“I herewith send you the other two tales of The Wars of Montrose, which I mentioned, and which I am sure will please. I am afraid of the corrections of the press, especially the broken highland dialect, which none but a Scotsman can do. I must, however, trust it to you, for you put a work so slowly through the press, that I cannot and dare not come to London. Indeed, it is impossible to put every work of mine quickly through the press, owing to. the closeness of the MS. Now it makes very little difference which of the tales go first or last, for they are all distinct tales, and allude to distinct battles, quite unconnected with each other, and therefore they may be arranged to suit the
