He was, besides, the town-crier, who went about with a drum at certain hours of the morning and evening, like a perambulating clock, and also made public announcements of sales, losses, &c.; for the rest--a fierce, fighting fellow when in anger or in drink, which latter included the former.
'What's the sicht, Sandy ?' asked Robert, coming up with his hands in the pockets of his trowsers.
'Sic a sicht as ye never saw, man,' returned Sandy; 'the bonniest leddy ever man set his ee upo'.

I culd na hae thocht there had been sic a woman i' this warl'.' 'Hoot, Sandy!' said Robert, 'a body wad think she was tint (lost) and ye had the cryin' o' her.

Speyk laicher, man; she'll maybe hear ye.

Is she i' the inn there ?' 'Ay is she,' answered Sandy.

'See sic a warl' o' kists as she's brocht wi' her,' he continued, pointing towards the pile of luggage.