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testimonials seemed to be a' richt. In 

 fac', ye never saw the like. A'body o' 

 staunin' in Logierait and for mony a mile 

 roond aboot lairds an' members o' the 

 Hoose o' Lords, forby meenisters o' a' 

 denominations ga'e Peter the grandest 

 character. But the Club sees through a' 

 that noo. Peter's auld freen's wanted to 

 get quit o'm." 



" Is that known to be the case, or is it 

 guess-work ? " 



" Vera little guess-work aboot it, Sir. 

 Nae sooner had Peter been safely 

 appinted than members o' the Club 

 began to get letters frae freen's in 

 Logierait warnin' them aboot Peter 

 letters frae some o' the few in the pairish 

 wha hadna' gi'en him testimonials. They 

 were to the effec' that he was in league 

 wi' the De'il, and that the De'il had even 

 been seen in his company playin' awfu' 

 pranks. Some o' the folks here say the 

 same thing though they're gey quiet 

 aboot it, keepin' a calm sooch as far as 

 possible." 



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