It's there that I learned a great part of my penetration.

And ye need nae tell me: it's better than war; which is the next best, however, though generally rather a bauchle of a business.

Now the Gregara have had grand practice." "No doubt that's a branch of education that was left out with me," said I.
"And I can see the marks of it upon ye constantly," said Alan.

"But that's the strange thing about you folk of the college learning: ye're ignorant, and ye cannae see 't.

Wae's me for my Greek and Hebrew; but, man, I ken that I dinnae ken them--there's the differ of it.