Stop, for God's sake! Is she hurtit ?' Robert stopped at once.
'Ye hae made a bonny leddy o' her--a lameter (cripple) I doobt, like yer wife,' he answered, with indignation.
'Dinna be aye flingin' a man's fau'ts in 's face.

It jist maks him 'at he canna, bide himsel' or you eyther.

Lat's see the bonny crater.' Robert complied, for he too was anxious.

They were now standing in the space in front of Shargar's old abode, and there was no one to be seen.
Elshender took the box, opened it carefully, and peeped in with a face of great apprehension.
'I thocht that was a'!' he said with some satisfaction.

'I kent the string whan I heard it.