“Stephen,” said Sir John, still in the same soft, sleekit tone of voice—“Stephen Stevenson, or Steenson, ye are down here for a year’s rent behind the hand—due at last term.”
—from “Wandering Willie’s Tale”, by Walter Scott: just what lengths do you have to go to to convince a landlord that you’ve paid the rent?
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AS IT WAS TOLD TO ME
Three Short Stories by Sir Walter Scott
🪞 “My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror”: reckless romance & supernatural theatrics
🗡️ “The Two Drovers”: a slow-burn exposé of national conflict
🔥 “Wandering Willie’s Tale”: a trip to Hell, a demonic monkey, & an unreliable narrator
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