He drops the 'Mr' with fellow-ministers of his own denomination only--never with Wesleyans or Baptists, for a moment.

He always comes back very genial from the General Assembly, and full of stories.

'I said to Grant,' or 'Macdonald said to me'-- and he always calls you 'Finlay,'" she added shyly.

"By the way, I suppose you know he's to be the new Moderator ?" "Is he, indeed?
Yes--yes, of course, I knew! We couldn't have a better." They walked on through the early autumn night.

It was just not raining.
The damp air was cool and pungent with the smell of fallen leaves, which lay thick under their feet.