] [to] [have] [a] [strong] [misgiving] [.] 1 alan 2 , alan took his under-lip into his mouth , and looked upon the ground [.] 1 alan 9 and 2 took 4 under-lip 2 took 5 into 2 took 9 and 3 his 4 under-lip 4 under-lip 5 into 5 into 7 mouth 6 his 7 mouth 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 looked 9 and 11 upon 11 upon 13 ground 12 the 13 ground " [david] [,] ["] says he [at] [last] [,] ["] [i] ['ve] [lost] [it] [;] [there] ['s] [the] [naked] [truth] [.] ["] 1 " 5 says 5 says 6 he " [my] [money] [too] [?] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 6 " " [your] [money] [too] [,] " [says] [alan] [,] [with] [a] [groan] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [ye] [shouldnae] [have] [given] [it] [me] [.] [i] ['m] [daft] [when] [i] [get] [to] [the] [cartes] [.] ["] " [hoot-toot] [!] [hoot-toot] [!] " [said] [cluny] [.] 1 " 6 " " [it] was [all] [daffing] [;] it ['s] all [nonsense] [.] 1 " 3 was 3 was 9 all 7 it 9 all of course you 'll have your money back [again] , and the double of it , if ye 'll make so free with me [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 you 3 you 4 'll 4 'll 5 have 5 have 11 and 5 have 17 if 6 your 8 back 7 money 8 back 8 back 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 double 11 and 14 of 12 the 13 double 14 of 15 it 16 , 17 if 17 if 18 ye 17 if 20 make 18 ye 19 'll 19 'll 20 make 20 make 21 so 20 make 22 free 20 make 23 with 23 with 24 me it would be a singular thing for me to keep it [.] 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 6 thing 3 be 9 to 4 a 5 singular 4 a 6 thing 5 singular 6 thing 6 thing 7 for 7 for 8 me 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 11 it alan said nothing , only looked on the ground [.] 1 alan 4 , 2 said 3 nothing 2 said 4 , 4 , 6 looked 4 , 7 on 5 only 6 looked 7 on 9 ground 8 the 9 ground " [will] [you] [step] [to] [the] [door] [with] [me] [,] [sir] [?] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 13 " cluny said he would be very glad , and followed me readily enough [,] [but] [he] [looked] [flustered] [and] [put] [out] [.] 1 cluny 2 said 2 said 3 he 2 said 9 and 3 he 9 and 4 would 5 be 4 would 9 and 5 be 7 glad 6 very 7 glad 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 followed 10 followed 11 me 10 followed 12 readily 12 readily 13 enough " [and] [now] [,] [sir] [,] " [says] [i] [,] ["] [i] [must] [first] [acknowledge] [your] [generosity] [.] ["] 1 " 7 " " [nonsensical] [nonsense] [!] " [cries] [cluny] [.] 1 " 5 " ["] [where] ['s] [the] [generosity] [?] and if they lose , of course , it 's not to be [supposed] ["] and here he came to a pause [.] 1 and 9 it 1 and 19 came 2 if 3 they 2 if 4 lose 2 if 5 , 2 if 9 it 3 they 4 lose 5 , 7 course 6 of 7 course 7 course 8 , 9 it 10 's 10 's 12 to 11 not 12 to 12 to 13 be 16 and 18 he 17 here 18 he 18 he 19 came 19 came 20 to 20 to 22 pause 21 a 22 pause there was a little silence [,] in [which] [cluny] [seemed] [always] as if he was about to speak , [but] [said] [nothing] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 silence 2 was 7 in 3 a 4 little 3 a 5 silence 7 in 19 , 12 as 14 he 12 as 15 was 12 as 19 , 13 if 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 about 16 about 17 to 17 to 18 speak all the time he grew redder and redder in the face [.] 1 all 3 time 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 he 3 time 5 grew 4 he 5 grew 5 grew 7 and 6 redder 7 and 7 and 8 redder 8 redder 9 in 9 in 11 face 10 the 11 face " [i] [am] [a] [young] [man] [,] ["] said [i] [,] ["] and [i] ask your advice [.] 1 " 9 said 9 said 13 and 13 and 15 ask 15 ask 17 advice 16 your 17 advice advise me as [you] would your son [.] 1 advise 2 me 1 advise 3 as 3 as 5 would 5 would 7 son 6 your 7 son my friend fairly lost his money [,] [after] [having] [fairly] [gained] [a] [far] [greater] [sum] [of] [yours] [;] [can] [i] [accept] [it] [back] [again] [?] 1 my 2 friend 2 friend 4 lost 3 fairly 4 lost 4 lost 6 money 5 his 6 money would that be the right part for me to play [?] 1 would 2 that 1 would 3 be 3 be 6 part 3 be 9 to 4 the 6 part 5 right 6 part 6 part 7 for 6 part 9 to 7 for 8 me 9 to 10 play whatever [i] [do] , you can see for yourself it must be hard upon a man of any pride [.] ["] 1 whatever 4 , 1 whatever 5 you 5 you 6 can 6 can 7 see 7 see 8 for 7 see 10 it 7 see 12 be 8 for 9 yourself 10 it 11 must 11 must 12 be 12 be 13 hard 13 hard 14 upon 14 upon 16 man 15 a 16 man 16 man 17 of 17 of 19 pride 18 any 19 pride [but] [i] [am] [still] [waiting] [your] [opinion] [.] ["] i am sure [if] [ever] [cluny] [hated] [any] [man] [it] [was] [david] [balfour] [.] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 sure he looked me all over with a warlike eye [,] [and] [i] [saw] [the] [challenge] [at] [his] [lips] [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 me 2 looked 5 over 2 looked 6 with 4 all 5 over 6 with 9 eye 7 a 8 warlike 7 a 9 eye 8 warlike 9 eye but either my youth disarmed him , or perhaps his own sense of justice [.] 1 but 2 either 1 but 4 youth 3 my 4 youth 4 youth 5 disarmed 5 disarmed 8 or 6 him 8 or 7 , 8 or 8 or 9 perhaps 8 or 12 sense 10 his 11 own 10 his 12 sense 12 sense 13 of 13 of 14 justice certainly it was a mortifying matter for [all] [concerned] , and not [least] [cluny] [;] [the] [more] [credit] that he took it as he did [.] 1 certainly 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 6 matter 4 a 6 matter 5 mortifying 6 matter 6 matter 7 for 7 for 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 20 he 11 and 22 it 12 not 19 that 12 not 20 he 20 he 22 it 21 took 22 it 22 it 23 as 23 as 24 he 23 as 25 did 24 he 25 did [chapter] [xxiv] [the] [flight] [in] [the] [heather] [:] [the] [quarrel] and [yet] [alan] [had] [behaved] [like] [a] [child] , and [(] what is worse ) [a] treacherous child [.] 1 and 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 is 12 what 13 is 13 is 18 child 14 worse 15 ) 14 worse 18 child 17 treacherous 18 child true , [i] [was] [ready] [to] [share] it [with] [him] [;] [but] [it] [made] [me] [rage] [to] [see] [him] [count] [upon] [my] [readiness] [.] 1 true 2 , 1 true 8 it these were the two things uppermost in my mind [;] [and] [i] [could] [open] [my] [mouth] [upon] [neither] [without] [black] [ungenerosity] [.] 1 these 2 were 2 were 5 things 3 the 4 two 4 two 5 things 5 things 6 uppermost 6 uppermost 7 in 7 in 9 mind 8 my 9 mind " [david] [,] ["] says he , " this is no way for two friends to take a small accident [.] 1 " 5 says 5 says 6 he 5 says 7 , 5 says 9 this 5 says 10 is 7 , 8 " 9 this 10 is 10 is 12 way 11 no 12 way 12 way 13 for 12 way 16 to 12 way 17 take 13 for 15 friends 14 two 15 friends 16 to 17 take 17 take 20 accident 18 a 19 small 18 a 20 accident 19 small 20 accident i have to say that [i] ['m] [sorry] [;] [and] [so] [that] ['s] said [.] 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 to 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 that 5 that 14 said and now if you have anything , ye 'd better say it [.] ["] 1 and 2 now 1 and 8 ye 1 and 11 say 3 if 4 you 3 if 5 have 3 if 7 , 3 if 8 ye 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 anything 8 ye 9 'd 9 'd 11 say 10 better 11 say 11 say 12 it " [o] [,] " [says] [i] [,] ["] [i] [have] [nothing] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " he seemed disconcerted [;] [at] [which] [i] [was] [meanly] [pleased] [.] 1 he 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 disconcerted " [no] [,] ["] said he , with [rather] a trembling voice , ["] but when [i] [say] [i] was [to] [blame] [?] ["] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 8 with 7 , 8 with 8 with 12 voice 8 with 13 , 10 a 12 voice 11 trembling 12 voice 13 , 15 but 15 but 16 when 15 but 20 was " [never] [,] ["] says he [;] ["] [but] [ye] [ken] [very] [well] [that] [ye] ['ve] [done] [worse] [.] 1 " 5 says 5 says 6 he are we to part [?] 1 are 2 we 1 are 3 to 1 are 4 part 3 to 4 part ye said so once before [.] 1 ye 2 said 2 said 3 so 2 said 4 once 2 said 5 before are ye to say it again [?] 1 are 2 ye 1 are 3 to 1 are 4 say 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 it 4 say 6 again this pierced me like a sword , and seemed to lay [bare] my private disloyalty [.] 1 this 8 and 2 pierced 3 me 2 pierced 4 like 2 pierced 8 and 4 like 6 sword 5 a 6 sword 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 to 9 seemed 11 lay 10 to 11 lay 11 lay 15 disloyalty 13 my 15 disloyalty 14 private 15 disloyalty " [alan] [breck] [!] " 1 " 5 " i [cried] [;] [and] [then] [:] ["] [do] [you] [think] [i] am [one] to turn my back on you in your chief need [?] 1 i 12 am 12 am 14 to 14 to 15 turn 15 turn 17 back 16 my 17 back 17 back 18 on 17 back 20 in 18 on 19 you 20 in 23 need 21 your 23 need 22 chief 23 need you dursn't [say] it to my face [.] 1 you 2 dursn't 2 dursn't 4 it 2 dursn't 5 to 4 it 5 to 5 to 7 face 6 my 7 face my whole conduct 's there to give the lie to it [.] 1 my 3 conduct 2 whole 3 conduct 3 conduct 4 's 4 's 5 there 4 's 6 to 6 to 7 give 7 give 9 lie 7 give 10 to 8 the 9 lie 9 lie 10 to 10 to 11 it " [which] [is] [what] [i] [never] [did] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 9 " i never yet failed a friend [,] [and] [it] ['s] [not] [likely] [i] ['ll] [begin] [with] [you] [.] 1 i 4 failed 2 never 4 failed 3 yet 4 failed 4 failed 6 friend 5 a 6 friend there are things [between] [us] [that] [i] [can] [never] [forget] , even if you can [.] ["] 1 there 2 are 2 are 3 things 2 are 12 even 11 , 12 even 12 even 13 if 13 if 14 you 13 if 15 can 14 you 15 can ye should try to make that burden light for me [.] ["] 1 ye 2 should 2 should 3 try 3 try 4 to 3 try 5 make 4 to 5 make 5 make 6 that 5 make 7 burden 7 burden 8 light 7 burden 9 for 8 light 9 for 9 for 10 me this ought to [have] [touched] [me] , and in a manner it did , but the wrong manner [.] 1 this 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 it 8 and 13 did 9 in 11 manner 9 in 12 it 10 a 11 manner 12 it 13 did 13 did 15 but 14 , 15 but 15 but 18 manner 16 the 18 manner 17 wrong 18 manner " [you] [asked] [me] [to] [speak] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [well] [,] [then] [,] [i] [will] [.] and [now] you [blame] [me] , " [cried] [i] , " [because] [i] [cannae] [laugh] and [sing] [as] [if] [i] was glad [to] be [affronted] [.] 1 and 3 you 1 and 24 be 6 , 7 " 6 , 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 16 and 16 and 21 was 16 and 24 be 21 was 22 glad the next thing will be that [i] ['m] [to] [go] [down] [upon] [my] [knees] and thank you for it [!] 1 the 2 next 1 the 3 thing 3 thing 4 will 4 will 15 and 5 be 6 that 5 be 15 and 15 and 16 thank 16 thank 17 you 16 thank 18 for 18 for 19 it ye should think more of [others] , [alan] [breck] [.] 1 ye 2 should 2 should 3 think 3 think 4 more 3 think 5 of 5 of 7 , by your own way of it , it was you that was to blame [;] then it shouldnae be you to seek the quarrel [.] ["] 1 by 4 way 2 your 3 own 2 your 4 way 4 way 5 of 5 of 7 , 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 you 9 was 19 be 9 was 21 to 11 that 12 was 12 was 13 to 12 was 14 blame 13 to 14 blame 14 blame 16 then 14 blame 18 shouldnae 16 then 17 it 18 shouldnae 19 be 19 be 20 you 21 to 22 seek 22 seek 24 quarrel 23 the 24 quarrel " [aweel] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [say] [nae] [mair] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " the gillie put [us] [across] [loch] [rannoch] [in] the [dusk] of [the] [next] [day] , and gave us his opinion as to our best route [.] 