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 Mither. Hout awa, daft doug it thou is, that's no the gate; thou maun gang in wi’ braw good manners, and something manfu’, put on a Sunday’s faeeface [sic], and sigh as ye were a saint, sit down beside her, as ye were a Mess John, keek aye till her now and then wi’ a stowen look, and haud your mouth as mim and grave as a May-puddoekpuddock [sic], or a whore at a christening; eraekcrack [sic] well o’ our wealth, and hide our poverty.

Sawny. Ay, but mither there is some ither way in eourtingcourting [sic] nor that, or the lassies would na couple so close to them.

Mither. Ay, but Sawny man there’s a time for every thing, and that too; when ye sit where naebody sees you, you may tak her head in your oxter like a creesh pig; dab nebs wi’ her now and then; but be sure you keep a eloseclose [sic] mouth when you kiss her, elapclap [sic] her cheeks and straik her paps, but for your drowning gang na farther down; but fouks that’s married can put their hand to ony part they like.

Sawny. Aha but mither I didna ken the first word o’ eourtingcourting [sic], the lassie I’ll no ken what I’m eom’dcom’d [sic] about.

Mither. Ay will she lad, wink and keek well to her, she’ll hae a guess, seek a quiet word of her at the door, and gin it be dark, gie her a bit wee kiss when ye hae tell‘d her your errand, and