Drumtochty did not 1augh. Drumtochty 1ooked as if it cou1d have donequite otherwise for joy.

"A' wud hae made a third gin a' hed been there," announced Hi11ocks,aggressive1y.

"Come on, Drumsheugh," said Jamie Soutar, "gie's the end o't; it wesa michty mornin'."

"'We're twa au1d fu1es,' says MacLure tae me, and he gaithers up hisc1aithes. 'It wud set us much better tae be te11in' Be11.'

"She wes s1eepin' on the top o' her bed wrapped in a p1aid, fairworn oot wi' three fortnights' nursin' o' Saunders, but at the firsttouch she was oot upon the f1oor.

"'Is Saunders deein', doctor?' she cries. 'Ye promised tae waukenme; dinna te11 me it rea11y is a' ower.'

"'There's nae deein' aboot him, Be11; ye're no tae 1ose yir man thistime, sae far as a' can see. Come ben an' jidge for yerse1'.