What for should I steik mines upon the bench, the King's officer, bearing the sword, a dreid to evil-doers, as I was from the beginning, and as I will be to the end! Mair than enough of it! Heedious! I never gave twa thoughts to heediousness, I have no call to be bonny.

I'm a man that gets through with my day's business, and let that suffice." The ring of sarcasm had died out of his voice as he went on; the plain words became invested with some of the dignity of the Justice-seat.
"It would be telling you if you could say as much," the speaker resumed.
"But ye cannot.

Ye've been reading some of my cases, ye say.

But it was not for the law in them, it was to spy out your faither's nakedness, a fine employment in a son.

You're splairging; you're running at lairge in life like a wild nowt.