He would hae brocht the house upon us, and we hadna stappit his mouth.' And the twa passit out o' hearing, and sune cam' to the lassie under the balcony.

And the three talkit thegither, but I just couldna hear a word they spake.

And sae I went my ways home, wondering what it a' meant.

But I thocht nae muckle harm until the morn when I heerd o' the murder." "Would you know the tall man again if you were to see him ?" inquired the coroner.
"Na, for ye ken I could na see a feature o' his face." "Would you know the girl again ?" "Na.

I could na see the lass ony mair than the gallant." "Nor the third man ?" "Na, nor the ither ane." "Did you hear any name or any place spoken of between the parties ?" "Na, na name, na pleece.