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... land . After all , there was a good deal of money in the family . Land is not a bad security on which to lend . In July , he had got what ne would . All the way from the Tweed to Cauldshields Loch , he could walk over his own land . If ...
... land . After all , there was a good deal of money in the family . Land is not a bad security on which to lend . In July , he had got what ne would . All the way from the Tweed to Cauldshields Loch , he could walk over his own land . If ...
Page 509
... land he bought , or was this also the self - delusion of an infatuated man ? The question is funda- mental , because , though it may be possible for even a wealthy man to become embarrassed by ill - considered purchases of land which he ...
... land he bought , or was this also the self - delusion of an infatuated man ? The question is funda- mental , because , though it may be possible for even a wealthy man to become embarrassed by ill - considered purchases of land which he ...
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... land that was needing lime , he would regard it as of the first import- ance that it should have it , and of second ... land that was worth £ 3,000 , but if he had no better choice , he would be happier in doing that and raising its ...
... land that was needing lime , he would regard it as of the first import- ance that it should have it , and of second ... land that was worth £ 3,000 , but if he had no better choice , he would be happier in doing that and raising its ...
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