It would be a grand move then, if, by a far-sighted
generalship, a careful copying of the example of his great ancestor, he
could get a permanent hold of some of Annie's property.???-Hence had come
the descent upon Mrs Forbes, and here came its success.
"Ye s' hae as muckle o' mine to yer nainsel' as'll clear Mrs Forbes,"
said Annie.
"Weel. Verra weel.???-But ye see that's mine for twa year and a half ony
gait. That wad only amunt to losin' her interest for twa year an' a
half???-a'thegither. That winna do."
"What will do, than, Mr Bruce?"
"I dinna ken. I want my ain."
"But ye maunna torment her, Mr Bruce. Ye ken that."
"Weel! I'm open to onything rizzonable. There's the enterest for twa
an' a half???-ca' 't three years???-at what I could mak' o' 't???-say aucht
per cent???-four and twenty poun'. Syne there's her arrears o'
interest???-and syne there's the loss o' the ower-turn???-and syne there's
the loss o' the siller that ye winna hae to len' me.???-Gin ye gie me a
quittance for a hunner an' fifty poun', I'll gie her a receipt.???-It'll
be a sair loss to me!"
"Onything ye like," said Annie.
And Bruce brought out papers already written by his lawyer, one of
which he signed and the other she.
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