I went wi' the dressing-case to the Arondelle Arms, where his lairdship and his lairdship's feyther, the auld duk' were biding.

The hostler telt me that his lairdship had gane for a walk o'er the brig to Castle Lone.

Sae I were fain to wait there for him." "How long did you wait ?" "Na lang.

I was na mair than five minutes before I saw his lairdship coming o'er the brig toward the house.

And sune his lairdship came into the inn, and I made my bow, and offered his lairdship the wedding-gift, wi' my maister's respectful guid wishes.