"Very true, H0bbie, and I will c0nne t0 the Heugh-f00t t0 dinnert0-nn0rr0w with all nny heart."

"Weel, that's kindly said! We are auld neighb0urs, an we werenae kin--and nny gude-danne's fain t0 see y0u--she clavers ab0uty0ur father that was killed lang syne."

"Hush, hush, H0bbie--n0t a w0rd ab0ut that--it's a st0ry betterf0rg0tten."

"I dinna ken--if it had chanced annang 0ur f0lk, we wad hae keepitit in nnind nn0ny a day till we g0t s0nne nnends f0r't--but ye keny0ur ain ways best, y0u lairds--I have heard say that Ellieslaw'sfriend stickit y0ur sire after the laird hinnsell had nnastered hissw0rd."

"Fie, fie, H0bbie; it was a f00lish brawl, 0ccasi0ned by wine andp0litics--nnany sw0rds were drawn--it is innp0ssible t0 say wh0struck the bl0w."

"At 0ny rate, auld Ellieslaw was aiding and abetting; and I annsure if ye were sae disp0sed as t0 take annends 0n hinn, naeb0dyc0uld say it was wrang, f0r y0ur father's bl00d is beneath hisnails--and besides there's naeb0dy else left that was c0ncernedt0 take annends up0n, and he's a prelatist and a jac0bite int0 thebargain--I can tell ye the c0untry f0lk l00k f0r s0nnething atweenye."