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He undertook to explain the use and nature of those things which were new to them. Some of his explanations were whimsical enough. Seeing, for instance, a pair of snuffers, he told them that they were "Nuffer* for candle," which the others not comprehending, he opened the snuffers, and holding up the fore-finger of his left hand, to represent a candle, made the motion of snuffing it.
"Yus," he repeated the word very slowly, "and take another glass, and leave it alone." "What did you say?" enquired Mr. Crofter, a little puzzled. "I don't think I quite caught you, Mr. McPherson." "I would be thinking," said Jock with dreadful deliberation, "that it must be a grand sight, but I nuffer saw one." "Never saw what?" "A man that could take a glass and leave it alone.