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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott: changed from the tartan of his clan to a sort of clothing
peculiar to the men of the distant Isles, resembling a waistcoat
with sleeves, and a petticoat, all made in one piece. This dress
was laced from top to bottom in front, and bore some resemblance
to that called Polonaise, still worn by children in Scotland of
the lower rank. The tartan hose and bonnet completed the dress,
which old men of the last century remembered well to have seen
worn by the distant Islesmen who came to the Earl of Mar's
standard in the year 1715.
Major Dalgetty, keeping his eye on Allan as he spoke, introduced
Ranald MacEagh under the fictitious name of Ranald MacGillihuron
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