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Alison Hastie
Young woman at the inn in Gillane.
minor
First appearance: xiii gillane sands
Alison Hastie shows up with force in The Highland Writer. The page is where that presence becomes real.
David asks Stewart to procure a Sunday gown for her as thanks for helping him and Alan cross the Forth.
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