Ye said so once before . Are ye to say it again ? There 's hills and heather enough between here and the two seas , David ; and I will own I 'm no very keen to stay where I 'm no wanted . '' This pierced me like a sword , and seemed to lay bare my private disloyalty . `` Alan Breck ! '' I cried ; and then : `` Do you think I am one to turn my back on you in your chief need ? You durs n't say it to my face . My whole conduct 's there to give the lie to it . It 's true , I fell asleep upon the muir ; but that was from weariness , and you do wrong to cast it up to me -- '' `` Which is what I never did , '' said Alan . `` But aside from that , '' I continued , `` what have I done that you should even me to dogs by such a supposition ? I never yet failed a friend , and it 's not likely I 'll begin with you . There are things between us that I can never forget , even if you can . '' `` I will only say this to ye , David , '' said Alan , very quietly , `` that I have long been owing ye my life , and now I owe ye money . Ye should try to make that burden light for me . '' This ought to have touched me , and in a manner it did , but the wrong manner . I felt I was behaving badly ; and was now not only angry with Alan , but angry with myself in the bargain ; and it made me the more cruel . `` You asked me to speak , '' said I. `` Well , then , I will . You own yourself that you have done me a disservice ; I have had to swallow an affront : I have never reproached you , I never named the thing till you did . And now you blame me , '' cried I , `` because I cannae laugh and sing as if I was glad to be affronted . The next thing will be that I 'm to go down upon my knees and thank you for it !
Ye should think more of others , Alan XXXXX .
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