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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott: but observed, "that it would give him particular delectation to
witness the same put to the proof against Ardenvohr, or any other
castle of similar strength;" observing, "that so curious an
experiment could not but afford the greatest delight to all
admirers of the military art."
Sir Duncan Campbell diverted this conversation by carrying the
soldier into his stables, and suffering him to arrange Gustavus
according to his own will and pleasure. After this duty had been
carefully performed, Captain Dalgetty proposed to return to the
castle, observing, it was his intention to spend the time betwixt
this and dinner, which, he presumed, would come upon the parade
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