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He's a pretty-looking object to carry the name o' John Gourla'! My God, what a ke-o of my life I've made that auld trollop for my wife, that sumph for my son, and that dying lassie for my dochter! Was it I that bred him? That!" He leapt to his feet in devilish merriment. "Set out the spirits, Jenny!" he cried; "set out the spirits!
"Brute, if ye like, but aristocrat frae scalp to heel. If he had brains, and a dacent wife, and a bigger field oh, man," said Johnny, visioning the possibility, "Auld Gourla could conquer the world, if he swalled his neck till't." "It would be a big conquest that!" said the Deacon. "Here comes his son, taking his ain share o' the earth, at ony rate."
Man, I waited on ye the day that ye were bo-orn! The heavens were hammering the world as John Gourla' rode through the storm for a doctor to bring hame his heir. The world was feared, but he wasna feared," he roared in Titanic pride, "he wasna feared; no, by God, for he never met what scaured him!... Ay, ay," he birred softly again, "ay, ay, ye were ushered loudly to the world, serr!
"Thank you, baker," he said slowly. "But don't interfere on my behalf! John Gourla" he dwelt on his name in ringing pride "John Gourla can fight for his own hand if so there need to be. And pay no heed to the thing before ye. The mair ye tramp on a dirt it spreads the wider!" "Who was referring to you?" bellowed Brodie.
I'm afraid ye aren't in very good health, after a-all.... Eh?... Mrs. Gourla', Mrs. Gourla'! He's in very bad case, this son of yours, Mrs. Gourla'! Fine I ken what he needs, though. Set out the brandy, Jenny, set out the brandy," he roared; "whisky's not worth a damn for him! Stop; it was you gaed the last time it's your turn now, auld wife, it's your turn now!