"I take it you are what my Scottish friends call a cybreNat."

Only Clara is based on the daughter of a Scottish friend, though her hair colour is different in the book.

Angus gave his old Scottish friend an annoyed look while everyone laughed.

It would be, said the Scottish friend, an act of charity, since this old lady, once rich, was now poor.

My young Scottish friend at the office told me it was also St. Andrew's Day.

That remains to be seen, but if my Scottish friends are any measure of the mood, then apathy will win.

He had a great belief in Providence, that Scottish friend of mine.

I recommend reading it with a Scottish friend (for translation purposes) and several single malts.

I was sitting under a tree opposite our trench, chatting to a Scottish friend.

And without Laszlo as a target, their Scottish friend would still exist.