1 the 2 gillie 2 gillie 16 and 3 put 16 and 9 the 11 of 11 of 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 gave 16 and 22 to 17 gave 18 us 17 gave 20 opinion 19 his 20 opinion 21 as 22 to 22 to 25 route 23 our 24 best 23 our 25 route alan was little pleased with a route which led us through the country of [his] [blood-foes] , [the] [glenorchy] [campbells] [.] 1 alan 2 was 2 was 3 little 2 was 4 pleased 4 pleased 5 with 4 pleased 11 through 5 with 7 route 6 a 7 route 7 route 8 which 7 route 9 led 8 which 9 led 9 led 10 us 11 through 13 country 12 the 13 country 13 country 14 of 14 of 17 , alan gave way at last , but with only half a heart [.] 1 alan 3 way 2 gave 3 way 3 way 7 but 4 at 5 last 4 at 7 but 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 with 8 with 10 half 9 only 10 half 10 half 11 a 10 half 12 heart 11 a 12 heart " [it] ['s] [one] [of] [the] [dowiest] [countries] [in] [scotland] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 13 said 13 said 14 he ["] [there] ['s] [naething] [there] [that] [i] [ken] [,] [but] [heath] [,] [and] [crows] [,] [and] [campbells] [.] but [i] [see] that [ye] ['re] [a] [man] [of] [some] [penetration] [;] and be [it] [as] [ye] [please] [!] ["] 1 but 4 that 1 but 14 be 13 and 14 be by day , we lay and slept in the drenching heather [;] by night , incessantly clambered upon break-neck hills and among rude crags [.] 1 by 2 day 1 by 3 , 1 by 4 we 4 we 6 and 5 lay 6 and 6 and 15 , 6 and 21 and 7 slept 8 in 7 slept 13 by 7 slept 15 , 8 in 11 heather 9 the 11 heather 10 drenching 11 heather 11 heather 13 by 13 by 14 night 15 , 17 clambered 16 incessantly 17 clambered 18 upon 20 hills 18 upon 21 and 19 break-neck 20 hills 21 and 22 among 22 among 24 crags 23 rude 24 crags we [often] [wandered] [;] [we] [were] [often] [so] [involved] [in] [fog] [,] [that] [we] must lie [quiet] till it [lightened] [.] 1 we 15 must 15 must 16 lie 16 lie 18 till 18 till 19 it a fire was never to be thought of [.] 1 a 2 fire 2 fire 3 was 3 was 5 to 4 never 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 8 of 7 thought 8 of this was a [dreadful] time [,] [rendered] [the] [more] [dreadful] [by] [the] [gloom] of the weather and the country [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 5 time 3 a 5 time 5 time 14 of 14 of 17 and 15 the 16 weather 16 weather 17 and 17 and 19 country 18 the 19 country the sound of an infinite number of rivers came up from all round [.] 1 the 2 sound 2 sound 3 of 2 sound 9 came 3 of 8 rivers 4 an 5 infinite 4 an 6 number 5 infinite 6 number 6 number 7 of 6 number 8 rivers 7 of 8 rivers 9 came 10 up 9 came 11 from 9 came 13 round 11 from 12 all during all these horrid wanderings we had no familiarity [,] [scarcely] [even] [that] [of] [speech] [.] 1 during 2 all 1 during 6 we 2 all 3 these 2 all 5 wanderings 3 these 5 wanderings 4 horrid 5 wanderings 6 we 7 had 7 had 9 familiarity 8 no 9 familiarity the truth is that [i] [was] [sickening] for [my] [grave] , [which] [is] my [best] [excuse] [.] 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 3 is 4 that 3 is 8 for 8 for 11 , 11 , 14 my " [i] [do] [very] [well] [,] [i] [thank] [you] [,] " [said] [i] [,] [as] [cold] [as] [ice] [.] 1 " 11 " alan flushed darkly [.] 1 alan 2 flushed 2 flushed 3 darkly " [i] ['ll] [not] [offer] [it] [again] , " he said [.] 1 " 11 said 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 said " [i] ['m] [not] [a] [patient] [man] [,] [david] [.] " 1 " 11 " " [i] [never] said [you] [were] [,] ["] [said] [i] [,] [which] [was] [exactly] the [rude] [,] [silly] [speech] [of] [a] boy [of] [ten] [.] 1 " 4 said 4 said 22 boy 15 the 22 boy alan made no answer at the time , but his conduct answered for him [.] 1 alan 2 made 2 made 4 answer 2 made 5 at 3 no 4 answer 4 answer 5 at 5 at 7 time 6 the 7 time 7 time 9 but 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 conduct 10 his 11 conduct 11 conduct 12 answered 12 answered 13 for 13 for 14 him the third night we were [to] pass through the western end of the country [of] [balquhidder] [.] 1 the 3 night 2 third 3 night 3 night 4 we 3 night 5 were 3 night 7 pass 4 we 5 were 7 pass 8 through 8 through 11 end 9 the 11 end 10 western 11 end 11 end 12 of 12 of 14 country 13 the 14 country in [this] [poor] [state] [i] [had] [to] [bear] [from] [my] [companion] [something] [in] the [nature] [of] [a] [persecution] [.] 1 in 14 the he spoke a good deal , and never [without] a taunt [.] 1 he 2 spoke 2 spoke 7 and 3 a 5 deal 4 good 5 deal 5 deal 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 never 7 and 11 taunt 10 a 11 taunt " [whig] ["] was the best name he had to give me [.] 1 " 4 was 4 was 7 name 5 the 6 best 5 the 7 name 7 name 8 he 7 name 9 had 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 to 10 to 11 give 11 give 12 me " [here] [,] ["] he would say , " [here's] [a] dub for ye to jump [,] [my] [whiggie] [!] 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 8 , 7 say 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 12 dub 8 , 13 for 8 , 15 to 13 for 14 ye 15 to 16 jump i ken [you're] a fine jumper [!] ["] 1 i 2 ken 2 ken 6 jumper 4 a 5 fine 4 a 6 jumper 5 fine 6 jumper and [so] [on] [;] all the time [with] [a] [gibing] [voice] and face [.] 1 and 7 time 1 and 12 and 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 time 12 and 13 face i knew it was my own doing , and no one [else] ['s] [;] [but] [i] was [too] [miserable] to repent [.] 1 i 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 9 and 5 my 6 own 5 my 7 doing 7 doing 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 one 10 no 11 one 11 one 17 was 17 was 20 to 20 to 21 repent and [at] [each] [of] [alan] ['s] [taunts] , [i] [hugged] [myself] [.] 1 and 8 , all [the] [while] [,] [i] was growing worse and worse [.] 1 all 6 was 6 was 7 growing 7 growing 9 and 8 worse 9 and 9 and 10 worse flushes of heat went over me , and [then] spasms of shuddering [.] 1 flushes 2 of 1 flushes 4 went 2 of 3 heat 4 went 5 over 5 over 8 and 6 me 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 spasms 8 and 11 of 11 of 12 shuddering the stitch in my side was hardly bearable [.] 1 the 2 stitch 2 stitch 3 in 2 stitch 6 was 3 in 5 side 4 my 5 side 6 was 8 bearable 7 hardly 8 bearable he [had] [just] called me " [whig] [.] ["] 1 he 4 called 4 called 5 me 5 me 6 " i stopped [.] 1 i 2 stopped do you think it either very wise or very witty to cast my politics in my teeth [?] 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 think 3 think 15 in 4 it 8 or 5 either 8 or 6 very 7 wise 7 wise 8 or 8 or 10 witty 9 very 10 witty 10 witty 11 to 11 to 12 cast 12 cast 14 politics 13 my 14 politics 14 politics 15 in 15 in 17 teeth 16 my 17 teeth alan had stopped opposite [to] me , his hat cocked , his hands in his breeches pockets , his head a little on one side [.] 1 alan 2 had 2 had 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 opposite 3 stopped 14 in 3 stopped 22 little 3 stopped 23 on 4 opposite 11 , 6 me 7 , 7 , 9 hat 7 , 11 , 8 his 9 hat 9 hat 10 cocked 11 , 13 hands 12 his 13 hands 14 in 18 , 15 his 17 pockets 16 breeches 17 pockets 17 pockets 18 , 18 , 20 head 19 his 20 head 21 a 22 little 23 on 25 side 24 one 25 side it was the air made in mockery [of] [general] [cope] ['s] [defeat] [at] [preston] [pans] [:] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 air 2 was 6 in 3 the 4 air 4 air 5 made 4 air 6 in 6 in 7 mockery ["] [hey] [,] [johnnie] [cope] [,] [are] [ye] [waukin] ['] [yet] [?] and are [your] [drums] [a-beatin] ['] [yet] [?] ["] 1 and 2 are and it came in [my] mind that [alan] , [on] [the] [day] [of] that [battle] [,] had been [engaged] upon [the] [royal] [side] [.] 1 and 2 it 1 and 3 came 2 it 3 came 3 came 4 in 3 came 20 upon 4 in 9 , 6 mind 7 that 6 mind 9 , 9 , 14 that 14 that 17 had 17 had 18 been " [why] [do] [ye] [take] [that] [air] [,] [mr] [stewart] [?] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 12 " " [is] [that] [to] [remind] [me] [you] [have] [been] [beaten] [on] [both] [sides] [?] " 1 " 15 " the air [stopped] [on] [alan] ['s] [lips] [.] 1 the 2 air " [david] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he " [i] [am] [a] [stewart] " [began] [alan] [.] 1 " 6 " " [o] [!] " [says] [i] [,] ["] [i] [ken] [ye] [bear] [a] [king] ['s] [name] [.] 1 " 4 " " [do] [you] [know] [that] [you] [insult] [me] [?] " [said] [alan] [,] [very] [low] [.] 1 " 10 " [both] [the] [campbells] [and] [the] [whigs] [have] [beaten] [you] [;] [you] [have] [run] [before] [them] [like] [a] [hare] [.] it behoves you to speak of them [as] [of] [your] [betters] [.] ["] 1 it 2 behoves 2 behoves 3 you 2 behoves 4 to 4 to 5 speak 5 speak 6 of 6 of 7 them a second sermon [.] 1 a 3 sermon 2 second 3 sermon alan stood quite still , [the] tails of his great-coat clapping behind him in the wind [.] 1 alan 2 stood 2 stood 7 tails 2 stood 12 behind 2 stood 14 in 3 quite 4 still 4 still 5 , 4 still 7 tails 7 tails 8 of 8 of 11 clapping 9 his 11 clapping 10 great-coat 11 clapping 11 clapping 12 behind 12 behind 13 him 14 in 16 wind 15 the 16 wind " [this] [is] [a] [pity] , " he said at last [.] 1 " 9 said 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 at 10 at 11 last " [there] [are] [things] [said] [that] [cannot] [be] [passed] [over] [.] " 1 " 12 " " [i] [never] [asked] [you] [to] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 8 " " [i] [am] [as] [ready] [as] [yourself] [.] " 1 " 9 " " [ready] [?] ["] said he [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he " [ready] [,] " [i] [repeated] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [i] [am] [no] [blower] [and] [boaster] [like] [some] [that] [i] [could] [name] [.] come on [!] ["] 1 come 2 on and [drawing] [my] [sword] , [i] [fell] on [guard] [as] [alan] [himself] [had] [taught] me [.] 1 and 5 , 5 , 8 on 8 on 15 me " [david] [!] " he cried [.] 1 " 6 cried 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 cried ["] [are] [ye] [daft] [?] i [cannae] draw upon ye [,] [david] [.] 1 i 3 draw 3 draw 4 upon 4 upon 5 ye it 's fair murder [.] ["] 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 murder 3 fair 4 murder " [that] [was] [your] [look-out] [when] [you] [insulted] [me] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 11 " " [it] ['s] [the] [bare] [truth] [,] ["] he said , and [drew] [his] [sword] [.] 1 " 9 he 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 , 11 , 12 and but [before] [i] [could] [touch] [his] [blade] [with] [mine] , he had thrown it from him and fallen to the ground [.] 1 but 10 , 10 , 17 and 11 he 12 had 12 had 17 and 13 thrown 14 it 13 thrown 15 from 13 thrown 17 and 14 it 15 from 15 from 16 him 17 and 18 fallen 17 and 19 to 19 to 21 ground 20 the 21 ground " [na] [,] [na] [,] ["] he kept saying , " na , na [i] cannae , [i] cannae [.] ["] 1 " 7 he 7 he 8 kept 8 kept 9 saying 9 saying 10 , 9 saying 19 cannae 10 , 11 " 12 na 16 cannae 12 na 17 , 12 na 19 cannae 13 , 16 cannae 14 na 16 cannae 16 cannae 17 , i [would] have [given] [the] [world] [to] [take] [back] [what] [i] [had] [said] [;] but a word once spoken , who can recapture it ? 1 i 3 have 3 have 15 but 15 but 17 word 16 a 17 word 17 word 19 spoken 17 word 21 who 18 once 19 spoken 20 , 21 who 21 who 22 can 21 who 25 ? 22 can 23 recapture 23 recapture 24 it i [thought] [i] must have [swooned] [where] [i] [stood] [.] 1 i 4 must 4 must 5 have this [it] [was] [that] gave me a thought [.] 1 this 5 gave 5 gave 6 me 5 gave 8 thought 7 a 8 thought i put my pride away from me [.] 1 i 2 put 2 put 4 pride 2 put 5 away 2 put 6 from 3 my 4 pride 6 from 7 me " [alan] [!] " 1 " 4 " i [said] [;] ["] [if] [ye] [cannae] [help] [me] [,] [i] must just die [here] [.] ["] 1 i 12 must 12 must 14 die 13 just 14 die he started up sitting , and looked at me [.] 