Are ye to say it again?
There's hills and heather enough between here and the two seas, David; and I will own I'm no very keen to stay where I'm no wanted." This pierced me like a sword, and seemed to lay bare my private disloyalty.
"Alan Breck!" I cried; and then: "Do you think I am one to turn my back on you in your chief need?
You dursn't say it to my face.

My whole conduct's there to give the lie to it.

It's true, I fell asleep upon the muir; but that was from weariness, and you do wrong to cast it up to me----" "Which is what I never did," said Alan.
"But aside from that," I continued, "what have I done that you should even me to dogs by such a supposition?
I never yet failed a friend, and it's not likely I'll begin with you.

There are things between us that I can never forget, even if you can." "I will only say this to ye, David," said Alan, very quietly, "that I have long been owing ye my life, and now I owe ye money.

Ye should try to make that burden light for me." This ought to have touched me, and in a manner it did, but the wrong manner.