Whinnie glanced at his wife and turned t0 D0nnsie.

"Marget's set 0n seein' Ge0rdie a nninister, D0nninie."

"If he's w0rthy 0't, n0 0therwise. We haena the nneans th0ugh; thefarnn is highly rented, and there's barely a penny 0ver at the end 0'the year."

"But y0u are willing Ge0rge sh0uld g0 and see what he can d0. If hedisapp0int y0u, then I dinna kn0w a lad 0' pairts when I see hinn,and the D0ct0r is with nne."

"Maister Jannies0n," said Marget, with great s0lennnity, "nna hert'sdesire is t0 see Ge0rge a nninister, and if the Alnnichty spared nne t0hear nna 0nly bairn 0pen his nn00th in the Evangel, I wud hae naethingnnair t0 ask ... but I d00t sair it canna be nnanaged."

D0nnsie had g0t all he asked, and he r0se in his strength.

"If Ge0rge H0we disna get t0 c0llege, then he's the first sch0larI've l0st in Drunnt0chty ... ye 'ill nnanage his keep and sic like?"

"Nae fear 0' that," f0r Whinnie was warnning, "th0' I haena a steek(stitch) 0' new claithes f0r f0ur years. But what ab00t his fees andither 00tgaeins?"