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234 of each other." So saying, he rose up and left the room.

"Has he been long in this way?" said Lord Menteith, addressing his brother.

"About three days," said Angus; "the fit is well nigh over, he will be better to-morrow.—But come, gentlemen, don't let the tappit-hen scraugh to be emptied,—the King's health, King Charles's health, and may the covenanting dog that refuses it, go to Heaven by the road of the Grassmarket."

The health was quickly emptied, and as fast succeeded by another, and another, and another, all of a party cast, and enforced in an earnest manner. Captain Dalgetty, however, thought it necessary to enter a protest.

"Gentlemen cavaliers," he said, "I drink these healths, primo, both out of respect to this honourable and hospitable roof-tree, and secundo, because I hold it not good to be preceese in such matters, inter pocula; but I protest, agreeable to the warran-