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THE DRAGON.
Next day, his foot was so much better that he sent Shargar to Rothieden to buy the string, taking with him Robert's school-bag, in which to carry off his Sunday shoes; for as to those left at Dooble Sanny's, they judged it unsafe to go in quest of them: the soutar could hardly be in a humour fit to be intruded upon.
Having procured the string, Shargar went to Mrs.Falconer's.

Anxious not to encounter her, but, if possible, to bag the boots quietly, he opened the door, peeped in, and seeing no one, made his way towards the kitchen.

He was arrested, however, as he crossed the passage by the voice of Mrs.Falconer calling, 'Wha's that ?' There she was at the parlour door.

It paralyzed him.