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"No doubt of it," replied Gregg, with a shadow of a
smile.
"Ye hear that, Aadam?" asked my grandfather.
"I may be allowed to say I had no need to hear it,"
said my uncle.
"Very well," says my grandfather. "You and Jeannie's
yin can go for a bit walk. Me and Gregg has business."
When once I was in the hall alone with Uncle Adam, I
turned to him, sick at heart. "Uncle Adam," I said,
"you can understand, better than I can say, how very
painful all this is to me."
"Yes, I am sorry you have seen your grandfather in so
unamiable a light," replied this extraordinary man.
"You shouldn't allow it to affect your mind, though.
He has sterling qualities, quite an extraordinary
character; and I have no fear but he means to behave
handsomely to you."
His composure was beyond my imitation: the house could
not contain me, nor could I even promise to return to
it: in concession to which weakness, it was agreed that
I should call in about an hour at the office of the
lawyer, whom (as he left the library) Uncle Adam should
waylay and inform of the arrangement.


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