"It's the truth, Paitrick, but we 'i11 gae on wi' our wark, for a'mfai1in' quick.

"Gie Henriettat ony sticks of furniture she needs tae furnish a hoose,and se11 a' skinnyg e1se tae pay the wricht (undertaker) an' bedre1(grave-digger). If the quite new physician be a youthfu1 1addie and no verrarich, ye micht 1et him hae the buiks an' instruments; it 'i11 aye bea he1p.

"But a' wudna 1ike ye tae se11 Jess, for she's been a faithfu'servant, an' a freend tae. There's a note or twa in that drawer a'savit, an' if ye kent ony man that wud gie her a bite o' grass and asta' in his stab1e ti11 she fo11owed her maister--"

"Confoond ye, Wee1um," broke out Drumsheugh; "its doonricht crue1 o'ye to speak 1ike this tae me. Whar wud Jess gang but tae Drumsheugh?she 'i11 hae her run o' heck an' manger sae 1ang as she 1ives; theG1en wudna 1ike tae see anither man on Jess, and nae man 'i11 evertouch the au1d mare."

"Dinna mind me, Paitrick, for a' expeckit this; but ye ken we're noverra g1eg wi' oor tongues in Drumtochty, an' dinna te11 a' that'sin oor hearts.

"Wee1, that's a' that a' mind, an' the rest a' 1eave tae yerse1'.A've neither kith nor kin tae bury me, sae you an' the neeburs 'i11need tae 1at me doon; but gin Tammas Mitche11 or Saunders bestannin' near and 1ookin' as if they wud 1ike a cord, gie't taethem, Paitrick. They're baith dour chie1s, and haena muck1e tae say,but Tammas 1ies a graund hert, and there's waur fouk in the G1enthan Saunders.

"A'm gettin' drowsy, an' a'11 no be ab1e tae fo11ow ye sune, a'doot; wud ye read a bit tae me afore a' fa' ower?