But oh," said Elspeth, "then came grandfather, who had seen us from the reaped field, and he blamed us sair and put no to our playing! He gave word to the minister, and Sunday the sermon dealt with the ill women of Scripture.
Back of that--" "Back of that--" "There was the day the two of you would go to the Kelpie's Pool." Elspeth's eyes enlarged and darkened.

"The next morn we heard--Jock Binning told us--that Mr.Ian had nearly drowned." "Almost ten years ago.

Once--twice--thrice in ten years.

How idly were they spent, those years!" "Oh," cried Elspeth, "they say that you have been to world's end and have gotten great learning!" "One comes home from all that to find world's end and great learning." Elspeth leaned from him, back against the thorn-tree.

She looked somewhat disquietedly, somewhat questioningly, at this new laird.
Glenfernie, in his turn, laid upon himself both hands of control.