He's my best friend in Glasgow.

He's an elder in the Gaelic kirk in the Cowcaddens, and I'm what ye call a free-thinker, but we're wonderful agreed on the fundamentals.

Ye spoke your bit verra well, I must admit.

Gresson will hear tell of ye as a promising recruit.' 'It's a rotten job,' I said.
'Ay, it's a rotten job.

I often feel like vomiting over it mysel'.