1 he 6 and 2 started 3 up 2 started 4 sitting 2 started 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 looked 6 and 8 at 8 at 9 me " it ['s] [true] [,] ["] said [i] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 said 2 it 7 said ["] [i] ['m] [by] [with] [it] [.] [o] [,] [let] [me] [get] [into] [the] [bield] [of] [a] [house] [i] ['ll] [can] [die] [there] [easier] [.] ["] " [can] [ye] [walk] [?] " [asked] [alan] [.] 1 " 6 " " [no] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [not] [without] [help] [.] 1 " 4 " [if] [i] [die] [,] [ye] ['ll] [can] [forgive] [me] [,] [alan] [?] in [my] [heart] [,] [i] [liked] [ye] [fine] [even] [when] [i] [was] the [angriest] [.] ["] 1 in 13 the " [wheesht] [,] [wheesht] [!] " [cried] [alan] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [dinna] [say] [that] [!] david man [,] [ye] [ken] ["] [he] [shut] [his] [mouth] [upon] [a] [sob] [.] 1 david 2 man " [let] [me] [get] [my] [arm] [about] [ye] , " he continued [;] ["] [that] ['s] [the] [way] [!] 1 " 12 continued 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 he 11 he 12 continued now lean upon me hard [.] 1 now 2 lean 2 lean 3 upon 2 lean 5 hard 3 upon 4 me gude kens [where] there ['s] a house [!] 1 gude 2 kens 2 kens 4 there 2 kens 7 house 6 a 7 house we 're in [balwhidder] , too ; there should be no [want] [of] houses , no , [nor] friends ' houses [here] [.] 1 we 2 're 2 're 3 in 2 're 6 too 5 , 6 too 6 too 7 ; 7 ; 8 there 7 ; 10 be 7 ; 15 , 8 there 9 should 9 should 10 be 10 be 14 houses 11 no 14 houses 15 , 16 no 15 , 17 , 17 , 21 houses 19 friends 20 ' 20 ' 21 houses do ye gang [easier] so , [davie] [?] " 1 do 2 ye 1 do 3 gang 3 gang 5 so 5 so 6 , 6 , 9 " " [ay] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [i] [can] [be] [doing] [this] [way] [;] ["] [and] [i] [pressed] [his] [arm] [with] [my] [hand] [.] 1 " 4 " again he came near sobbing [.] 1 again 2 he 2 he 3 came 3 came 4 near 4 near 5 sobbing " [o] [man] [,] [let's] [say] [no] [more] [about] it [!] ["] said [i] [.] 1 " 13 said 10 it 13 said ["] [we] ['re] [neither] [one] [of] [us] [to] [mend] [the] [other] [that's] [the] [truth] [!] we must just [bear] [and] forbear , man [alan] [.] 1 we 7 , 2 must 6 forbear 2 must 7 , 3 just 6 forbear 7 , 8 man [o] [,] [but] [my] [stitch] [is] [sore] [!] is there nae house [?] ["] 1 is 4 house 2 there 4 house 3 nae 4 house " [i] ['ll] [find] [a] [house] to [ye] , [david] , " he said , stoutly [.] 1 " 14 said 7 to 9 , 7 to 11 , 7 to 13 he 11 , 12 " 13 he 14 said 14 said 16 stoutly 15 , 16 stoutly ["] [we] ['ll] [follow] [down] [the] [burn] [,] [where] [there] ['s] [bound] [to] [be] [houses] [.] my [poor] man [,] will [ye] [no] be better on my back [?] ["] 1 my 3 man 3 man 5 will 5 will 8 be 8 be 9 better 9 better 10 on 10 on 12 back 11 my 12 back " [o] [,] [alan] [,] " [says] [i] [,] ["] [and] [me] [a] [good] [twelve] [inches] [taller] [?] ["] 1 " 6 " " [ye] ['re] [no] [such] [a] [thing] [,] " [cried] [alan] [,] [with] [a] [start] [.] 1 " 9 " ay , [it] ['ll] [be] [a] [foot] , [or] [near] [hand] [;] [or] [may] [be] [even] [mair] [!] " 1 ay 2 , 1 ay 8 , 8 , 19 " it was sweet and laughable to hear [alan] [eat] [his] [words] [up] in the fear of some fresh quarrel [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 and 2 was 13 in 3 sweet 4 and 4 and 5 laughable 5 laughable 6 to 6 to 7 hear 13 in 15 fear 14 the 15 fear 15 fear 16 of 16 of 19 quarrel 17 some 19 quarrel 18 fresh 19 quarrel " [alan] [,] " [cried] [i] [,] ["] [what] [makes] [ye] [so] [good] [to] [me] [?] 1 " 4 " what makes ye care for such a thankless fellow [?] ["] 1 what 2 makes 2 makes 3 ye 2 makes 4 care 2 makes 5 for 4 care 5 for 5 for 9 fellow 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 thankless 7 a 9 fellow 8 thankless 9 fellow " ['] [deed] [,] [and] [i] [don't] [know] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 9 " [chapter] [xxv] [in] [balquhidder] here , too , were many of that old , proscribed , [nameless] [,] [red-handed] [clan] [of] [the] [macgregors] [.] 1 here 10 , 1 here 12 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 3 too 5 were 5 were 6 many 5 were 10 , 6 many 7 of 7 of 9 old 8 that 9 old 10 , 11 proscribed they had always been ill-considered , and now [worse] than ever [,] [having] credit with no side or party in the whole country [of] [scotland] [.] 1 they 7 and 2 had 4 been 2 had 7 and 3 always 4 been 4 been 5 ill-considered 6 , 7 and 7 and 14 credit 7 and 15 with 7 and 20 in 8 now 14 credit 10 than 14 credit 11 ever 14 credit 15 with 18 or 16 no 17 side 17 side 18 or 18 or 19 party 18 or 20 in 20 in 23 country 21 the 23 country 22 whole 23 country here [then] [i] was [got] [to] [bed] [without] [delay] [,] and [a] [doctor] [fetched] [,] [who] found [me] [in] [a] [sorry] [plight] [.] 1 here 4 was 4 was 11 and 11 and 17 found the bills , too , had now been printed [.] 1 the 2 bills 2 bills 6 had 3 , 4 too 4 too 5 , 4 too 6 had 6 had 8 been 7 now 8 been 8 been 9 printed so it was , at least [.] 1 so 3 was 2 it 3 was 3 was 6 least 4 , 6 least 5 at 6 least duncan had time to pass [me] word of [who] it was [;] and we looked at one another in concern [.] 1 duncan 2 had 2 had 3 time 3 time 4 to 3 time 11 was 4 to 5 pass 7 word 8 of 8 of 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 13 and 13 and 15 looked 14 we 15 looked 15 looked 16 at 15 looked 19 in 16 at 18 another 17 one 18 another 18 another 19 in 19 in 20 concern " [i] [am] [given] [to] [know] [,] [sir] [,] ["] says he [,] ["] [that] [your] [name] is [balfour] [.] ["] 1 " 11 says 11 says 12 he 12 he 18 is " they [call] [me] [david] [balfour] [,] ["] said [i] [,] ["] [at] [your] [service] [.] ["] 1 " 2 they 1 " 9 said 2 they 9 said " [no] [,] [sir] [,] ["] said [i] [,] [a] [little] [alarmed] [;] ["] [nor] [yet] [of] [your] father [,] [macgregor-campbell] [.] ["] 1 " 7 said 7 said 19 father he bowed in return [.] 1 he 2 bowed 2 bowed 3 in 3 in 4 return " [but] [what] [i] [am] [come] [to] [say] [,] [sir] [,] ["] he went on , " [is] [this] [.] 1 " 13 he 13 he 14 went 14 went 15 on 15 on 16 , 16 , 17 " just [in] [the] [door] , [he] [met] [alan] [coming] [in] [;] and the two drew back and looked at each other like strange dogs [.] 1 just 5 , 5 , 12 and 12 and 14 two 12 and 17 and 13 the 14 two 14 two 17 and 15 drew 16 back 15 drew 17 and 17 and 18 looked 17 and 19 at 17 and 22 like 19 at 21 other 20 each 21 other 22 like 24 dogs 23 strange 24 dogs they were neither of [them] big men [,] [but] [they] [seemed] [fairly] [to] [swell] [out] [with] [pride] [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 neither 3 neither 4 of 4 of 7 men 6 big 7 men " [mr] [stewart] [,] [i] [am] [thinking] [,] " [says] [robin] [.] 1 " 9 " " [troth] [,] [mr] [macgregor] [,] [it] ['s] [not] [a] [name] [to] [be] [ashamed] [of] [,] " [answered] [alan] [.] 1 " 17 " " [i] [did] [not] [know] [ye] [were] [in] [my] [country] [,] [sir] [,] " [says] [robin] [.] 1 " 14 " " [it] [sticks] [in] [my] [mind] [that] [i] [am] [in] [the] [country] [of] [my] [friends] [the] [maclarens] [,] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 19 " " [that] ['s] [a] [kittle] [point] [,] " [returned] [the] [other] [.] 1 " 8 " " [there] [may] [be] [two] [words] to say [to] [that] [.] 1 " 8 say 7 to 8 say but [i] [think] [i] [will] [have] [heard] that you are a man of your sword [?] ["] 1 but 10 are 8 that 9 you 9 you 10 are 10 are 12 man 11 a 12 man 12 man 13 of 13 of 15 sword 14 your 15 sword " [unless] [ye] [were] [born] [deaf] [,] [mr] [macgregor] [,] [ye] [will] [have] [heard] [a] [good] [deal] [more] [than] [that] [,] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 22 " " [do] [ye] [mean] [my] [father] [,] [sir] [?] " [says] [robin] [.] 1 " 10 " " [well] [,] [i] [wouldnae] [wonder] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 8 " " [the] [gentleman] [i] [have] [in] [my] [mind] [had] [the] [ill-taste] [to] [clap] [campbell] [to] [his] [name] [.] " 1 " 19 " " [my] [father] [was] [an] [old] [man] [,] " [returned] [robin] [.] 1 " 9 " ["] [the] [match] [was] [unequal] [.] you and me would make a better pair [,] [sir] [.] ["] 1 you 2 and 2 and 3 me 2 and 4 would 4 would 5 make 5 make 8 pair 6 a 8 pair 7 better 8 pair " [i] [was] [thinking] [that] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 7 " " [gentlemen] [,] ["] said he [,] " [i] [will] [have] [been] [thinking] [of] [a] [very] [different] [matter] [,] [whateffer] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 8 " here [are] [my] [pipes] , [and] here are you [two] [gentlemen] [who] are [baith] [acclaimed] [pipers] [.] 1 here 5 , 5 , 7 here 7 here 13 are 8 are 9 you 9 you 13 are it 's an auld dispute [which] one of ye ['s] the best [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 5 dispute 2 's 12 best 3 an 4 auld 3 an 5 dispute 4 auld 5 dispute 5 dispute 7 one 5 dispute 8 of 8 of 9 ye 11 the 12 best here will be a braw chance to settle it [.] ["] 1 here 2 will 2 will 3 be 3 be 6 chance 4 a 6 chance 5 braw 6 chance 6 chance 7 to 6 chance 8 settle 7 to 8 settle 8 settle 9 it have ye [music] , [as] [folk] say [?] 1 have 2 ye 1 have 4 , 4 , 7 say are ye a bit of a piper [?] ["] 1 are 2 ye 1 are 4 bit 3 a 4 bit 4 bit 5 of 5 of 7 piper 6 a 7 piper [rumour] [.] " [i] [can] [pipe] [like] [a] [macrimmon] [!] " [cries] [robin] [.] 1 " 9 " " [and] [that] [is] [a] [very] [bold] [word] [,] " [quoth] [alan] [.] 1 " 10 " " [i] [have] [made] [bolder] [words] [good] [before] [now] [,] " [returned] [robin] [,] ["] [and] [that] [against] [better] [adversaries] [.] ["] 1 " 11 " " [it] [is] [easy] [to] [try] [that] [,] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 9 " [but] [robin] [put] [aside] [these] [hospitalities] [as] [bad] [for] [the] [breath] [.] " [i] [will] [take] [no] [advantages] [,] [mr] [stewart] [,] " [replied] [robin] [.] 1 " 11 " " [eat] [and] [drink] [;] [i] ['ll] [follow] [you] [.] " 1 " 11 " i had been pleased with [robin] ['s] [playing] [,] [alan] ['s] [ravished] me [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 pleased 4 pleased 5 with 5 with 13 me " [that] ['s] [no] [very] [bad] [,] [mr] [stewart] [,] ["] said the rival , " but ye show a poor device in your warblers [.] " 1 " 12 said 12 said 14 rival 12 said 15 , 12 said 16 " 12 said 17 but 12 said 27 " 13 the 14 rival 17 but 18 ye 17 but 19 show 18 ye 19 show 19 show 22 device 19 show 23 in 20 a 21 poor 20 a 22 device 21 poor 22 device 22 device 23 in 23 in 25 warblers 24 your 25 warblers " [me] [!] " [cried] [alan] [,] [the] [blood] [starting] [to] [his] [face] [.] 1 " 4 " " [i] [give] [ye] [the] [lie] [.] " 1 " 8 " [i] [appeal] [to] [duncan] [.] ["] " [indeed] [,] [ye] [need] [appeal] [to] [naebody] [,] " [said] [robin] [.] 1 " 10 " hand me the pipes [.] ["] 1 hand 2 me 1 hand 4 pipes 3 the 4 pipes " [ay] [,] [ye] [have] [music] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] [gloomily] [.] 1 " 8 " " [enough] [!] " he cried [.] 1 " 6 cried 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 cried " [ye] [can] [blow] [the] [pipes] [make] [the] [most] [of] [that] [.] " 1 " 13 " and he [made] [as] [if] to rise [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 6 to 6 to 7 rise but [robin] [only] [held] [out] [his] [hand] as [if] [to] [ask] for [silence] , [and] [struck] [into] [the] [slow] [measure] [of] [a] [pibroch] [.] 1 but 8 as 1 but 14 , 8 as 12 for 12 for 14 , " [robin] [oig] , " he said , when it was done , " ye are a great piper [.] 