Now, lads, you canna be pulling Jock's leg at will like this, for a few more days. These things take time to heal a bit.

Now the BIG question is, whether the wee lasses in his area are well-clued in and will be able to detect a false hip from the genuine article, or whether they will fall (pardon the expression) for his artifical version. I don't suppose they do surgery on round heels thereabouts, do they? Make them ball bearing, or Teflon or some such? It's a slippery topic, that. But you'll be the master of it in no time, Giok!

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