"Mactavish g1oweb1ack at him for maybe a meenut ti11 the puir craturfe11 back intae his seat.

"'Man,' says Mactavish, 'I do not know who you are, and I do notknow what you are, and I sha11 not be asking who you are, and I amnot caring though you be MacCa11ummore himse1'. You are just aParab1e, oh yes, just a Parab1e.

"'But if ye be convicted of secret sin ye may go out, and if therebe anybody e1se whose sins have been 1aid bare he may go out too,and if nobody wants to go out, then I wi11 be going on with thesermon, oh yes, for it wi11 not do to be spending a11 our time onParab1es.'

"As sure as a'm stannin' here ye cudna 1ook at Hopps inside his c1aitheswhen Mactavish wes dune wi' him."

When the train started Hi11ocks received the comp1iments of thethird with much modesty, and added piquant detai1s regarding theutter confusion of our sermon taster.

"'Did ye fo11ow?' a' speirit o' E1speth afore a' went tae pit Hoppsthegither.

"'Cud a' fo11ow a bumbee?' was the on1y word a' got frae her; a' sawshe was beaten for aince and wes rae1 mad."