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| Derriakin | catched her ee an waggit tae |
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| Derriakin | cleekit it oot o her haun an |
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| Derriakin | gestured tae her tae gang, sa |
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| Derriakin | introduced her tae the newcom |
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| Derriakin | led her at a fair pace up a y |
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| Derriakin | grinnt. |
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| Derriakin | signallt imperiously for him |
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| Derriakin | signallt imperiously for him |
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| Derriakin | noddit back. “For eatin. Gu |
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| Derriakin | noddit her heid slawly. “Ma |
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| Derriakin | leukit puzzlet, than amused. |
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| Derriakin | , comin up wi thaim than, addi |
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game for preens. The lassie, | Derriakin | , kep hersel tae hersel, tendi |
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just the question o ... size, | Derriakin | ,” she sayed at last, |
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ack tae wait wi Guzul, Iqbal, | Derriakin | , an hauf a dizzen ither halfl |
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side he pat Beatrice, hissel, | Derriakin | , Iskander. Than he made the p |
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Eventually, | Derriakin | got impatient wi him. “Weem |
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giveaway, Beatrice thocht - | Derriakin | ’s an Raggle’s bude tae be |
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hreid had slippit the needle. | Derriakin | an Guzul had feenished reddin |
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rice leukit up fae her plate. | Derriakin | had been speirin aboot this a |
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at oot her braith wi a souch. | Derriakin | giein langage lessons wis hea |
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Oh, halp, Beatrice thocht. | Derriakin | ’s got a personal investment |
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s - an wha wis walkin ahint. | Derriakin | wis tae gang in the larry as |
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on his back wi his een shut. | Derriakin | had been tryin for tae gie hi |
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Beatrice follaed | Derriakin | tae the beild o a pile o boul |
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“Gud,” sayed | Derriakin | . |
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tae spick tae Guzul,” sayed | Derriakin | . “Bit sho didna seem surpri |
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bulwan. “Yum yum,” sayed | Derriakin | . She made gestures o eatin. |
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in a corner. “Noo,” sayed | Derriakin | , “daena thoo luik, bit that |
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ae freezin. “Mait,” sayed | Derriakin | , pyntin tae the fish. Beatric |
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t. The halflins - apairt fae | Derriakin | , wha occupied a mair exaltit |
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lea’in it mair an mair tae | Derriakin | tae claim ony connections wha |
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“Than he sud tane | Derriakin | wi him,” sayed Kamile, wha |
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The neist mornin he tane | Derriakin | aside. They walkit up tae the |
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Noo here wis young | Derriakin | , in whit seemt, in a wey, a m |
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trice gied a wee shrug, which | Derriakin | cud interpret as acquiescence |
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claret hissel fit, an gaed wi | Derriakin | an a hantle ithers on a lang |
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other as he micht hae duin wi | Derriakin | . Whan he sut doon again, Hsie |
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as they cried thairsels, lik | Derriakin | an Iskander, bit nae bairns. |
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Raggle an | Derriakin | , alang wi some ither hunters, |
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al features as Tad, Raggle an | Derriakin | , arrived yin evenin pu’in a |
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oot tae meet thaim, Raggle an | Derriakin | in the fore. E’en some o th |
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derthals rin wi it. Raggle an | Derriakin | spak a lot aboot thair granmi |
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biggin wi the best lum, whan | Derriakin | suddenly cam in an tane Beatr |
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soon o Guzul an | Derriakin | daein the dishes had waukent |
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hadna went as faur as tellin | Derriakin | wha the faither wis. Excep th |
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rt Hsien, she saw him skelpin | Derriakin | ’s bahoochie as the lassie h |
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ot the bleeze, an Bill lattin | Derriakin | fae gittin intae the larry ta |
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up. “Quhit dis thoo think o | Derriakin | ?” he speirt, lauchin. “Th |
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lents. Bit she didna interrup | Derriakin | ’s flow. |
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first body they met up wi wis | Derriakin | . She tane yin leuk at Raggle |
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e can tackle the pass. It wis | Derriakin | that did the drivin quhan we |
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aff again he cud tell it wis | Derriakin | drivin. He kent the wey she a |
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pairty - hadna realised that | Derriakin | wis ettlin tae come wi thaim. |
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the bottom o’t. She had lat | Derriakin | intil her secret - the lassi |
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She wad hae tae speir at | Derriakin | whedder there wis some wey ta |
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ocht there wad be eneuch, bit | Derriakin | nippit her erm haurd. |
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wis. He made tae git up, bit | Derriakin | an Bill warnt him there wis m |
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returnt tae Raggle. She sent | Derriakin | awa tae get her ain breakfast |
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s genealogies. He e’en got | Derriakin | tae recite his genealogy for |
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“Ah’ll drive,” offert | Derriakin | eidently. |
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pt his haun repeatitly athort | Derriakin | ’s upraised haun. She realis |
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hunters, kennin that wad hurt | Derriakin | ’s feelins, bit that wis jui |
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a few sparks. And nobody but | Derriakin | and I know that you’d norma |
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“Weill,” sayed _ | Derriakin | , is there lamaseries the airt |
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“ | Derriakin | ,” she sayed, repeatin the s |
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“ | Derriakin | , thoo’s gettin saft.” |
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inemy, he’s in command,” | Derriakin | gaed on. “Bit he is a verra |
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h wint tae spick tae thee,” | Derriakin | sayed, “aboot Raggle.” |
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“He’s a braw cheil,” | Derriakin | stertit purposefully. “Dis |
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ther o Ragoran’s bairns,” | Derriakin | gaed on, “that wad be a blt |
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“Hear me oot,” | Derriakin | asked. “Please.” |
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back. “For eatin. Guid.” | Derriakin | smackit her mou. “Guid.” |
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ae spick the Aald Langage?” | Derriakin | leukit sweir. She pat doon th |
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“Quhit’s ego?” | Derriakin | wintit tae ken. |
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quhaar we gaan efter that?” | Derriakin | speirt. |