I daursay they wad gi' me a new ane--I mean ane as auld as Noah's 'at he played i' the ark whan the de'il cam' in by to hearken.

I wad fain hae a try.

Ye ken a' aboot it wi' that grannie o' yours: hoo's a body to begin ?' 'By giein' up the drink, man.' 'Ay--ay--ay--I reckon ye're richt.

Weel, I'll think aboot it whan ance I'm throu wi' this job.

That'll be neist ook, or thereabouts, or aiblins twa days efter.