he heard every word -LRB- as I found afterward -RRB- with such quickness of hearing and precision of memory as often surprised me . Even strange outlandish Gaelic names , heard for that time only , he remembered and would remind me of , years after . Yet when I called Alan Breck in full , we had an odd scene . The name of Alan had of course rung through Scotland , with the news of the Appin murder and the offer of the reward ; and it had no sooner escaped me than the lawyer moved in his seat and opened his eyes . `` I would name no unnecessary names , Mr. Balfour , '' said he ; `` above all of Highlanders , many of whom are obnoxious to the law . '' `` Well , it might have been better not , '' said I , `` but since I have let it slip , I may as well continue . '' `` Not at all , '' said Mr. Rankeillor . `` I am somewhat dull of hearing , as you may have remarked ; and I am far from sure I caught the name exactly . We will call your friend , if you please , Mr. Thomson -- that there may be no reflections . And in future , I would take some such way with any Highlander that you may have to mention -- dead or alive . '' By this , I saw he must have heard the name all too clearly , and had already guessed I might be coming to the murder . If he chose to play this part of ignorance , it was no matter of mine ; so I smiled , said it was no very Highland-sounding name , and consented . Through all the rest of my story Alan was Mr. Thomson ; which amused me the more , as it was a piece of policy after his own heart . James Stewart , in like manner , was mentioned under the style of Mr. Thomson 's kinsman ; Colin Campbell passed as a Mr. Glen ; and to Cluny , when I came to that part of my tale , I gave the name of `` Mr. Jameson , a Highland chief . '' It was truly the most open farce , and I wondered that the lawyer should care to keep it up ; but , after all , it was quite in the taste of that age , when there were two parties in the state , and quiet persons , with no very high opinions of their own , sought out every cranny to avoid offence to either . `` Well , well , '' said the lawyer , when I had quite done , `` this is a great epic , a great Odyssey of yours . You must tell it , sir , in a sound Latinity when your scholarship is riper ; or in English if you please , though for my part I prefer the stronger tongue . You have rolled much ; quae regio in terris -- what parish in Scotland -LRB- to make a homely translation -RRB- has not been filled with your wanderings ? You have shown , besides , a singular aptitude for getting into false positions ; and , yes , upon the whole , for behaving well in them . This Mr. Thomson seems to me a gentleman of some choice qualities , though perhaps a trifle bloody-minded .
It would XXXXX me none the worse , if -LRB- with all his merits -RRB- he were soused in the North Sea , for the man , Mr. David , is a sore embarrassment .
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