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At all events , the anecdote proved very pleasing to our Edinburgh acquaintances . I hardly know whether , if they should visit America , they would enjoy tales of their own stupidity as hugely as they did the tales of ours , but they really were very appreciative in this particular , and it is but justice to ourselves to say that we gave them every opportunity for enjoyment . But I must go back to our first grand dinner in Scotland . We were dressed at quarter past seven , when , in looking at the invitation again , we discovered that the dinner-hour was eight o'clock , not seven-thirty . Susanna did not happen to know the exact or approximate distance to Fotheringay Crescent , but the maiden Boots affirmed that it was only two minutes ' drive , so we sat down in front of the fire to chat . It was Lady Baird 's birthday feast to which we had been bidden , and we had done our best to honor the occasion . We had prepared a large bouquet tied with the Maclean tartan -LRB- Lady Baird is a Maclean -RRB- , and had printed in gold letters on one of the ribbons , `` Another for Hector , '' the battle-cry of the clan .