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24 in giving vent to his indignation. With his sky-blue top coat flying behind him, and his rough shod heels striking fire from the pavement, he pursued his ravished cart, shouting as loud as his exhausted lungs would permit, 'O, ye unhanged blackguards!-ye villains !-ye deil's buckies !- I'll ha'e the law o' ye, gin there be law in Embrugh, ye vagabonds!-I'll get ye a better house than your father ever biggit, for ye, ye rascals!-I'll get ye clapped up as sure as ye're leevin', ye rampaging Emburgh hallanshakers!! As soon as he arrived at the Hotel, the Marquis delivered the reins into his hand; but blue-bonnet vowed he would not quit him, till he had ascertained his name, and that of his companion. Mr———put his hand into his pocket, and drew out a piece of paper which he said contained the required addresses; and while the old man unfolded it, our young heroes took the opportunity to escape. The bit of paper turned out to be a ten pound note, 'Ah, stop, my bonny lads,' cries the appeased milk-man 'I've something to say t'ye -Will ye need ony mair milk the morn?'

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