'Ay,' she said, 'and whose is the cow ?' He was not without a genuine curiosity.

'What would you do for _any_ cow in that case ?' 'And is it Torrance's cow ?' asked Mistress Betty.

'Och, but I know it's Torrance's cow that ye're speiring for.' The young minister was recalled to a sense of his duty.

He rose up with brisk dignity.

'I only asked you to see what you would say.