He went straight to Rundell House, and ringing the bell asked to see the
mine owner.
He was shown into a room and Mr. Rundell came to him almost before he
had been comfortably seated.
"Well, Sanny," he began genially. "What brings you here this morning?"
"A business that I'd rather no' been comin' on," replied Sanny uneasily
shifting on his chair.
"Oh, nothing serious, I hope, is it?"
"Ay, it's serious enough," returned Sanny. "Mair serious than you think,
Mr. Rundell; an' I dinna ken what you'll think o' me after I hae telt
you."
"Oh, well, in that case," said the mine owner, becoming serious, and
speaking with slow deliberation. "Just let me hear what it is all about,
and we'll see how matters stand after you have told me," and he sat
down in a chair opposite Robertson as he spoke.
"I hae lost my contracts, sir," began Sanny, not knowing how else to
open up the subject. "But I'm gaun to tell you the hale story just in my
ain way, so I want you to sit quate and no' interrupt me; for I hinna
jist the knack of puttin' things maybe as they should be put. But I'll
tell you the hale story an' then leave you to do as you like, an' think
what you like.
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