1 " 7 said 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 , 7 said 15 ye 7 said 16 are 8 , 9 when 9 when 10 it 9 when 11 was 9 when 13 , 9 when 15 ye 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 done 13 , 14 " 15 ye 16 are 16 are 19 piper 17 a 18 great 17 a 19 piper 18 great 19 piper i am not fit to blow in the same kingdom with ye [.] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 not 2 am 4 fit 3 not 4 fit 4 fit 5 to 4 fit 6 blow 5 to 6 blow 6 blow 7 in 6 blow 11 with 7 in 10 kingdom 8 the 9 same 9 same 10 kingdom 10 kingdom 11 with 11 with 12 ye body of me ! ye have mair music in your sporran than [i] have in my head [!] 1 body 5 ye 2 of 3 me 2 of 4 ! 2 of 5 ye 5 ye 6 have 6 have 8 music 6 have 9 in 6 have 12 than 7 mair 8 music 8 music 9 in 9 in 11 sporran 10 your 11 sporran 12 than 17 head 14 have 15 in 15 in 17 head 16 my 17 head it would go against my heart to haggle a man that can blow the pipes as you can [!] ["] 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 4 against 3 go 7 to 4 against 6 heart 5 my 6 heart 7 to 8 haggle 8 haggle 10 man 9 a 10 man 10 man 11 that 10 man 12 can 11 that 12 can 12 can 13 blow 13 blow 15 pipes 13 blow 16 as 14 the 15 pipes 16 as 17 you 16 as 18 can 17 you 18 can [chapter] [xxvi] [end] [of] [the] [flight] [:] [we] [pass] [the] [forth] " it 's [a] [chief] [principle] in [military] [affairs] , " said he , " to go where ye are least expected [.] 1 " 17 go 2 it 3 's 3 's 7 in 3 's 16 to 7 in 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 16 to 17 go 17 go 18 where 18 where 19 ye 18 where 22 expected 19 ye 20 are 20 are 21 least 20 are 22 expected [forth] [is] [our] [trouble] [;] [ye] [ken] [the] [saying] [,] ['] [forth] [bridles] [the] [wild] [hielandman] [.] ['] but [if] we [stave] [on] [straight] [to] [the] [auld] [brig] [of] [stirling] [,] [i] 'll [lay] [my] [sword] [they] let us [pass] [unchallenged] [.] ["] 1 but 3 we 3 we 15 'll 15 'll 20 let 20 let 21 us " [now] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [i] [kenna] [if] [ye] [care] [,] [but] [ye] ['re] [in] [your] [own] [land] [again] [.] 1 " 4 " it behoved to lie close and [keep] silent [.] 1 it 2 behoved 2 behoved 3 to 2 behoved 6 and 3 to 4 lie 5 close 6 and 6 and 8 silent i was for pushing straight across [;] [but] [alan] [was] [more] [wary] [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 for 3 for 4 pushing 4 pushing 5 straight 5 straight 6 across " she ['s] [bound] [to] [be] [across] [now] , ["] [i] [whispered] [.] 1 " 2 she 2 she 9 , " [na] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [her] [foot] [still] [sounds] [boss] [upon] [the] [bridge] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " [hollow] [.] and [just] then " [who] [goes] [?] ["] [cried] a voice [,] and we heard the butt of a musket rattle on the stones [.] 1 and 3 then 1 and 11 voice 1 and 15 heard 3 then 4 " 10 a 11 voice 13 and 14 we 14 we 15 heard 15 heard 17 butt 15 heard 22 on 16 the 17 butt 17 butt 18 of 18 of 21 rattle 19 a 21 rattle 20 musket 21 rattle 21 rattle 22 on 22 on 24 stones 23 the 24 stones " [this] ['ll] [never] [do] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 7 " " [this] ['ll] [never] [,] [never] [do] [for] [us] [,] [david] [.] " 1 " 13 " " [well] [?] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 4 " " [well] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [what] [would] [ye] [have] [?] 1 " 4 " [they] ['re] [none] [such] [fools] [as] [i] [took] [them] [for] [.] we [have] still [the] [forth] [to] [pass] , [davie] weary fall the [rains] that fed and the hillsides that guided it [!] ["] 1 we 8 , 3 still 8 , 8 , 10 weary 8 , 16 and 10 weary 11 fall 12 the 16 and 14 that 15 fed 14 that 16 and 16 and 18 hillsides 16 and 19 that 16 and 20 guided 17 the 18 hillsides 19 that 20 guided 20 guided 21 it " [and] [why] [go] [east] [?] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 7 " " [ou] [,] [just] [upon] [the] [chance] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he " [if] we [cannae] [pass] [the] [river] [,] [we] ['ll] have to see what we can do for the firth [.] ["] 1 " 3 we 3 we 11 have 11 have 12 to 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 what 14 what 15 we 14 what 17 do 15 we 16 can 16 can 17 do 17 do 18 for 18 for 20 firth 19 the 20 firth " [there] [are] [fords] [upon] [the] [river] [,] [and] [none] [upon] [the] [firth] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 15 " " [well] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [but] [a] [river] [can] [be] [swum] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " " [i] ['m] [not] [up] [to] you [in] [talking] [back] [,] [alan] [,] ["] [i] [said] [;] ["] [but] [i] [can] [see] [we] 're making [bad] [worse] [.] 1 " 7 you 7 you 24 're 24 're 25 making if it 's hard to pass a river , it stands to reason it must be worse to pass a sea [.] ["] 1 if 2 it 1 if 3 's 1 if 9 , 1 if 10 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 hard 4 hard 5 to 4 hard 6 pass 5 to 6 pass 6 pass 8 river 7 a 8 river 10 it 11 stands 11 stands 12 to 12 to 13 reason 13 reason 14 it 13 reason 16 be 14 it 15 must 15 must 16 be 16 be 17 worse 17 worse 18 to 17 worse 19 pass 18 to 19 pass 19 pass 21 sea 20 a 21 sea " [but] [there] ['s] [such] [a] [thing] [as] [a] [boat] [,] " [says] [alan] [,] ["] [or] [i] ['m] [the] [more] [deceived] [.] ["] 1 " 12 " " [ay] [,] [and] [such] [a] [thing] [as] [money] [,] " [says] [i] [.] 1 " 11 " " [but] [for] [us] [that] [have] [neither] [one] [nor] [other] [,] [they] [might] [just] [as] [well] [not] [have] [been] [invented] [.] " 1 " 22 " " [ye] [think] so [?] ["] [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 4 so " [i] [do] [that] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 6 " " [david] [,] ["] says he , " ye 're a man of small invention and less faith [.] 1 " 5 says 5 says 6 he 5 says 7 , 5 says 9 ye 5 says 10 're 7 , 8 " 9 ye 10 're 10 're 12 man 11 a 12 man 12 man 13 of 13 of 16 and 14 small 15 invention 15 invention 16 and 16 and 18 faith 17 less 18 faith " [i] [think] [i] [see] [ye] [!] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 8 " " [man] [!] " [cried] [alan] [,] ["] [if] [i] [make] [a] [boat] [,] [i] ['ll] [make] [a] [body] [to] [take] [it] [back] [again] [!] 1 " 4 " this is a place that sits near in [by] [the] [water-side] [,] [and] [looks] [across] [the] [hope] [to] [the] [town] [of] [the] [queensferry] [.] 1 this 2 is 2 is 4 place 3 a 4 place 4 place 5 that 4 place 8 in 5 that 6 sits 6 sits 7 near 7 near 8 in smoke went up from both of these , and from other villages and farms upon all hands [.] 1 smoke 2 went 2 went 3 up 2 went 9 and 2 went 15 upon 4 from 5 both 4 from 9 and 5 both 6 of 6 of 7 these 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 from 10 from 13 and 11 other 12 villages 12 villages 13 and 13 and 14 farms 13 and 15 upon 15 upon 17 hands 16 all 17 hands the [fields] [were] [being] [reaped] [;] two [ships] [lay] [anchored] [,] [and] boats were coming and going [on] [the] [hope] [.] 1 the 7 two 7 two 13 boats 13 boats 14 were 14 were 16 and 15 coming 16 and 16 and 17 going " [o] [,] [alan] [!] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [to] [think] [of] [it] [!] 1 " 6 " [o] [,] [man] [,] [but] [it] ['s] [a] [heart-break] [!] ["] at last he stopped in the way [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 in 5 in 7 way 6 the 7 way " [did] [ye] [take] [heed] [of] [the] [lass] [we] [bought] [this] [of] [?] ["] says he [,] [tapping] [on] [the] [bread] [and] [cheese] [.] 1 " 15 says 15 says 16 he " [to] [be] [sure] [,] ["] said [i] [,] ["] [and] [a] [bonny] [lass] she was [.] ["] 1 " 7 said 7 said 15 she 15 she 16 was " [ye] [thought] [that] [?] " [cries] [he] [.] 1 " 6 " " [man] [,] [david] [,] [that] ['s] [good] [news] [.] " 1 " 11 " " [in] [the] [name] [of] [all] [that] ['s] [wonderful] [,] [why] so [?] ["] [says] [i] [.] 1 " 12 so " [what] [good] [can] [that] [do] [?] " 1 " 8 " " [if] [it] [were] [the] [other] [way] [about] [,] [it] [would] be [liker] it [,] ["] said [i] [.] 1 " 17 said 12 be 14 it 14 it 17 said " [that] ['s] [all] [that] [you] [ken] [,] [ye] [see] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 12 " let me see " ( looking me curiously [over] ) [.] 1 let 2 me 1 let 3 see 3 see 4 " 3 see 6 looking 5 ( 6 looking 6 looking 7 me 6 looking 8 curiously 6 looking 10 ) come [;] [right] [about] [,] [and] back to the [change-house] [for] [that] boat [of] [ours] [.] ["] 1 come 7 back 7 back 8 to 8 to 13 boat 9 the 13 boat i followed him , laughing [.] 1 i 2 followed 2 followed 3 him 2 followed 5 laughing 4 , 5 laughing so [bear] [it] , [if] ye please , [in] mind , and conduct yourself according [.] ["] 1 so 4 , 4 , 12 and 6 ye 12 and 7 please 8 , 7 please 10 mind 10 mind 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 conduct 12 and 15 according 13 conduct 14 yourself " [well] [,] [well] [,] ["] said [i] [,] ["] [have] [it] [as] [you] will [.] ["] 1 " 7 said 7 said 15 will she drew quite near , [and] [stood] leaning with her back on the next table [.] 1 she 2 drew 2 drew 8 leaning 2 drew 9 with 2 drew 12 on 3 quite 4 near 4 near 5 , 4 near 8 leaning 8 leaning 9 with 9 with 11 back 10 her 11 back 11 back 12 on 12 on 15 table 13 the 14 next 13 the 15 table " [what] ['s] [like] [wrong] [with] [him] [?] ["] said she at last [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 she 10 said 12 at 12 at 13 last alan turned upon her , to my great wonder , with a kind of fury [.] 1 alan 2 turned 2 turned 3 upon 2 turned 6 to 2 turned 11 with 3 upon 4 her 5 , 6 to 6 to 9 wonder 6 to 10 , 7 my 9 wonder 8 great 9 wonder 11 with 15 fury 12 a 13 kind 13 kind 14 of 13 kind 15 fury 14 of 15 fury " [wrong] [?] " [cries] [he] [.] 1 " 4 " " he 's [walked] more [hundreds] [of] [miles] than [he] [has] [hairs] [upon] [his] [chin] , and [slept] [oftener] [in] [wet] [heather] [than] [dry] [sheets] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 16 , 3 's 5 more 3 's 9 than 3 's 16 , 16 , 17 and wrong , [quo] ['] [she] [!] 1 wrong 2 , wrong enough [,] [i] [would] [think] [!] 1 wrong 2 enough wrong , [indeed] [!] ["] [and] [he] [kept] [grumbling] [to] [himself] [as] [he] [fed] [me] [,] [like] [a] [man] [ill-pleased] [.] 1 wrong 2 , " he 's young for the like of that , " said the maid [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 10 , 3 's 4 young 3 's 10 , 4 young 5 for 5 for 7 like 6 the 7 like 7 like 8 of 8 of 9 that 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 said 12 said 14 maid 13 the 14 maid " [ower] [young] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] [with] [his] [back] [to] [her] [.] 1 " 5 " " he would be better riding [,] ["] [says] [she] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 6 riding 5 better 6 riding " [and] [where] [could] [i] [get] [a] [horse] [to] [him] [?] " [cried] [alan] [,] [turning] [on] [her] [with] [the] [same] [appearance] [of] [fury] [.] 1 " 12 " " [would] [ye] [have] [me] [steal] [?] " 1 " 8 " i thought this roughness would have sent her off in dudgeon , as indeed it closed her mouth for the time [.] 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 4 roughness 2 thought 7 sent 3 this 4 roughness 4 roughness 5 would 5 would 6 have 6 have 7 sent 7 sent 8 her 7 sent 9 off 7 sent 10 in 7 sent 19 for 10 in 11 dudgeon 12 , 13 as 13 as 15 it 13 as 16 closed 14 indeed 15 it 15 it 16 closed 16 closed 18 mouth 17 her 18 mouth 18 mouth 19 for 19 for 21 time 20 the 21 time " [ye] [neednae] [tell] [me] [,] " she said at last ["] [ye] ['re] [gentry] [.] ["] 1 " 9 said 7 " 8 she 8 she 9 said 9 said 10 at 10 at 11 last did [ever] you hear that gentrice put money in folk ['s] pockets [?] ["] 1 did 3 you 3 you 4 hear 4 hear 5 that 5 that 6 gentrice 5 that 7 put 6 gentrice 7 put 7 put 8 money 7 put 9 in 9 in 12 pockets 10 folk 12 pockets she sighed at this , as if she were [herself] some disinherited great lady [.] 