My mither's mither's third cousin was cousin to the Provost o' Dumfries, and he winna see a drap o' her blude wranged.

Hout awa! the laws are indifferently administered here to a' men alike; it's no like on yon side, when a chield may be whuppit awa' wi' ane o' Clerk Jobson's warrants, afore he kens where he is.

But they will hae little enough law amang them by and by, and that is ae grand reason that I hae gi'en them gude-day." I was highly provoked at the achievement of Andrew, and considered it as a hard fate, which a second time threw me into collision with a person of such irregular practices.

I determined, however, to buy the mare of him, when he should reach the end of our journey, and send her back to my cousin at Osbaldistone Hall; and with this purpose of reparation I resolved to make my uncle acquainted from the next post-town.

It was needless, I thought, to quarrel with Andrew in the meantime, who had, after all, acted not very unnaturally for a person in his circumstances.
I therefore smothered my resentment, and asked him what he meant by his last expressions, that there would be little law in Northumberland by and by?
"Law!" said Andrew, "hout, ay--there will be club-law eneugh.