For there, like a triton on a sea-horse, came Gibbie through the water on Snowball, swimming wearily.
He caught sight of Janet at the window, and straightway his countenance was radiant with smiles.

Mistress Croale gave a shuddering sigh, drew back from her window, and betook herself again to her dark corner.

Jean went to Janet's window, and there beheld the triumphal approach of her brownie, saving from the waters the lost and lamented Snowball.

She shouted to her brother.
"John! John! here's yer Snawba'; here's yer Snawba'." John ran to her call, and, beside himself with joy when he saw his favourite come swimming along, threw the window wide, and began to bawl the most unnecessary directions and encouragements, as if the exploit had been brought thus far towards a happy issue solely through him, while from all the windows Gibbie was welcomed with shouts and cheers and congratulations.
"Lord preserve 's!" cried Mr.Duff, recognizing the rider at last, "it's Rob Grant's innocent! Wha wad hae thoucht it ?" "The Lord's babes an' sucklin's are gey cawpable whiles," remarked Janet to herself .-- She believed Gibbie had more faculty than any of her own, Donal included, nor did she share the prevalent prejudice of the city that heart and brains are mutually antagonistic; for in her own case she had found that her brains were never worth much to her until her heart took up the education of them.

But the intellect is, so much oftener than by love, seen and felt to be sharpened by necessity and greed, that it is not surprising such a prejudice should exist.
"Tak 'im roon' to the door."-- "Whaur got ye 'im ?"--"Ye wad best get 'im in at the window upo' the stair."-- "He'll be maist hungert."-- "Ye'll be some weet, I'm thinkin'!"-- "Come awa' up the stair, an' tell's a' aboot it."-- A score of such conflicting shouts assailed Gibbie as he approached, and he replied to them all with the light of his countenance.
When they arrived at the door, they found a difficulty waiting them: the water was now so high that Snowball's head rose above the lintel; and, though all animals can swim, they do not all know how to dive.