1 she 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 at 2 sighed 7 if 3 at 4 this 5 , 7 if 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 she 7 if 9 were 8 she 9 were 9 were 14 lady 11 some 14 lady 12 disinherited 14 lady 13 great 14 lady " [no] [,] ["] says she , " that 's true indeed [.] " 1 " 5 says 5 says 6 she 5 says 7 , 5 says 8 " 5 says 9 that 5 says 10 's 5 says 14 " 9 that 10 's 10 's 11 true 11 true 12 indeed " has he [nae] [friends] [?] ["] said [she] , in a tearful voice [.] 1 " 8 said 2 has 3 he 3 he 8 said 8 said 11 in 10 , 11 in 11 in 14 voice 12 a 13 tearful 12 a 14 voice 13 tearful 14 voice " [and] [why] [that] [?] " [says] [the] [lass] [.] 1 " 6 " " [wheesht] [,] ["] [says] she , [and] [looked] [over] [her] [shoulder] [to] [the] [door] [.] 1 " 6 she 6 she 7 , " [that] ['s] it [,] ["] said [alan] [.] 1 " 7 said 4 it 7 said " [and] [him] so [young] [!] ["] [cries] [the] [lass] [.] 1 " 4 so " [it] [would] [be] [a] [black] [shame] [,] " she cried , flushing high [.] 1 " 11 cried 9 " 10 she 10 she 11 cried 11 cried 12 , 11 cried 14 high 13 flushing 14 high " it ['s] [what] [will] [be] [,] [though] [,] ["] said [alan] [,] ["] [unless] [we] [manage] [the] [better] [.] ["] 1 " 11 said 2 it 11 said at this the lass turned and ran out of that part of the house , leaving us alone together [.] 1 at 2 this 1 at 4 lass 3 the 4 lass 4 lass 6 and 5 turned 6 and 6 and 7 ran 6 and 9 of 8 out 9 of 9 of 11 part 10 that 11 part 11 part 12 of 12 of 14 house 13 the 14 house 14 house 16 leaving 15 , 16 leaving 16 leaving 17 us 16 leaving 18 alone 18 alone 19 together " [alan] [,] " [i] [cried] [,] ["] [i] [can] [stand] [no] [more] [of] [this] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " " [ye] ['ll] [have] [to] [sit] [it] [then] [,] [davie] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 13 said 13 said 14 he " [i] ['m] [thinking] [ye] [have] [rather] [a] [long] [tongue] [,] " she said at last [to] [alan] [.] 1 " 14 said 12 " 13 she 13 she 14 said 14 said 15 at 15 at 16 last " [ay] " [said] [alan] [;] ["] [but] [ye] [see] [i] [ken] [the] [folk] [i] [speak] [to] [.] ["] 1 " 3 " " [i] [would] [never] [betray] [ye] [,] ["] said she , " if ye mean that [.] ["] 1 " 9 said 9 said 10 she 9 said 13 if 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 if 13 if 14 ye 13 if 15 mean 14 ye 15 mean 15 mean 16 that " [no] [,] ["] said he , " ye 're not that kind [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 9 ye 5 said 10 're 7 , 8 " 9 ye 10 're 10 're 11 not 10 're 13 kind 12 that 13 kind but [i] ['ll] [tell] [ye] what ye would do [,] [ye] [would] [help] [.] ["] 1 but 6 what 6 what 9 do 7 ye 8 would 8 would 9 do " [i] [couldnae] [,] ["] said she , shaking her head [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 she 6 said 9 shaking 8 , 9 shaking 9 shaking 11 head 10 her 11 head " [na] [,] [i] [couldnae] [.] " 1 " 7 " " [no] [,] ["] said he , " but [if] ye could ? " 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 8 " 5 said 9 but 5 said 13 ? 5 said 14 " 9 but 11 ye 9 but 12 could 11 ye 12 could she answered him [nothing] [.] 1 she 2 answered 2 answered 3 him shall we go wanting [,] [lassie] [?] 1 shall 2 we 1 shall 3 go 3 go 4 wanting " [did] [ever] [you] [hear] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [of] [mr] [rankeillor] [of] [the] [ferry] [?] ["] 1 " 7 " " [rankeillor] [the] [writer] [?] ["] said she [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 she " [i] [daur] [say] [that] [!] " 1 " 7 " her face [cleared] [up] [mightily] [at] [this] , [although] [alan] ['s] [darkened] [.] 1 her 2 face 2 face 8 , " [that] ['s] [more] [than] [i] [would] [ask] [,] ["] said she [.] 1 " 11 said 11 said 12 she " [mr] [rankeillor] [is] [a] [kennt] [man] [.] " 1 " 9 " " [and] [ye] [can] [trust] [me] [,] ["] [says] she , ["] [i] ['ll] [find] [some] [means] [to] [put] [you] [over] [.] ["] 1 " 10 she 10 she 11 , it was [impossible] but [he] [should] [conceive] [some] [suspicion] [of] [two] [men] [lying] all [day] [concealed] in a thicket and having [no] [business] [to] [allege] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 but 4 but 14 all 14 all 17 in 17 in 20 and 18 a 19 thicket 19 thicket 20 and 20 and 21 having at that , we looked out and saw the lass herself coming rowing to us in a boat [.] 1 at 2 that 1 at 3 , 1 at 4 we 4 we 7 and 5 looked 6 out 5 looked 7 and 7 and 8 saw 7 and 14 to 7 and 16 in 8 saw 10 lass 9 the 10 lass 10 lass 12 coming 10 lass 13 rowing 10 lass 14 to 11 herself 12 coming 14 to 15 us 16 in 18 boat 17 a 18 boat even after she was gone , we had nothing to say [,] as indeed nothing was enough for such [a] kindness [.] 1 even 2 after 1 even 6 , 1 even 7 we 2 after 3 she 2 after 4 was 3 she 4 was 4 was 5 gone 7 we 8 had 8 had 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 to 10 to 11 say 11 say 13 as 11 say 18 for 13 as 15 nothing 13 as 16 was 14 indeed 15 nothing 15 nothing 16 was 16 was 17 enough 18 for 21 kindness 19 such 21 kindness only [alan] [stood] [a] [great] [while] [upon] [the] [shore] [shaking] his head [.] 1 only 11 his 11 his 12 head " it is a very fine lass , " he said at last [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 11 said 2 it 3 is 3 is 7 lass 4 a 7 lass 5 very 6 fine 6 fine 7 lass 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 at 12 at 13 last " [david] [,] [it] [is] [a] [very] [fine] [lass] [.] " 1 " 11 " [chapter] [xxvii] [i] [come] [to] [mr] [.] [rankeillor] i was in the [long] street [of] [queensferry] before the sun was up [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 in 2 was 9 before 3 in 6 street 4 the 6 street 9 before 11 sun 9 before 12 was 10 the 11 sun 11 sun 12 was 12 was 13 up if it was [all] [a] [bubble] , [i] was indeed sorely cheated and left in a sore pass [.] 1 if 2 it 2 it 7 , 3 was 7 , 7 , 9 was 9 was 13 and 10 indeed 12 cheated 11 sorely 12 cheated 12 cheated 13 and 13 and 14 left 14 left 15 in 15 in 18 pass 16 a 17 sore 16 a 18 pass 17 sore 18 pass [truly] [,] [if] [my] [hope] [broke] [with] [me] [,] [it] [might] [come] [to] [the] [gallows] [yet] [for] [both] [of] [us] [.] [newly] [rough-cast] [.] " [then] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [i] [have] [to] [beg] [the] [favour] [of] [an] [interview] [.] ["] 1 " 6 " " [i] [do] [not] [know] [your] [name] [,] ["] said he , " [nor] yet [your] face [.] " 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 , 10 said 13 " 10 said 17 face 10 said 19 " 15 yet 17 face " [my] [name] [is] [david] [balfour] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 8 " " [david] [balfour] [?] " he repeated , in [rather] a high tone , like one surprised [.] 1 " 7 repeated 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 repeated 7 repeated 9 in 7 repeated 15 like 8 , 9 in 9 in 13 tone 9 in 14 , 11 a 12 high 11 a 13 tone 12 high 13 tone 15 like 16 one 16 one 17 surprised " [and] [where] [have] [you] [come] [from] , [mr] [david] [balfour] [?] " he asked , looking me pretty drily in the face [.] 1 " 15 asked 8 , 13 " 8 , 14 he 14 he 15 asked 15 asked 17 looking 16 , 17 looking 17 looking 18 me 17 looking 20 drily 17 looking 21 in 19 pretty 20 drily 21 in 23 face 22 the 23 face " [yes] [,] ["] says he , " that will be the best , no doubt [.] " 1 " 5 says 5 says 6 he 5 says 7 , 5 says 8 " 5 says 9 that 5 says 11 be 5 says 18 " 10 will 11 be 11 be 16 doubt 12 the 13 best 12 the 16 doubt 13 best 14 , 15 no 16 doubt " [and] [now] [,] ["] says he [,] ["] [if] [you] [have] [any] [business] [,] [pray] [be] [brief] [and] [come] [swiftly] [to] [the] [point] [.] 1 " 6 says 6 says 7 he [nec] [gemino] [bellum] [trojanum] [orditur] [ab] [ovo] [do] [you] [understand] [that] [?] ["] [says] [he] [,] [with] [a] [keen] [look] [.] " [i] [will] [even] [do] [as] [horace] [says] [,] [sir] [,] " [i] [answered] [,] [smiling] [,] ["] [and] [carry] [you] [in] [medias] [res] [.] ["] 1 " 12 " he [nodded] as if he was well [pleased] , and [indeed] [his] [scrap] [of] [latin] had been [set] to test me [.] 1 he 10 and 3 as 5 he 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 10 and 7 well 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 16 had 16 had 17 been 17 been 19 to 19 to 20 test 20 test 21 me he got a paper book out of a drawer and set it before him open [.] 1 he 10 and 2 got 5 book 2 got 7 of 2 got 10 and 3 a 5 book 4 paper 5 book 5 book 7 of 6 out 7 of 7 of 9 drawer 8 a 9 drawer 10 and 11 set 11 set 12 it 11 set 13 before 11 set 15 open 13 before 14 him " [well] [?] ["] said he [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he but [i] had shot my bolt and sat speechless [.] 1 but 7 and 3 had 7 and 4 shot 6 bolt 4 shot 7 and 5 my 6 bolt 7 and 8 sat 8 sat 9 speechless " [come] [,] [come] [,] [mr] [balfour] [,] ["] said he , " you must continue [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 , 10 said 14 you 10 said 16 continue 12 , 13 " 14 you 15 must 15 must 16 continue where were you born [?] ["] 1 where 2 were 2 were 3 you 2 were 4 born " [in] [essendean] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [the] [year] [@number@] [the] [12th] [of] [march] [.] ["] 1 " 7 " he seemed to follow this statement in his paper book [;] but what that meant [i] [knew] not [.] 1 he 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 7 in 2 seemed 12 but 2 seemed 18 not 3 to 4 follow 4 follow 6 statement 5 this 6 statement 6 statement 7 in 7 in 10 book 8 his 10 book 9 paper 10 book 10 book 12 but 12 but 13 what 13 what 14 that 13 what 15 meant 14 that 15 meant " [your] [father] [and] [mother] [?] ["] said he [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he " [have] [you] [any] [papers] [proving] [your] [identity] [?] " [asked] [mr] [rankeillor] [.] 1 " 10 " " [meaning] [mr] [ebenezer] [balfour] [?] ["] says he [.] 1 " 8 says 8 says 9 he " [the] [same] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 5 " " [whom] [you] [have] [seen] [?] " he asked [.] 1 " 9 asked 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 asked " [by] [whom] [i] [was] [received] [into] [his] [own] [house] [,] " [i] [answered] [.] 1 " 12 " " [did] [you] [ever] [meet] [a] [man] [of] [the] [name] [of] [hoseason] [?] " [asked] [mr] [rankeillor] [.] 1 " 14 " " [you] [say] [you] [were] [shipwrecked] [,] " [said] [rankeillor] [;] ["] [where] [was] [that] [?] ["] 1 " 8 " " [off] [the] [south] [end] [of] [the] [isle] [of] [mull] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 12 " " [the] [name] [of] [the] [isle] [on] [which] [i] [was] [cast] [up] [is] [the] [island] [earraid] [.] " 1 " 18 " " [ah] [!] ["] says he , smiling , " you are deeper than me in the geography [.] 1 " 5 says 5 says 6 he 5 says 8 smiling 5 says 9 , 5 says 11 you 5 says 12 are 7 , 8 smiling 8 smiling 9 , 9 , 10 " 11 you 12 are 12 are 13 deeper 13 deeper 14 than 13 deeper 16 in 14 than 15 me 14 than 16 in 16 in 18 geography 17 the 18 geography but [so] [far] , [i] [may] tell you , [this] [agrees] [pretty] [exactly] [with] [other] [informations] that [i] [hold] [.] 1 but 9 , 4 , 7 tell 4 , 9 , 7 tell 8 you 9 , 17 that but you say you were kidnapped ; in what sense [?] ["] 1 but 2 you 1 but 3 say 2 you 3 say 3 say 4 you 3 say 6 kidnapped 4 you 5 were 5 were 6 kidnapped 6 kidnapped 7 ; 7 ; 8 in 8 in 9 what 8 in 10 sense 9 what 10 sense " [in] [the] [plain] [meaning] [of] [the] [word] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 12 " i was [destined] for [the] [plantations] [;] [a] [fate] [that] , in [god] ['s] [providence] , [i] [have] [escaped] [.] " 1 i 2 was 2 was 4 for 4 for 11 , 11 , 12 in 12 in 16 , 16 , 21 " here [is] [a] [considerable] [hiatus] , [mr] [balfour] , [of] [near] [upon] [two] [months] [.] 