The Highland monthly - National Library of Scotland

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Scenes oj Long Ago. 477
house. Teviot had not exchanged many sentences with
him, before he gathered that he was both known and
expected, although the man carefully endeavoured to
sustain the part of one taken by surprise to find himself in
the presence of two mounted strangers.
"We are not in the habit of housing the like of you
here," said mine host. " We are but poor folks. You had
better ride on to the stagehouse where other gentles put up-
What ! you will come in ; very well. Here, wife, show this
gentleman up stairs, while I go round to