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266 engaged by a promise to follow this woman."

"Good heavens! engaged to a mad woman!" said Julia.

"Or to a gypsey, who has her band in the wood ready to murder you," said Lucy.

"That was not spoke like a bairn of Ellangowan," said Meg, frowning upon Miss Bertram. "It is the ill-doers are ill-dreaders."

"In short, I must go," said Bertram, "it is absolutely necessary—wait for me five minutes on this spot."

"Five minutes?" said the gypsey, "five hours may not bring you here again."

"Do you hear that?" said Julia, "for heaven's sake do not go!"

"I must, I must—Mr. Dinmont will protect you back to the house."

"No," said Meg, "he must gang with you, it is for that he is here. He maun take part wi' hand and heart, and weel his