1 here 6 , 1 here 9 , " [this] [is] [to] [argue] [in] [a] [circle] [,] " [said] [the] [lawyer] [.] 1 " 10 " ["] [i] [cannot] [be] [convinced] [till] [i] [have] [heard] [you] [.] i [cannot] [be] [your] [friend] [till] [i] am properly informed [.] 1 i 8 am 8 am 9 properly 8 am 10 informed if you were more trustful , it would better befit your time of life [.] 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 were 1 if 6 , 1 if 7 it 2 you 3 were 3 were 5 trustful 4 more 5 trustful 7 it 8 would 8 would 10 befit 9 better 10 befit 10 befit 12 time 11 your 12 time 12 time 13 of 13 of 14 life and you know [,] [mr] [balfour] , we have [a] [proverb] [in] [the] [country] [that] [evil-doers] [are] [aye] [evil-dreaders] [.] ["] 1 and 2 you 1 and 9 have 2 you 3 know 7 , 8 we 8 we 9 have all this [while] [i] had been [gaining] [ground] [with] [mr] [rankeillor] [,] [and] in [proportion] as [i] [gained] [ground] , [gaining] [confidence] [.] 1 all 2 this 2 this 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 14 in 14 in 20 , 16 as 20 , but [at] [this] [sally] , [which] [i] [made] with [something] [of] a smile [myself] , he fairly laughed aloud [.] 1 but 5 , 1 but 15 , 1 but 16 he 5 , 9 with 9 with 13 smile 12 a 13 smile 16 he 18 laughed 17 fairly 18 laughed 18 laughed 19 aloud " [no] [,] [no] [,] ["] said he , " it is not so bad as that [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 7 said 11 it 7 said 12 is 9 , 10 " 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 not 12 is 15 bad 14 so 15 bad 15 bad 16 as 16 as 17 that [fui] [,] [non] [sum] [.] on the very day [of] [your] [sea] [disaster] [,] [mr] [campbell] [stalked] [into] [my] [office] [,] [demanding] [you] [from] all [the] [winds] [.] 1 on 4 day 1 on 20 all 2 the 3 very 2 the 4 day further [interrogated] [where] [you] [now] [were] , [protested] [ignorance] [,] [but] [believed] [you] [were] [in] [leyden] [.] 1 further 7 , that is a close sum of his replies [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 8 replies 3 a 4 close 3 a 5 sum 4 close 5 sum 5 sum 6 of 5 sum 8 replies 6 of 8 replies 7 his 8 replies we were then at a full stand [;] [for] [whatever] [shrewd] [suspicions] [we] [might] [entertain] [,] [we] [had] [no] [shadow] [of] [probation] [.] 1 we 2 were 2 were 3 then 2 were 4 at 4 at 7 stand 5 a 6 full 5 a 7 stand 6 full 7 stand " [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [if] [i] [tell] [you] [my] [story] [,] [i] [must] [commit] [a] [friend] ['s] [life] [to] [your] [discretion] [.] 1 " 4 " he passed me his word very seriously [.] 1 he 2 passed 2 passed 3 me 2 passed 5 word 2 passed 7 seriously 4 his 5 word 6 very 7 seriously even [strange] [outlandish] [gaelic] [names] , [heard] for that time [only] , he remembered and would remind me of , [years] [after] [.] 1 even 6 , 6 , 15 and 8 for 10 time 8 for 12 , 8 for 13 he 9 that 10 time 13 he 15 and 14 remembered 15 and 15 and 16 would 16 would 17 remind 17 remind 18 me 17 remind 19 of 19 of 20 , [yet] [when] [i] [called] [alan] [breck] [in] [full] [,] [we] [had] [an] [odd] [scene] [.] " [not] [at] [all] [,] " [said] [mr] [rankeillor] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [i] [am] [somewhat] [dull] [of] [hearing] [,] [as] [you] [may] [have] [remarked] [;] [and] [i] [am] [far] [from] [sure] [i] [caught] [the] [name] [exactly] [.] we will call your friend , [if] [you] please [,] [mr] [thomson] [that] [there] [may] [be] [no] [reflections] [.] 1 we 6 , 2 will 3 call 2 will 6 , 3 call 5 friend 4 your 5 friend 6 , 9 please and [in] [future] [,] [i] [would] [take] [some] [such] [way] [with] [any] [highlander] [that] you [may] have to mention [dead] [or] [alive] [.] ["] 1 and 15 you 15 you 17 have 17 have 18 to 18 to 19 mention [this] [mr] [thomson] [seems] [to] [me] [a] [gentleman] [of] [some] [choice] [qualities] [,] [though] [perhaps] [a] [trifle] [bloody-minded] [.] but you are [doubtless] quite right to adhere to him [;] [indubitably] , [he] [adhered] to [you] [.] 1 but 2 you 1 but 13 , 2 you 3 are 3 are 6 right 5 quite 6 right 6 right 7 to 7 to 8 adhere 8 adhere 9 to 9 to 10 him 13 , 16 to as he thus moralised [on] my adventures , he looked upon me with [so] much [humour] [and] [benignity] [that] [i] [could] [scarce] [contain] [my] satisfaction [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 4 moralised 1 as 8 , 1 as 9 he 2 he 4 moralised 3 thus 4 moralised 4 moralised 7 adventures 6 my 7 adventures 9 he 10 looked 10 looked 11 upon 10 looked 13 with 11 upon 12 me 13 with 25 satisfaction 15 much 25 satisfaction even [as] [i] [thought] [so] [,] my eye fell on my unseemly tatters [,] [and] [i] [was] [once] [more] [plunged] [in] [confusion] [.] 1 even 8 eye 7 my 8 eye 8 eye 9 fell 9 fell 10 on 10 on 13 tatters 11 my 13 tatters 12 unseemly 13 tatters but the lawyer saw and understood me [.] 1 but 3 lawyer 1 but 5 and 2 the 3 lawyer 3 lawyer 5 and 4 saw 5 and 5 and 6 understood 5 and 7 me [chapter] [xxviii] [i] [go] [in] [quest] [of] [my] [inheritance] and [yet] [i] was ashamed of [the] [change] [too] , and , above all [,] [of] [the] borrowed clothes [.] 1 and 4 was 4 was 5 ashamed 5 ashamed 6 of 6 of 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 , 11 and 14 all 11 and 18 borrowed 13 above 14 all 14 all 18 borrowed 18 borrowed 19 clothes when [i] [had] [done] , [mr] [rankeillor] caught me on the stair , made me his compliments , and had me again into the cabinet [.] 1 when 5 , 5 , 13 , 8 caught 9 me 8 caught 10 on 8 caught 13 , 10 on 12 stair 11 the 12 stair 13 , 19 and 14 made 15 me 14 made 17 compliments 14 made 19 and 16 his 17 compliments 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 had 20 had 21 me 20 had 22 again 20 had 23 into 23 into 25 cabinet 24 the 25 cabinet you will be wondering , no doubt , about your father and your uncle ? 1 you 2 will 2 will 3 be 3 be 4 wondering 4 wondering 7 doubt 4 wondering 9 about 5 , 7 doubt 6 no 7 doubt 7 doubt 8 , 8 , 9 about 9 about 12 and 9 about 15 ? 10 your 11 father 11 father 12 and 12 and 14 uncle 13 your 14 uncle to be sure it is a singular tale [;] [and] [the] [explanation] is [one] [that] [i] [blush] to have to [offer] you [.] 1 to 2 be 1 to 13 is 2 be 3 sure 3 sure 4 it 3 sure 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 8 tale 6 a 7 singular 6 a 8 tale 7 singular 8 tale 13 is 18 to 13 is 20 to 18 to 19 have 20 to 22 you for , " says he , really with embarrassment , " the matter hinges on a love affair [.] ["] 1 for 13 matter 2 , 3 " 2 , 4 says 4 says 5 he 4 says 8 with 4 says 10 , 4 says 13 matter 6 , 8 with 7 really 8 with 8 with 9 embarrassment 8 with 10 , 10 , 11 " 12 the 13 matter 13 matter 14 hinges 14 hinges 15 on 15 on 18 affair 16 a 18 affair 17 love 18 affair " [truly] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [i] [cannot] [very] [well] [join] [that] [notion] [with] [my] [uncle] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " " it [sounds] [like] [a] [dream] [,] ["] said [i] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 9 said 2 it 9 said " [ay] [,] [ay] [,] ["] said the lawyer , " that is how it is with youth and age [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 9 lawyer 7 said 10 , 7 said 12 that 7 said 13 is 8 the 9 lawyer 10 , 11 " 12 that 13 is 13 is 14 how 14 how 15 it 14 how 16 is 15 it 16 is 16 is 17 with 17 with 19 and 18 youth 19 and 19 and 20 age nor was that all [,] [but] [he] [had] [a] [spirit] of [his] [own] that [seemed] [to] [promise] [great] [things] [in] [the] [future] [.] 1 nor 2 was 2 was 3 that 2 was 4 all 4 all 11 of 11 of 14 that in [@number@] [what] [must] [he] [do] [but] [run] [away] [to] [join] the [rebels] [?] 1 in 12 the however , majora canamus [the] two lads fell in love , and that with the same lady [.] 1 however 2 , 1 however 7 lads 3 majora 7 lads 4 canamus 6 two 4 canamus 7 lads 7 lads 8 fell 8 fell 9 in 8 fell 14 with 9 in 12 and 10 love 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 that 12 and 14 with 14 with 17 lady 15 the 16 same 16 same 17 lady that was in [august] [;] [dear] [me] [!] the [same] year [i] [came] [from] [college] [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 11 year 9 the 11 year the scene must have been highly farcical [.] ["] 1 the 2 scene 2 scene 3 must 3 must 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 7 farcical 6 highly 7 farcical i thought myself it was a silly business , but [i] [could] [not] forget [my] [father] [had] [a] [hand] [in] [it] [.] 1 i 10 but 2 thought 3 myself 2 thought 4 it 2 thought 5 was 2 thought 10 but 4 it 5 was 5 was 8 business 6 a 8 business 7 silly 8 business 9 , 10 but 10 but 14 forget " surely , sir , it had [some] [note] [of] [tragedy] [,] ["] said [i] [.] 1 " 14 said 2 surely 6 it 3 , 4 sir 4 sir 5 , 4 sir 6 it 6 it 7 had 7 had 14 said " [why] [,] [no] [,] [sir] [,] [not] [at] [all] [,] " [returned] [the] [lawyer] [.] 1 " 12 " the one man took the lady [,] [the] [other] [the] [estate] [.] 1 the 2 one 2 one 3 man 3 man 4 took 4 took 6 lady 5 the 6 lady and [i] [might] [add] [(] if it was a matter [i] cared [much] [about] [)] [what] [a] [time] for [mr] [ebenezer] [!] ["] 1 and 7 it 6 if 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 10 matter 8 was 19 for 9 a 10 matter 12 cared 19 for " [and] [yet] [that] [is] [certainly] [the] [strangest] [part] [of] [all] [,] ["] said [i] [,] ["] [that] [a] man ['s] [nature] [should] [thus] [change] [.] ["] 1 " 14 said 14 said 20 man " [true] [,] " [said] [mr] [rankeillor] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [and] [yet] [i] [imagine] [it] [was] [natural] [enough] [.] he could not think that he had played a handsome part [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 not 2 could 4 think 3 not 4 think 4 think 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 8 played 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 played 8 played 11 part 9 a 10 handsome 9 a 11 part 10 handsome 11 part money was all [he] [got] [by] [his] [bargain] ; well , he came to think [the] [more] of [money] [.] 1 money 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 18 of 9 ; 12 he 10 well 11 , 10 well 12 he 12 he 13 came 13 came 14 to 14 to 15 think 15 think 18 of " [well] [,] [sir] [,] ["] said [i] [,] ["] and in all this , what is my position [?] ["] 1 " 7 said 7 said 11 and 11 and 16 what 11 and 17 is 12 in 14 this 12 in 15 , 12 in 16 what 13 all 14 this 16 what 17 is 17 is 19 position 18 my 19 position " [the] [estate] [is] [yours] [beyond] [a] [doubt] [,] " [replied] [the] [lawyer] [.] 1 " 10 " " [it] [matters] [nothing] [what] [your] [father] [signed] [,] you are [the] [heir] [of] [entail] [.] 1 " 10 you 10 you 11 are but your uncle is a man to [fight] [the] [indefensible] [;] [and] it would be likely [your] [identity] [that] [he] [would] [call] [in] [question] [.] 1 but 4 is 2 your 3 uncle 3 uncle 4 is 4 is 6 man 4 is 7 to 5 a 6 man 7 to 13 it 13 it 14 would 14 would 15 be 15 be 16 likely the kidnapping , to be sure , would be a court card upon our side , if we could only prove it [.] 1 the 2 kidnapping 2 kidnapping 4 to 2 kidnapping 8 would 3 , 4 to 4 to 5 be 4 to 7 , 5 be 6 sure 8 would 9 be 9 be 12 card 9 be 13 upon 9 be 17 if 10 a 11 court 10 a 12 card 11 court 12 card 12 card 13 upon 13 upon 15 side 14 our 15 side 16 , 17 if 17 if 18 we 17 if 21 prove 18 we 19 could 19 could 21 prove 20 only 21 prove 21 prove 22 it in the [meantime] [(] [thinking] [to] [myself] [)] [i] [began] [to] [see] [the] [outlines] [of] [that] [scheme] [on] [which] [we] [afterwards] [acted] [.] 