When I did so he said he felt obligated to refuse my offer." "Weel ?" "That is all." "Nonsense! Hae you seen Isabel hersel' ?" "She went to Edinburgh last night." "And if you were your uncle, lad, you would hae been in Edinburgh too by this time.

Your uncle would not stay refused twenty-four hours, if he thought the lass loved him.

Tut, tut, you ought to hae left at once; that would hae been mair like a Callendar than ganging to your ain room to sit out a scorning.

There is a train at ten o'clock to-night; you hae time to catch it if ye dinna lose a minute, and if you come back wi' Mrs.David Callendar, I'll gie her a warm welcome for your sake." The old man's face was aglow, and in his excitement he had risen to his feet with the very air of one whom no circumstances could depress or embarrass.

David caught his mood and his suggestion, and in five minutes he was on his way to the railway depot.