...his own killing, four Fingalian greyhounds at his fire, fide, and fixteen kinfn en fharing his feath Shall I not be proud of a father, the fon of fuch...Now, what is my cafe is every other Highlander's; . • Highlander's ; for we all contrive to be wonderfully happy in our anceftry ; and by this means,...

...proud of a father, the son of such fathers, of whose fame he is the living record? Now, what is my case is every other Highlander's; for we all contrive to be wonderfully happy in our ancestry. (1:56-57; my emphasis) This passage neatly demonstrates the increasing complexity of Grant's...