\"Thereisthesinging，boys，\"saidMurdie。\"Comeaway。Letusgoin。
HewasallthemoreanxioustogettheboysintothechurchwhenhesawAleckmakingtowardthem。HehurriedPeterinbeforehim，wellpleasedwithhimselfandhissuccessaspeacemaker，butespeciallydelightedthathecouldnowturnhisfacetowardtheminister\'spew，withoutshame。Andashetookhisplaceinthebackseat，withPeterRuaghbesidehim，theglanceofprideandgratitudethatflashedacrossthecongregationtohimfromthegray-browneyesmadeMurdiefeelmorethaneverpleasedatwhathehadbeenabletodo。ButhewassomewhatdisturbedtonoticethatneitherRanaldnorDonnorAleckhadfollowedhimintothechurch，andhewaiteduneasilyfortheircoming。
InthemeantimeStraightRorywaswindinghissinuouswaythroughColeshill，theGaelicrhythmofthepsalmallowingofquaversandturnsimpossibleintheEnglish。
Inthepausefollowingthesecondverse，Murdiewasstartledatthesoundofangryvoicesfromwithout。MorethanMurdieheardthatsound。AsMurdieglancedtowardthepulpithesawthattheministerhadrisenandwaslisteningintently。
\"Behold——the——sparrow——findeth——out——\"chantedtheprecentor。