yellonyellgiedthelaird，ilkanemairawfu’thantheither。Mygudesireknewnotwhethertostandorflee，butheventuredbackintotheparlour，wherea’wasgaunhirdie-girdie——naebodytosay\"comein\"
or\"gaeout。\"Terriblythelairdroaredforcauldwatertohisfeet，andwinetocoolhisthroat;and’Hell，hell，hell，anditsflames’，wasayethewordinhismouth。Theybroughthimwater，andwhentheyplungedhisswolnfeetintothetub，hecriedoutitwasburning;andfolkssaythatit/did/bubbleandsparklelikeaseethingcauldron。
HeflungthecupatDougal’sheadandsaidhehadgivenhimbloodinsteadofBurgundy;and，sureaneugh，thelasswashedclottedbloodaffthecarpettheneistday。Thejackanapetheycaa’dMajorWeir，itjibberedandcriedasifitwasmockingitsmaster。Mygudesire’sheadwasliketoturn;heforgotbaithsillerandreceipt，anddownstairshebanged;but，asheran，theshriekscamefainterandfainter;therewasadeep-drawnshiveringgroan，andwordgaedthroughthecastlethatthelairdwasdead。
Weel，awaycamemygudesirewi’hisfingerinhismouth，andhisbesthopewasthatDougalhadseenthemoney-bagandheardthelairdspeakofwritingthereceipt。Theyounglaird，nowSirJohn，camefromEdinburghtoseethingsputtorights。SirJohnandhisfathernever’greedweel。SirJohnhadbeenbredanadvocate，andafterwardsatinthelastScotsParliamentandvotedfortheUnion，havinggotten，itwasthought，arugofthecompensations——ifhisfathercouldhavecomeoutofhisgravehewouldhavebrainedhimforitonhisawnhearthstane。Somethoughtitwaseasiercountingwiththeauldroughknightthanthefair-spokenyoungane——butmairofthatanon。
DougalMacCallum，poorbody，neithergratnorgraned，butgaedaboutthehouselookinglikeacorpse，butdirecting，aswashisduty，a’