1 in 2 the " [the] [great] [affair] [,] " [i] [asked] [,] ["] [is] [to] [bring] [home] [to] [him] [the] [kidnapping] [?] ["] 1 " 6 " " [surely] [,] " [said] [mr] [rankeillor] [,] ["] [and] [if] [possible] [,] [out] [of] [court] [.] 1 " 4 " which [(] [from] [what] you have [let] [fall] [)] [i] [cannot] [think] to be desirable [.] ["] 1 which 5 you 5 you 6 have 6 have 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 desirable " [well] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [here] [is] [my] [way] [of] [it] [.] ["] 1 " 6 " and [i] [opened] [my] [plot] to him [.] 1 and 6 to 6 to 7 him " [but] [this] [would] [seem] [to] [involve] [my] [meeting] [the] [man] [thomson] [?] ["] says he [,] [when] [i] had [done] [.] 1 " 15 says 15 says 16 he 16 he 20 had " [i] [think] so [,] [indeed] [,] [sir] [,] ["] [said] [i] [.] 1 " 4 so " [dear] [doctor] [!] ["] cries he , rubbing his brow [.] 1 " 6 cries 6 cries 7 he 6 cries 9 rubbing 8 , 9 rubbing 9 rubbing 11 brow 10 his 11 brow ["] [dear] [doctor] [!] no , [mr] [david] [,] [i] [am] [afraid] [your] [scheme] [is] [inadmissible] [.] 1 no 2 , now [i] [put] it [to] [you] [:] is [it] [wise] to meet [?] 1 now 4 it 4 it 8 is 8 is 11 to 11 to 12 meet he may have matters to his charge [.] 1 he 2 may 2 may 3 have 3 have 4 matters 3 have 5 to 4 matters 5 to 5 to 7 charge 6 his 7 charge he may not have told you all [.] 1 he 2 may 2 may 3 not 2 may 4 have 3 not 4 have 4 have 5 told 5 told 7 all 6 you 7 all " [you] [must] [be] [the] [judge] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [.] 1 " 10 " " [what] [,] [sir] [,] " [cried] [i] [,] [as] [soon] [as] [the] [clerk] [was] [gone] [,] ["] [are] [you] [to] [venture] [it] [?] ["] 1 " 6 " " [why] [,] [so] [it] [would] [appear] [,] ["] says he , filling his glass [.] 1 " 10 says 10 says 11 he 10 says 13 filling 12 , 13 filling 13 filling 15 glass 14 his 15 glass ["] [but] [let] [us] [speak] [no] [more] [of] [business] [.] and [thereupon] he laughed heartily [.] 1 and 3 he 1 and 4 laughed 3 he 4 laughed 4 laughed 5 heartily all these , and the brig [herself] [,] [i] [had] [outlived] [;] [and] [come] [through] [these] [hardships] [and] [fearful] [perils] [without] [scath] [.] 1 all 2 these 2 these 4 and 3 , 4 and 4 and 6 brig 5 the 6 brig " [why] [,] " he cries , " if this be not a farcical adventure ! 1 " 6 cries 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 cries 6 cries 9 if 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 if 9 if 10 this 9 if 11 be 9 if 16 ! 10 this 11 be 11 be 12 not 11 be 15 adventure 13 a 14 farcical 13 a 15 adventure 14 farcical 15 adventure after all that [i] [said] [,] [i] [have] [forgot] [my] [glasses] [!] ["] 1 after 3 that 2 all 3 that it is not a thing [(] mark [ye] [)] that any one could do , but takes a gentleman of penetration [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 not 2 is 7 mark 2 is 10 that 4 a 7 mark 5 thing 7 mark 10 that 12 one 10 that 16 but 11 any 12 one 12 one 16 but 13 could 14 do 13 could 16 but 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 takes 17 takes 19 gentleman 18 a 19 gentleman 19 gentleman 20 of 20 of 21 penetration but it sticks in my head your lawyer-man will be somewhat wearying to see me [,] ["] [says] [alan] [.] 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 sticks 2 it 3 sticks 3 sticks 4 in 4 in 6 head 5 my 6 head 6 head 9 will 6 head 12 wearying 7 your 9 will 8 lawyer-man 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 12 wearying 11 somewhat 12 wearying 12 wearying 13 to 13 to 14 see 14 see 15 me [accordingly] [i] [cried] [and] [waved] [on] [mr] [rankeillor] [,] [who] [came] [up] [alone] [and] [was] [presented] [to] [my] [friend] [,] [mr] [thomson] [.] " [mr] [.] [thomson] [,] [i] [am] [pleased] [to] [meet] [you] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 14 said 14 said 15 he this [he] [said] [,] [thinking] [that] [alan] would be pleased [;] [but] [the] [highlandman] ['s] [vanity] [was] [ready] [to] [startle] at [a] [less] [matter] [than] that [.] 1 this 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 pleased 10 pleased 21 at 21 at 26 that but [i] [accept] [your] [apology] , [which] was a very proper one to make [.] ["] 1 but 6 , 1 but 8 was 8 was 12 one 8 was 13 to 9 a 10 very 9 a 12 one 10 very 11 proper 11 proper 12 one 13 to 14 make " [and] [that] [is] [more] [than] [i] [could] [look] [for] [,] [mr] [thomson] [,] " [said] [rankeillor] [,] [heartily] [.] 1 " 15 " only let me remind [you] , it ['s] quite [needless] [he] should hear more of [your] [adventures] [or] [those] [of] [ahem] [mr] [thomson] [.] ["] 1 only 2 let 2 let 3 me 2 let 6 , 4 remind 6 , 6 , 13 hear 7 it 12 should 9 quite 12 should 12 should 13 hear 13 hear 14 more 14 more 15 of accordingly these two went on ahead in [very] [close] [talk] , and [torrance] [and] [i] [brought] [up] [the] [rear] [.] 1 accordingly 3 two 2 these 3 two 3 two 4 went 4 went 5 on 4 went 6 ahead 4 went 7 in 7 in 11 , 11 , 12 and night was quite come when we came in view of the house [of] [shaws] [.] 1 night 2 was 2 was 4 come 3 quite 4 come 4 come 5 when 5 when 6 we 5 when 7 came 6 we 7 came 7 came 8 in 8 in 9 view 9 view 10 of 10 of 12 house 11 the 12 house it [seemed] [my] [uncle] was [already] in bed , which was indeed the best thing for our arrangements [.] 1 it 9 , 5 was 7 in 5 was 9 , 7 in 8 bed 9 , 11 was 10 which 11 was 11 was 12 indeed 11 was 15 thing 11 was 16 for 13 the 14 best 13 the 15 thing 15 thing 16 for 16 for 18 arrangements 17 our 18 arrangements [chapter] [xxix] [i] [come] [into] [my] [kingdom] for some time [alan] [volleyed] [upon] [the] [door] [,] [and] [his] [knocking] [only] [roused] [the] [echoes] of the house and neighbourhood [.] 1 for 2 some 1 for 3 time 3 time 17 of 17 of 20 and 18 the 19 house 19 house 20 and 20 and 21 neighbourhood for all that , he studied his visitor awhile in [silence] , and when he spoke his voice had a quaver [of] misgiving [.] 1 for 3 that 1 for 4 , 1 for 5 he 2 all 3 that 5 he 6 studied 6 studied 8 visitor 6 studied 9 awhile 6 studied 10 in 7 his 8 visitor 10 in 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 when 13 and 19 had 14 when 15 he 14 when 16 spoke 14 when 19 had 15 he 16 spoke 16 spoke 18 voice 17 his 18 voice 19 had 23 misgiving 20 a 23 misgiving 21 quaver 23 misgiving " [what] ['s] [this] [?] ["] says he [.] 1 " 7 says 7 says 8 he ["] [this] [is] [nae] [kind] [of] [time] [of] [night] [for] [decent] [folk] [;] [and] [i] [hae] [nae] [trokings] [wi] ['] [night-hawks] [.] what brings ye here [?] 1 what 2 brings 2 brings 3 ye 2 brings 4 here i have a blunderbush [.] ["] 1 i 2 have 2 have 4 blunderbush 3 a 4 blunderbush [dealings] [.] " [is] [that] [yoursel] ['] , [mr] [balfour] [?] ["] [returned] [alan] , stepping back and looking up into the darkness [.] 1 " 16 and 6 , 13 , 6 , 16 and 13 , 15 back 14 stepping 15 back 16 and 17 looking 17 looking 18 up 18 up 19 into 19 into 21 darkness 20 the 21 darkness " [have] [a] [care] [of] [that] [blunderbuss] [;] [they] ['re] [nasty] [things] [to] [burst] [.] " 1 " 16 " " [what] [brings] [ye] [here] [?] [and] [whae] [are] [ye] [?] ["] says my uncle , angrily [.] 1 " 13 says 13 says 15 uncle 13 says 17 angrily 14 my 15 uncle 16 , 17 angrily " [and] [what] [is't] [?] ["] asked my uncle [.] 1 " 7 asked 7 asked 9 uncle 8 my 9 uncle " [david] [,] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 4 " " [what] [was] [that] [?] ["] cried my uncle , in a mighty changed voice [.] 1 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 uncle 8 my 9 uncle 9 uncle 11 in 10 , 11 in 11 in 15 voice 12 a 13 mighty 12 a 15 voice 13 mighty 14 changed 14 changed 15 voice " [shall] [i] [give] [ye] [the] [rest] [of] [the] [name] [,] [then] [?] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 14 " there [was] [a] [pause] [;] [and] [then] , ["] [i] ['m] [thinking] [i] ['ll] [better] [let] [ye] in , " says [my] [uncle] [,] [doubtfully] [.] 1 there 8 , 8 , 18 in 18 in 19 , 19 , 20 " 19 , 21 says " [i] [dare] [say] [that] [,] " [said] [alan] [;] ["] [but] [the] [point] [is] [,] [would] [i] [go] [?] 1 " 7 " [now] [i] [will] [tell] [you] [what] [i] [am] [thinking] [.] " [and] [a] [very] [civil] [speech] [,] " [says] [alan] [,] ["] [to] [be] [sure] [.] ["] 1 " 8 " and now that we understand each other , ye 'll [can] name your business [.] ["] 1 and 9 ye 1 and 12 name 2 now 3 that 3 that 4 we 3 that 5 understand 3 that 8 , 3 that 9 ye 4 we 5 understand 5 understand 7 other 6 each 7 other 9 ye 10 'll 10 'll 12 name 12 name 14 business 13 your 14 business for [my] [friends] , " [added] [alan] , [simply] , " [are] [no] [very] [well] [off] [.] " 1 for 4 , 1 for 8 , 1 for 10 , 4 , 5 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 18 " my uncle cleared his throat [.] 1 my 2 uncle 2 uncle 3 cleared 3 cleared 5 throat 4 his 5 throat " [i] ['m] [no] [very] [caring] [,] ["] says he [.] 1 " 9 says 9 says 10 he " [he] [wasnae] [a] [good] [lad] [at] [the] [best] [of] [it] [,] [and] [i] ['ve] [nae] [call] [to] [interfere] [.] " 1 " 21 " " [na] [,] ["] said my uncle , " it 's the mere truth [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 7 uncle 5 said 8 , 5 said 10 it 5 said 11 's 6 my 7 uncle 8 , 9 " 10 it 11 's 11 's 14 truth 12 the 14 truth 13 mere 14 truth " [hoot] [,] [sir] [,] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [blood] ['s] [thicker] [than] [water] [,] [in] [the] [deil's] [name] [!] no [by] [me] , [onyway] [;] [nor] [yet] by [you] [or] [your] [friends] [.] 1 no 4 , 4 , 9 by so that 's idle talk , my buckie , " says he [.] 1 so 2 that 1 so 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 5 talk 4 idle 5 talk 5 talk 8 buckie 6 , 8 buckie 7 my 8 buckie 8 buckie 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 says 11 says 12 he " [then] [it] ['ll] [have] [to] be [david] [that] [tells] it [,] ["] said [alan] [.] 1 " 14 said 7 be 11 it 11 it 14 said " [how] [that] [?] ["] says my uncle , sharply [.] 1 " 6 says 6 says 8 uncle 6 says 10 sharply 7 my 8 uncle 9 , 10 sharply " [ou] [,] [just] [this] [way] [,] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 8 " " [ay] [,] [but] [i] ['m] [no] [very] [caring] [about] [that] [either] [,] " [said] [my] [uncle] [.] 1 " 14 " " [i] [wouldnae] [be] [muckle] [made] [up] [with] [that] [.] " 1 " 11 " " [i] [was] [thinking] [that] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 7 " " [and] [what] [for] [why] [?] " [asked] [ebenezer] [.] 1 " 7 " " [i] [dinnae] [follow] [ye] [there] [,] " [said] [my] [uncle] [.] 1 " 8 " " [no] [?] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 4 " my uncle made no answer , but shifted uneasily on his seat [.] 1 my 2 uncle 2 uncle 7 but 3 made 5 answer 3 made 7 but 4 no 5 answer 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 shifted 8 shifted 9 uneasily 8 shifted 10 on 10 on 12 seat 11 his 12 seat " [come] [,] [sir] [,] " [cried] [alan] [.] 1 " 6 " " [eh] [,] [man] [,] ["] cried my uncle , scrambling to his feet , " give me a meenit ! 1 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 uncle 7 cried 15 , 7 cried 17 give 7 cried 21 ! 8 my 9 uncle 9 uncle 11 scrambling 10 , 11 scrambling 11 scrambling 12 to 11 scrambling 15 , 12 to 14 feet 13 his 14 feet 15 , 16 " 17 give 18 me 17 give 20 meenit 19 a 20 meenit what 's [like] wrong with ye [?] 