He micht be coming here to Helvoet; he micht come here the morn, he michtnae come for a twalmonth; I would wonder at naething--or just at the ae thing, and that's if he was to pay me my siller.

Ye see what way I stand with it; and it's clear I'm no very likely to meddle up with the young leddy, as ye ca' her.

She cannae stop here, that's ae thing certain sure.

Dod, sir, I'm a lone man! If I was to tak her in, its highly possible the hellicat would try and gar me marry her when he turned up." "Enough of this talk," said I."I will take the young lady among better friends.

Give me pen, ink, and paper, and I will leave here for James More the address of my correspondent in Leyden.