It's me that has the money here; and by Gravy! I'm goin' to be obeyed." Upon this scurvy encouragement, it appeared that my uncle had no remark to offer: twice challenged to "speak out and be done with it," he twice sullenly declined; and I may mention that about this period of the engagement, I began to be sorry for him.
"See here, then, Jeannie's yin!" resumed my grandfather.

"A'm goin' to give ye a set-off.

Your mither was always my fav'rite, for A never could agree with Aadam.

A like ye fine yoursel'; there's nae noansense aboot ye; ye've a fine nayteral idee of builder's work; ye've been to France, where they tell me they're grand at the stuccy.

A splendid thing for ceilin's, the stuccy! and it's a vailyable disguise, too; A don't believe there's a builder in Scotland has used more stuccy than me.