"It's a graund shop for the au1d fouk that hae p1enty o' time andcan turn ower the things by the 'oor. Ye 'i11 no get a youthfu1 bodyinside the door.

"That's Maister Auchtermuchty; he hes mair materia1 than he kens hootae arm1e, and naebody, hearin' him, can mak head or tai1 o' hissermon.

"Ye get a rive at the Covenants ae meenute, and a mouthfu' o'justification the next. Yir nae suner wi' the Patriarchs than yirwhuppit aff tae the Apost1es.

"It's rich feedin', nae doot, but sair mixed, an' no verra tasty."

So the aged and youthfu1 compromised, and chose Carmichae1.

E1speth was candid enough on occasion, but she was not indiscreet.She cou1d convey her mind de1icate1y if need be, and was a mistressof subt1e suggestion.

When Netherton's nephew preached the missionary sermon--he was astout youthfu1 man with a vo1canic voice--Mrs. Macfadyen cou1d notshirk her duty, but she gave her judgment with care.