But haud weel oot ower frae her.

Ye can lay a train, ye ken." "I s' tak care o' that, General." "Scrumpie, ye bide no that far frae the draigon's den.

Ye jist keep yer ee--nae the crookit ane--upo' her ootgoins an' incomins; or raither, ye luik efter her comin oot, an' we'll a' luik efter her gaein in again.
Jist mak a regiment o' yer ain to watch her, and bring ye word o' her proceedins.

Ye can easy luik roun the neuk o' the back-yett, an' nobody be a hair the wiser.

As sune as ever ye spy her lowse i' the yard be aff wi' ye to Willie Macwha.