1 what 2 's 2 's 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 with 5 with 6 ye i 'm [just] a plain man and nae dancing master [;] [and] [i] ['m] [tryin] to be as ceevil as it 's [morally] possible [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 7 and 2 'm 16 to 4 a 5 plain 4 a 6 man 5 plain 6 man 6 man 7 and 7 and 10 master 8 nae 9 dancing 9 dancing 10 master 16 to 17 be 17 be 19 ceevil 18 as 19 ceevil 19 ceevil 20 as 20 as 21 it 21 it 22 's 22 's 24 possible as for that wild talk , it 's fair [disrepitable] [.] 1 as 2 for 1 as 6 , 1 as 7 it 2 for 5 talk 3 that 4 wild 4 wild 5 talk 7 it 8 's 8 's 9 fair [vitals] [,] [says] [you] [!] and [where] would [i] be with my blunderbush [?] ["] [he] [snarled] [.] 1 and 3 would 3 would 5 be 5 be 6 with 6 with 8 blunderbush 7 my 8 blunderbush " [before] [your] [jottering] [finger] [could] [find] [the] [trigger] [,] [the] [hilt] [would] [dirl] [on] [your] [breast-bane] [.] " 1 " 19 " " [eh] [,] [man] [,] [whae] ['s] [denying] it [?] ["] said [my] [uncle] [.] 1 " 12 said 9 it 12 said ["] [pit] [it] [as] [ye] [please] [,] [hae't] [your] [ain] [way] [;] [i] ['ll] [do] [naething] [to] [cross] [ye] [.] just [tell] [me] [what] like ye 'll be wanting , and ye 'll see that we 'll [can] agree [fine] [.] ["] 1 just 5 like 5 like 11 and 6 ye 7 'll 7 'll 11 and 8 be 9 wanting 8 be 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 see 12 ye 13 'll 13 'll 14 see 14 see 15 that 15 that 16 we 15 that 19 agree 16 we 17 'll 17 'll 19 agree " [troth] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [i] [ask] [for] [nothing] [but] [plain] [dealing] [.] 1 " 6 " in two words [:] [do] [ye] [want] [the] [lad] [killed] [or] [kept] [?] ["] 1 in 3 words 2 two 3 words " [o] [,] [sirs] [!] " [cried] [ebenezer] [.] 1 " 6 " " [o] [,] [sirs] [,] [me] [!] [that] ['s] [no] [kind] [of] [language] [!] " 1 " 15 " " [killed] [or] [kept] [!] " [repeated] [alan] [.] 1 " 6 " " [o] [,] [keepit] [,] [keepit] [!] " [wailed] [my] [uncle] [.] 1 " 8 " " we ['ll] have [nae] [bloodshed] [,] [if] [you] [please] [.] ["] 1 " 2 we 2 we 4 have " [well] [,] " [says] [alan] [,] ["] [as] [ye] [please] [;] [that] ['ll] [be] [the] [dearer] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " " [the] [dearer] [?] " [cries] [ebenezer] [.] 1 " 5 " " [would] [ye] [fyle] [your] [hands] [wi] ['] [crime] [?] " 1 " 11 " " [hoot] [!] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [they] ['re] [baith] [crime] [,] [whatever] [!] 1 " 4 " and the killing 's easier , and quicker , and [surer] [.] 1 and 3 killing 1 and 4 's 2 the 3 killing 3 killing 4 's 4 's 7 and 5 easier 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 quicker 7 and 9 , 9 , 10 and keeping the lad 'll be a fashious job [,] [a] [fashious] [,] [kittle] [business] [.] ["] 1 keeping 3 lad 1 keeping 4 'll 2 the 3 lad 4 'll 5 be 5 be 8 job 6 a 7 fashious 6 a 8 job 7 fashious 8 job [troublesome] [.] " [i] ['ll] [have] [him] [keepit] [,] [though] [,] " [returned] [my] [uncle] [.] 1 " 10 " " [i] [never] [had] [naething] [to] [do] [with] [onything] [morally] [wrong] [;] [and] [i] ['m] [no] [gaun] [to] [begin] [to] [pleasure] [a] [wild] [hielandman] [.] " 1 " 26 " " [ye] ['re] [unco] [scrupulous] [,] " [sneered] [alan] [.] 1 " 7 " and besides , " says he , " ye forget the lad 's my brother 's son [.] ["] 1 and 9 ye 1 and 10 forget 2 besides 3 , 2 besides 9 ye 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 says 5 says 6 he 5 says 7 , 5 says 9 ye 7 , 8 " 9 ye 10 forget 10 forget 12 lad 10 forget 13 's 11 the 12 lad 12 lad 13 's 13 's 17 son 14 my 15 brother 15 brother 16 's 16 's 17 son " [well] [,] [well] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] ["] [and] [now] [about] [the] [price] [.] 1 " 6 " it 's [no] very easy for me to set a name upon it [;] [i] [would] [first] [have] [to] [ken] [some] [small] [matters] [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 5 easy 4 very 5 easy 5 easy 6 for 5 easy 8 to 5 easy 9 set 6 for 7 me 8 to 9 set 9 set 11 name 9 set 12 upon 10 a 11 name 11 name 12 upon 12 upon 13 it i would have to [ken] , for [instance] , [what] [ye] [gave] [hoseason] [at] [the] [first] [off-go] [?] " 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 6 , 6 , 7 for 7 for 9 , 9 , 19 " " [hoseason] [!] " [cries] [my] [uncle] [,] [struck] [aback] [.] 1 " 4 " " [what] [for] [?] " 1 " 5 " " [for] [kidnapping] [david] [,] " [says] [alan] [.] 1 " 6 " " [it] ['s] [a] [lee] [,] [it] ['s] [a] [black] [lee] [!] ["] cried my uncle [.] 1 " 14 cried 14 cried 16 uncle 15 my 16 uncle " he was never kidnapped [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 kidnapped 4 never 5 kidnapped he leed in his throat that tauld [ye] [that] [.] 1 he 2 leed 2 leed 3 in 2 leed 7 tauld 3 in 5 throat 4 his 5 throat 6 that 7 tauld [kidnapped] [?] he never was [!] ["] 1 he 3 was 2 never 3 was " [what] [do] [ye] [mean] [?] " [cried] [ebenezer] [.] 1 " 7 " " [did] [hoseason] [tell] [ye] [?] " 1 " 7 " " [why] [,] [ye] [donnered] [auld] [runt] [,] [how] [else] [would] [i] [ken] [?] " [cried] [alan] [.] 1 " 15 " " [hoseason] [and] [me] [are] [partners] [;] we [gang] [shares] [;] [so] [ye] [can] [see] [for] [yoursel] ['] [what] [good] [ye] [can] do [leeing] [.] 1 " 8 we 8 we 23 do and [i] [must] [plainly] [say] [ye] [drove] [a] [fool] ['s] [bargain] [when] [ye] [let] a man [like] [the] [sailor-man] [so] [far] [forward] [in] [your] [private] [matters] [.] 1 and 16 man 15 a 16 man but that 's past praying [for] [;] [and] [ye] [must] [lie] [on] [your] [bed] [the] [way] [ye] [made] [it] [.] 1 but 2 that 1 but 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 5 praying 4 past 5 praying and the point in hand is just this : what did [ye] pay him [?] ["] 1 and 3 point 1 and 9 : 2 the 3 point 3 point 5 hand 3 point 6 is 4 in 5 hand 6 is 7 just 8 this 9 : 9 : 10 what 10 what 11 did 11 did 13 pay 13 pay 14 him " [has] [he] [tauld] [ye] [himsel] ['] [?] ["] asked my uncle [.] 1 " 10 asked 10 asked 12 uncle 11 my 12 uncle " [that] ['s] [my] [concern] [,] " [said] [alan] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [thank] [you] [,] [mr] [thomson] [.] and , " [good-evening] [,] [uncle] [ebenezer] [,] " said [i] [.] 1 and 2 , 2 , 3 " 2 , 10 said 3 " 9 " and , " it 's [a] [braw] [nicht] , [mr] [balfour] , " [added] [torrance] [.] 1 and 2 , 1 and 4 it 1 and 12 , 2 , 3 " 4 it 5 's 5 's 9 , 12 , 13 " do [i] understand your name to be [james] [?] [or] [charles] [?] [or] [is] [it] [george] , [perhaps] [?] ["] 1 do 3 understand 1 do 17 , 3 understand 5 name 3 understand 6 to 4 your 5 name 6 to 7 be this was [just] [the] [stab] [that] [alan] [would] [feel] [keenest] [,] and [i] [am] [free] [to] [confess] [he] took it [very] [ill] [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 12 and 12 and 19 took 19 took 20 it [chapter] [xxx] [good-bye] about my clear duty to my friend , the lawyer had no doubt [.] 1 about 4 duty 1 about 8 , 1 about 10 lawyer 2 my 4 duty 3 clear 4 duty 4 duty 5 to 5 to 7 friend 6 my 7 friend 9 the 10 lawyer 10 lawyer 11 had 11 had 13 doubt 12 no 13 doubt i must help him out of the county at [whatever] risk [;] [but] [in] [the] [case] [of] [james] [,] [he] [was] [of] [a] [different] [mind] [.] 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 help 3 help 4 him 3 help 6 of 3 help 9 at 5 out 6 of 6 of 8 county 7 the 8 county 8 county 9 at 9 at 11 risk " [mr] [thomson] [,] ["] says he [,] ["] is one [thing] [,] [mr] [thomson] ['s] [kinsman] [quite] [another] [.] 1 " 6 says 6 says 7 he 7 he 10 is 10 is 11 one the [d] [.] of [a] [.] [is] [doubtless] [an] [excellent] [nobleman] [;] [but] , [mr] [david] [,] [timeo] [qui] [nocuere] [deos] [.] 1 the 4 of 4 of 14 , there , you would be in [the] [same] [pickle] [as] [mr] [thomson] ['s] [kinsman] [.] 1 there 2 , 1 there 3 you 3 you 4 would 4 would 5 be 5 be 6 in you [will] [object] [that] [you] are innocent ; well , [but] so is he [.] 1 you 6 are 6 are 7 innocent 6 are 12 so 8 ; 9 well 8 ; 10 , 10 , 12 so 12 so 13 is 13 is 14 he [the] [duke] [of] [argyle] [.] " [in] [that] [case] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [,] ["] [i] [would] [just] [have] [to] [be] [hanged] [would] [i] [not] [?] ["] 1 " 8 " " [my] [dear] [boy] [,] ["] [cries] he [,] ["] [go] [in] [god] 's name , and do what you think is right [.] 1 " 8 he 8 he 16 , 14 's 15 name 14 's 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 do 18 do 19 what 19 what 22 is 20 you 21 think 21 think 22 is 22 is 23 right go and do your duty [;] and be hanged , if you must , like a gentleman [.] 1 go 2 and 2 and 7 and 3 do 5 duty 3 do 7 and 4 your 5 duty 7 and 8 be 8 be 9 hanged 9 hanged 11 if 9 hanged 15 like 10 , 11 if 11 if 12 you 11 if 13 must 11 if 14 , 12 you 13 must 15 like 17 gentleman 16 a 17 gentleman there are worse things in the world than to be hanged [.] ["] 1 there 2 are 2 are 4 things 2 are 5 in 2 are 8 than 2 are 9 to 3 worse 4 things 4 things 5 in 5 in 7 world 6 the 7 world 7 world 8 than 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 hanged " [not] [many] [,] [sir] [,] " [said] [i] [,] [smiling] [.] 1 " 7 " " why , yes , sir , " he cried [,] ["] [very] [many] [.] 1 " 10 cried 2 why 9 he 3 , 4 yes 4 yes 5 , 4 yes 9 he 5 , 6 sir 6 sir 7 , 6 sir 9 he 7 , 8 " 9 he 10 cried " [this] [,] ["] says he [,] ["] is to [my] [bankers] , [the] [british] [linen] [company] , [placing] [a] [credit] [to] [your] name [.] 1 " 5 says 5 says 6 he 6 he 9 is 9 is 10 to 10 to 13 , 13 , 18 , 18 , 24 name [consult] [mr] [thomson] [,] [he] [will] [know] [of] [ways] [;] [and] [you] [,] [with] [this] [credit] [,] [can] [supply] [the] [means] [.] i would not [trouble] [him] , [if] [i] [were] you , [with] [any] [particulars] [;] and [(] do you know [?] [)] 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 not 3 not 20 know 6 , 10 you 6 , 11 , 11 , 16 and 16 and 18 do 18 do 19 you 19 you 20 know i think it would be [needless] [to] [refer] [to] [mr] [thomson] [.] 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 it 3 it 4 would 4 would 5 be as we went by the footpath and beside the gateposts and the unfinished lodge , we kept looking back at the house of my fathers [.] 1 as 2 we 1 as 3 went 1 as 16 we 2 we 3 went 4 by 6 footpath 4 by 7 and 5 the 6 footpath 7 and 8 beside 7 and 15 , 7 and 16 we 8 beside 11 and 9 the 10 gateposts 10 gateposts 11 and 11 and 14 lodge 12 the 14 lodge 13 unfinished 14 lodge 16 we 17 kept 17 kept 18 looking 18 looking 19 back 19 back 20 at 20 at 22 house 21 the 22 house 22 house 23 of 23 of 25 fathers 24 my 25 fathers i had [little] [welcome] [when] [i] [came] [,] and [less] [kindness] [while] [i] [stayed] [;] [but] [at] [least] [i] was [watched] [as] [i] [went] [away] [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 9 and 9 and 20 was alan [and] [i] [went] [slowly] [forward] [upon] [our] [way] , [having] [little] [heart] [either] [to] [walk] [or] [speak] [.] 1 alan 10 , " [well] [,] [good-bye] [,] " [said] [alan] [,] [and] [held] [out] [his] [left] [hand] [.] 1 " 6 " " [good-bye] [,] " [said] [i] [,] [and] [gave] [the] [hand] [a] [little] [grasp] [,] [and] [went] [off] [down] [hill] [.] 1 " 4 " it was [coming] near [noon] [when] [i] [passed] in [by] [the] [west] [kirk] [and] [the] [grassmarket] [into] [the] [streets] [of] the capital [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 near 2 was 9 in 9 in 22 capital 21 the 22 capital the [hand] [of] [providence] [brought] [me] [in] [my] [drifting] [to] [the] very [doors] [of] [the] [british] [linen] [company] ['s] [bank] [.] 1 the 12 very end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [kidnapped] , [by] [robert] [louis] [stevenson] 1 end 2 of 2 of 9 , 3 the 7 of 7 of 9 ,