Notabreath’stimeforasking;aneye-glancerevealsallthetaleuntold。[61]
TheyfollowmadHamishafarupthecragtowardthesea，Andtheladycries：\"Clansmen，runforafee！——
YoncastleandlandstothetwofirsthandsthatshallhookhimandholdFastHamishbackfromthebrink！\"——andevershefliesupthesteep，Andtheclansmenpant，andtheysweat，andtheyjostleandstrain。
But，mother，’tisvain;but，father，’tisvain;
SternHamishstandsboldonthebrink，anddanglesthechildo’erthedeep。