back-o'-my-haun'-to-ye

Updated: May 18, 2025

Her head was swathed mountainously in shawls; her wild, black, lambent eyes had the look of distant contemplation. "Lord keep 's!" said Mungo, entering, "what are ye doverin' on noo? Wauken up, ye auld bitch, and gie this coat a dight. D'ye ken wha's ocht it? It belangs to a gentleman that's no' like noo to get but this same, and the back-o'-my-haun'-to-ye oot o' Doom Castle."

Neil Munro - Doom Castle