`` Be soople , Davie , in things immaterial , '' said he . `` Bear ye this in mind , that , though gentle born , ye have had a country rearing . Dinnae shame us , Davie , dinnae shame us ! In yon great , muckle house , with all these domestics , upper and under , show yourself as nice , as circumspect , as quick at the conception , and as slow of speech as any . As for the laird -- remember he 's the laird ; I say no more : honour to whom honour . It 's a pleasure to obey a laird ; or should be , to the young . '' `` Well , sir , '' said I , `` it may be ; and I 'll promise you I 'll try to make it so . '' `` Why , very well said , '' replied Mr. Campbell , heartily . `` And now to come to the material , or -LRB- to make a quibble -RRB- to the immaterial . I have here a little packet which contains four things . '' He tugged it , as he spoke , and with some great difficulty , from the skirt pocket of his coat . `` Of these four things , the first is your legal due : the little pickle money for your father 's books and plenishing , which I have bought -LRB- as I have explained from the first -RRB- in the design of re-selling at a profit to the incoming dominie . The other three are gifties that Mrs. Campbell and myself would be blithe of your acceptance . The first , which is round , will likely please ye best at the first off-go ; but , O Davie , laddie , it 's but a drop of water in the sea ; it 'll help you but a step , and vanish like the morning . The second , which is flat and square and written upon , will stand by you through life , like a good staff for the road , and a good pillow to your head in sickness . And as for the last , which is cubical , that 'll see you , it 's my prayerful wish , into a better land . '' With that he got upon his feet , took off his hat , and prayed a little while aloud , and in affecting terms , for a young man setting out into the world ; then suddenly took me in his arms and embraced me very hard ; then held me at arm 's length , looking at me with his face all working with sorrow ; and then whipped about , and crying good-bye to me , set off backward by the way that we had come at a sort of jogging run . It might have been laughable to another ; but I was in no mind to laugh . I watched him as long as he was in sight ; and he never stopped hurrying , nor once looked back . Then it came in upon my mind that this was all his sorrow at my departure ; and my conscience smote me hard and fast , because I , for my part , was overjoyed to get away out of that quiet country-side , and go to a great , busy house , among rich and respected gentlefolk of my own name and blood .
`` XXXXX , Davie , '' I thought , `` was ever seen such black ingratitude ?
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