Drumtochty hes an idea o' itsel', and peety the man 'at tries tae drive them, but they 're couthy.
"This wy, an' a'll see tae yir luggage," and before Peter made for the Dunleith van it is said that he took off his cap to Kate; but if so, this was the only time he had ever shown such gallantry to a lady.
Certainly he must have been flustered by something, for he did not notice that Carmichael, overcome by shyness at the sight of the Carnegies in the first, had hid himself in the second, till he closed the doors; then the Carnegies heard it all.
"It's I, Peter," very quietly; "your first has passengers to-day, and.

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I 'll just sit here." "Come oot o' that," after a moment, during which Peter had simply looked; then the hat and the tweeds came stumbling into the first, making some sort of a bow and muttering an apology.
"A'll tak' yir ticket, Maister Carmichael," with severity.

"General," suddenly relaxing, "this is the Free Kirk minister of yir pairish, an' a 'm jidgin' he 'll no try the second again." Carmichael lifted his head and caught Kate's eye, and at the meeting of humour they laughed aloud.