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There's mair Sabays than Tullochs; for there's Ane for them that counts far beyont an' above a' that can be against them. Now, thou step aff my honest hearthstane there is mair room for thee without than within."
I'm as innocent o' this matter as Christine is; mak up thy mind on that." "God go wi' thee, John. A' the men i' Orkney can do nae mair than they may against thee." "It's an unco grief an' shame to me," said Tulloch, "but the Sabays hae aye been a thorn i' the flesh to me, an' John's the last o' them, the last o' them!" "Thou art makin' thy count without Providence, Tulloch.
This was not his only annoyance. Paul Calder's boats were fully manned, and the others had already left for Brassey's Sound. The Sabays were not rich; a few weeks of idleness would make the long Orkney winter a dreary prospect.
All were a little amazed at the visit, but no one thought for a moment of interrupting the Scripture; and the two men sat down and listened attentively while John finished the chapter. Bailie Tulloch then rose and went towards the dame. He was a far-off cousin of the Sabays, and, though not on the best of terms with them, his relationship was considered to impose the duty particularly on him.
Were not our ain folk cattle-lifting Hieland thieves lang after the days o' the Covenant?" "Christine, ye'll speak nae wrang o' the Sabays. It's an ill bird 'files its ain nest." "Weel, weel, John! The gude name o' the Sabays is i' thy hands now. But to speak from the heart, this thing touches thee nearer than Ragon Torr. Thou did not bring me out to speak only o' him."
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