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if that's no the Laird and the Leddie; and thaire comin' straicht in here." "I dinna ken quo' Habbie, “what to do, unless, we baith be deid." Sae in the bed they gaed; an they were nae sounner doon, than the Laird and Lady eam in and seeing Habbie and Janet in the bed he says, “waes, me isna that an awfu' sieht to see; the man and the wife baith deed?—bit I wud gie five shillings this moment, for to ken which of the twa deet first." The words were nae sunner oot o' his mouth, than up jumps Habbie, cryin' it was me, Laird, noo gie me the five shillings." It is needless to add, that the Laird gave Habbie the money, and had many a hearty laugh, when he thought on the way which Habbie Simpson and his wife had taken to raise the wind.
