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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson: "Shaws," said he at last, "I'll deal with the naked hand. It's a queer
tale, and no very creditable, the way you tell it; and I'm far frae
minting that is other than the way that ye believe it. As for
yoursel', ye seem to me rather a dacent-like young man. But me, that's
aulder and mair judeecious, see perhaps a wee bit further forrit in the
job than what ye can dae. And here the maitter clear and plain to ye.
There'll be nae skaith to yoursel' if I keep ye here; far free that, I
think ye'll be a hantle better by it. There'll be nae skaith to the
kintry - just ae mair Hielantman hangit - Gude kens, a guid riddance!
On the ither hand, it would be considerable skaith to me if I would let
you free. Sae, speakin' as a guid Whig, an honest freen' to you, and
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