mill-tarn

Updated: June 21, 2025

But the minister, he stood his ground: `There were three, Mr Archdeacon, says he, as quiet as a mill-tarn, `and the Lord Himsel' made the third. `And how am I to ken that? says the big chiel, ruffling up his feathers belike. `Will ye be sae gude as to ask Him? says the minister. I dinna ken what the big chiel made o' the tale to the Bishop, but we heard nae mair on't.

Emily Sarah Holt - Out in the Forty-Five: Duncan Keith's Vow