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I'll come and see ye the morn's nicht, gin ye'll lat me." "My name's Thomas Crann. I'm a stonemason. Speir at Robert Bruce's chop, and they'll direc ye to whaur I bide. Ye may come the morn's nicht, and welcome. Can ye sup parritch?" "Ay, weel that." "My Jean's an extrornar han' at parritch. I only houp puir Esau had half as guid for's birthricht. Ye'll hae a drappy wi' me?"
And rising, he opened two bottles, and filled the glasses the second time with wine, red and white, which he handed to the minister first. "Tak' a drappy mair, sir," he whispered in a coaxing, old-wivish tone; "it's a lang road to the kirkyard." But the minister declining, most of the others followed his example.
For neither did his mother believe in him farther than that he had the best possible intentions in what he did, or did not do. At the same time she never doubted he was more of a man than ever his son would be, seeing they had such different mothers. "Grizzie," said the laird, "hae ye a drappy o' soor milk? I'm some dry."
But Francis showed such signs of excitement as well as exhaustion, that Kirsty saw she must not let him talk longer. 'Or I'll tell ye what! she added: ye'll tell father and mother and me the haill tale, this verra nicht, or maybe the morn's mornin. Ye maun hae an egg noo, and a drappy o' milk creamy milk, Francie! Ye aye likit that!
"Ye'll be wantin' a drappy mair cauld watter, I'm thinkin'," said Janet. She stretched the chain to its length, and with a great stone drove the sharp iron stake at the other end of it, into the clay-floor.
Ye can never win upo' the back o' her, for as guid a rider as ye're weel kent to be, my bairn. Sae wull ye hae a drappy parritch an' ream? or wad ye prefar a sup of fine gruel, sic as yer mother used to like weel frae my han', whan it sae happent I was i' the hoose?"
An' syne again, I thocht it was the gate o' Paradees afore which stud the angel wi' the flamin' sword that turned ilka gait, and wadna lat me in. But I'm some better sin the licht cam, and I wad fain hae a drappy o' that fine caller tipple they ca' watter." Alec ran down and brought it cold from the pump, saying, as Mr Cupples returned the tumbler with a look of thanks,
Will ye gie me a pitawta, Jeames, in place o' the blackin'-brush?" "Ay, twenty. But winna ye bide till Mysie comes in, and hae a drappy milk wi' them? They're fine pitawtas the year." "Na, na, I haena time." "Weel, jist dip into the pot, and help yersel', sir; and I'll luik for a grainy o' saut." "Hoo's yer mistress, Jeames? A fine woman that!"
In the morning he was better; but quite unable to rise. The poor fellow had very little blood for ordinary organic purposes, and the loss of any was a serious matter to him. "I canna lift my heid, Alec," he said. "Gin that thrawn wife wad hae but gien me a drappy o' whusky, I wad hae been a' richt." "Jist lie ye still, Mr Cupples," said Alec. "I winna gang to the class the day. I'll bide wi' you."
'I said there was nae odds i' me, Betty, persisted Robert, laughing. 'I kenna what may be in ye, retorted Betty; 'but there's an unco' odds upo' ye. 'Haud yer tongue, Betty, said her mistress. 'Ye oucht to ken better nor stan' jawin' wi' young men. Fess mair o' the creamy cakes. 'Maybe Robert wad like a drappy o' parritch. 'Onything, Betty, said Robert. 'I'm at deith's door wi' hunger.
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