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... Betty Bodle would hae been a better bargain . " " Miss Betty Bodle ! " exclaimed the grandmother , " she's a perfect tawpy . " " Weel , weel , " said Grippy , " it mak's no odds noo what she is - Charlie has ravelled the skein o ' his ...
... Betty Bodle would hae been a better bargain . " " Miss Betty Bodle ! " exclaimed the grandmother , " she's a perfect tawpy . " " Weel , weel , " said Grippy , " it mak's no odds noo what she is - Charlie has ravelled the skein o ' his ...
Page 57
... - markeckle gie his only daughter but the legacy o ' his curse , for running away wi ' the Englisher captain , and leave a ' to his niece Betty Bodle ? " " And a ' she has might hae been in THE ENTAIL . - CHAPTER XVII . 57.
... - markeckle gie his only daughter but the legacy o ' his curse , for running away wi ' the Englisher captain , and leave a ' to his niece Betty Bodle ? " " And a ' she has might hae been in THE ENTAIL . - CHAPTER XVII . 57.
Page 58
... Betty Bodle's tocher would hae been better than the Grippy - But he shall suffer for't - I seena why a father mayna tak ' his own course as weel as a son — I'll no be set at nought in this gait . I'll gang in to Mr Keelevin the morn ...
... Betty Bodle's tocher would hae been better than the Grippy - But he shall suffer for't - I seena why a father mayna tak ' his own course as weel as a son — I'll no be set at nought in this gait . I'll gang in to Mr Keelevin the morn ...
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... Betty Bodle . " " I am very sorry to hear he has displeased you ; but the Fatherlans family , into whilk he has married , has aye been in great repute and estimation . " " Ay , afore the Ayr Bank ; but the silly bodie the father was ...
... Betty Bodle . " " I am very sorry to hear he has displeased you ; but the Fatherlans family , into whilk he has married , has aye been in great repute and estimation . " " Ay , afore the Ayr Bank ; but the silly bodie the father was ...
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... Betty Bodle's tocher purse . But I hae been thinking , gudeman , noo that Charlie's by hand and awa , as the ballad o ' Woo't and Married and a ' sings , couldna ye persuade our Watty to mak up to Betty , and sae get her gear saved to ...
... Betty Bodle's tocher purse . But I hae been thinking , gudeman , noo that Charlie's by hand and awa , as the ballad o ' Woo't and Married and a ' sings , couldna ye persuade our Watty to mak up to Betty , and sae get her gear saved to ...
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