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18 us do ae thing or anither: we lo'ed ither unco weel for a long time before that, an

syne we tell'd ither, and agreed to marry ither, like honest fouk; then might na we learn to do the thing married fouk do, without the deil helping us.

Whisht, whisht, cried they, ye should be scourged, sause loon quien it thus is, ye’re speaking nonsense.

Jan—De deil’s i' the carles, for you and your ministers are liars when say it is de deil it was helping Sandy and me to get de bairn.