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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 7 (October 1, 1938)

Robert the Bruise

Robert the Bruise.

I cherish my historical impressions of childhood and have never done anything to disturb them. I still admire the concentration of Bruce The Spider who climbed up the wall of his cave and came a thud time and time again until he finally swung from the ceiling and so, in some incomprehensible way, saved Scotland. (His real name was Robert The Bruise.) Why this saved Scotland has never been clear, but, saving being an old Scottish pastime, any one who could do a bit of saving for Scotland was bound to be a national hero.