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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: for another bit run with Alan Breck, we'll can cast back inshore, and
come to the seaside again by Dirleton. If the ship's there, we'll try
and get on board of her. If she's no there, I'll just have to get back
to my weary haystack. But either way of it, I think we will leave your
gentry whistling on their thumbs."
"I believe there's some chance in it," said I. "Have on with ye,
Alan!"
CHAPTER XIII - GILLANE SANDS
I DID not profit by Alan's pilotage as he had done by his marchings
under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went. It is my
excuse that we travelled exceeding fast. Some part we ran, some
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