text: " "Nae doubt--_sine dubio_ as a body may say--the lassie had a right to change her mind; and if she thought proper to prefer you to him I canna see what law human or divine"-- "Does the puppy actually try to excuse himself on so base a calumny as that Marion preferred me? Major M'Toddy I am here to receive your message; pray deliver it and let us settle this matter as soon as possible