Even then, I suspect, however, his eye being evil, he would have beheld in the smile only the joy of malice in the near prospect of a glut of revenge.
In the mean time Janet, in her perplexity, had, quite forgetful of the poor cow's necessities, abandoned Crummie, and wandered down the path as far as the shoulder her husband must cross ascending from the other side: thither, a great rock intervening, so little of Angus's cries reached, that she heard nothing through the deafness of her absorbing appeal for direction to her shepherd, the master of men.
Gibbie thrust the tongs again into the fire, and while blowing it, bethought him that it might give Angus confidence if he removed the chain from his neck.

He laid down the bellows, and did so.

But to Angus the action seemed only preparatory to taking him by the throat with the horrible implement.

In his agony and wild endeavour to frustrate the supposed intent, he struggled harder than ever.

But now Gibbie was undoing the rope fastened round the chest.