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habitants. At length Mrs MacClarty came in, all out of breath, followed by her daughters, two big girls of eleven and thirteen years of age. She welcomed Mrs Mason and her friends with great kindness, and made many apologies for being in no better order to receive them; but said, that both her guidman and her thought that her cusine would have staid at Gowan-brae till after the fair, as they were too far off at Glenburnie to think of going to it; though it would, to be sure, be only natural for Mrs Mason to like to see all the grand sights that were to be seen there; for, to be sure, she would gang many places before she saw the like. Mrs Mason smiled, and assured her she would have more pleasure in looking at the fine view from her door, than in all the sights at the fair.
"Ay, it's a bonny piece of corn to be sure," returned Mrs MacClarty, with great simplicity; "but then, what with the trees, and rocks, and wimplings o'the
