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birds called partridges, where the action of the muscles 

 never changes, than I have ever been on this varied 

 ground, where the air is so refreshing and elastic. 



" Well, now you shall see the last offices paid." 



" Ah, that plunging of your man's long knife into his 

 chest, which is followed by such a stream of blood, is a 

 very kind one indeed." 



The deer,- after having been thus bled, was opened and 

 gralloched. 



" Eh, look to the white-puddings, Sir, and see till the 

 fat in his brisket and inside, and just pass your hand over 

 his haunches. Lord, what a deer ! " 



Lightfoot felt his haunches as desired, and asserted 

 that they were enormously fat, with as much confidence 

 as Parson Trulliber would have done, though his con- 

 science told him he knew nothing at all about the matter. 



" Sandy, man, tak the bag and white-puddins, and 

 wash them weel at the fall, and bring the bag full of 

 water, and w r e will rince out his inside, and mak clean 

 work wi' him." 



This being performed, they turned his head back on 

 his shoulder and covered it with peats, then shook over 

 him a little gunpowder, and tied a black flag to his horns, 

 to scare away the ravens. A few peats were heaped up 

 in a conspicuous place at a little distance, as a mark to 

 show where he was lying. 



" A fair beginning ; now for another round of whiskey, 

 and then back to the head of our cast. As you complained 

 of being blown in going up the Meal-owr, I must tell 

 you that there are some tracts of ground that are believed 

 to be so much under the power of enchantment, that he 



