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"But wadna 't be better to believe in twa Gods nor nane ava'?" propounded Malcolm; "ane a' guid, duin' the best for 's he cud, the ither a' ill, but as pooerfu' as the guid ane an' forever an' aye a fecht atween them, whiles ane gettin' the warst o' 't, an whiles the ither? It wad quaiet yer hert ony gait, an' the battle o' Armageddon wad gang on as gran' 's ever."
We war sittin', I say, wi' oor faces to the door o' the room, an' auntie was noddin' a wee, for she was turnin' gey an' auld, but I was as wide waukin' an ony baudrins by a moose-hole, whan suddent there came a kin' o' a dirlin' at the sneck,'at sent the verra sowl o' me up intil the garret o' my heid; an' afore I had time to ken hoo sair frichtit I was, the door begud to open; an', glower as I wad, no believin' my ain e'en, open that door did, langsome, langsome, quaiet, quaiet, jist as my auld Grannie used to tell o' the deid man comin' doon the lum, bit an' bit, an' jinin' thegither upo' the flure.
"But I'm saying, Dand" she came nearer him "I'm for the muirs. I must have a braith of air. If Clem was to be speiring for me, try and quaiet him, will ye no?" "What way?" said Dandie. "I ken but the ae way, and that's leein'." I'll say ye had a sair heid, if ye like." "But I havena," she objected. "I daursay no," he returned.
"I'm gauin to see whether the shirra winna be perswaudit to hang ye," answered the shepherd. "This maun be putten a stap till. Quaiet! or I'll brain ye, an' save him the trouble. Here, Janet, fess yer pot o' pitawtas. I'm gauin to toom the man's gun.
'I come here whiles, she answered, 'to be my lane and read a bit. It's sae quaiet. Eternity seems itsel to come and hide in 't whiles. I'm tempit whiles to bide a' nicht. 'Isna 't awfu' cauld? 'Na, no aften that. It's fine and warm i' the winter. And I can licht a fire whan I like. But ye hae na yer coat on, Francie! I oucht na to hae latten ye bide sae lang!
Mr Cupples opened his eyes wide, and stared at Alec, who saw that he had made a blunder. "I'll hae nae jaw frae you, younker," said he slowly. "Gin ye be sae ill at ease 'at ye maun tak' leeberties for the sake o' bein' facetious, ye can jist gang doon the stair wi' a quaiet sough." "I beg your pardon, Mr Cupples," said Alec earnestly, for he was vexed with himself.
The youth hesitated. "I never saw a corp i' my life, mem, an' I'm jist some feared," he said, after another brief silence. "Hoot, laddie!" returned Miss Horn, in a somewhat offended tone. "That'll be what comes o' haein' feelin's. A bonny corp 's the bonniest thing in creation, an' that quaiet!
"I was upo' the tap o' the Nose, jist as the sun rase, luikin' aboot me, an' awa' upo' the Boar's Tail I saw twa angels sayin' their prayers. Nae doobt they war prayin' for the haill warl', i' the quaiet o' the mornin' afore the din begud. Maybe ane them was that auld priest wi' the lang name i' the buik o' Genesis, 'at hed naither father nor mither puir man! him 'at gaed aboot blissin' fowk."
Ay, he tellt her aboot me, an' hoo I had gane and droont mysel'. I could hear 'maist ilka word 'at he said; for ye see the flurin' here 's no verra soon', and I was jist 'at I cudna help hearkenin'. My lord's aff the nicht, as I tell ye. It's a queer gait, but a quaiet, he thinks, nae doobt. Gin onybody wad but tell her hoo mony een the baron's made sair wi' greitin'!
And I'm quaiet yet. And as sune 's it's dark, I s' gang oot and see whether the bonny man be onywhaur aboot. There's naething atween him and me noo; for, the moment I begin to think, it's him 'at comes to be thoucht aboot, and no Phemy ony mair! 'Steenie, said Kirsty, 'it was the bonny man sent Phemy til ye to gie ye something to du for him, luikin efter ane o' his silly lambs.
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