Tell me your tale plainly out.

What did he next ?" "And that's a good observe, David," said Alan.

"Troth and indeed, they will do him no harm; the more's the pity! And barring that about Christianity (of which my opinion is quite otherwise, or I would be nae Christian), I am much of your mind." "Opinion here or opinion there," said I, "it's a kent thing that Christianity forbids revenge." "Ay" said he, "it's well seen it was a Campbell taught ye! It would be a convenient world for them and their sort, if there was no such a thing as a lad and a gun behind a heather bush! But that's nothing to the point.

This is what he did." "Ay" said I, "come to that." "Well, David," said he, "since he couldnae be rid of the loyal commons by fair means, he swore he would be rid of them by foul.

Ardshiel was to starve: that was the thing he aimed at.