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e better!”
“geld you! (quo' he) an' what for no?
if that yht hand, leg or toe
should ever prove your sp'ritual foe,
you should remember
to cut it aff—an' what for no
your dearest member?”
“na, na, (quo' i,) i'm no for that,
gelding's ter than 'tis ca't;
i'd rather suffer for my faut
a hearty flewit,
as sair owre hip as ye draw't,
tho' i should rue it.
“in ye like to end the bother,
to please us a'—i've just ae ither—
whe wi' yon ss i father,
whate'er betide it,
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