And now come awa' to your bed." To my surprise, he lit no lamp or candle, but set forth into the dark passage, groped his way, breathing deeply, up a flight of steps, and paused before a door, which he unlocked.

I was close upon his heels, having stumbled after him as best I might; and then he bade me go in, for that was my chamber.

I did as he bid, but paused after a few steps, and begged a light to go to bed with.
"Hoot-toot!" said Uncle Ebenezer, "there's a fine moon." "Neither moon nor star, sir, and pit-mirk,"* said I."I cannae see the bed." * Dark as the pit.
"Hoot-toot, hoot-toot!" said he.

"Lights in a house is a thing I dinnae agree with.

I'm unco feared of fires.