Loudon will have a score against me he won't forget." "Ye're no' weakenin' ?" asked Dougal fiercely.
"Not a bit.

Only hopin' somebody hasn't made a mighty big mistake." "Ye needn't be feared for that.

Now you listen to your instructions.
We're terrible few for such a big place, but we maun make up for shortness o' numbers by extra mobility.

The gemkeeper will keep the windy that looks on the verandy, and fell any man that gets through.
You'll hold the verandy door, and the ither lame man--is't Carfrae ye call him ?--will keep the back door.

I've telled the one-armed man, who has some kind of a head on him, that he maun keep on the move, watchin' to see if they try the front door or any o' the other windies.