The officer there said he wasna dead, sae I brought him here and went for the physician you spoke to.

Now, Davie, it is needless for me to say mair.

You ken what I expect o' you.

You'll get no whiskey in this house, not a drop o' it.

If the sick man needs anything o' that kind, I shall gie it wi' my ain hand; and you wont leave this house, David, until I see whether Robert is to live or die.