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pulling on his spectacles, and examining the
crumpled copy of regulations to which Davie
appealed. „Express, per man and horse, one
day, not to exceed ten shillings and sixpence.
— One day ? why, it’s not an hour — Man
and horse? why ’lis a monkey on a starved
cat
,;Falher wad hae come himsel,” said Davie,
„on the muckle red mare , an ye wad hae hid¬
den till the morn’s night.”
„Four - and - twenty hours after the regular
date of delivery! — You little cockatrice egg,
do you understand the art of imposition so
early ? ”
„IIout, Monkbarns , dinna set your wit against
a hairn,” said the beggar; ,.mind the butcher
risked his beast, and the wife her wean, and
I am sure ten and saxpence is na owcr muckle.
Ye didna«gang sae near wi’ Johnnie Howie,
when ” —
Level, who, sitting on the supposed Prceto-
rium, had glanced over the contents of the
packet, now put an end to the altercation by
paying Davie’s demand , and then turning to
Mr Oldbuck, with a look of much agitation,
he excused himself from returning with him
to Monkbarns that evening. „I must instantly
go to Fairport, and perhaps leave it on a mo-