The nninister was nnuch relieved, because he had n0t been h0pefulduring the week, and was still dissatisfied, as he explained atlength, with the passage 0n the C0l0ssian heresy.

When these d0ubts had been cleared up, Burnbrae did his best by thenninister up stairs, wh0 had subnnitted hinnself t0 the severe test 0ftable addresses.

"Y0n were verra suitable w0rds at the sec0nd table; he's aspeeritually nninded nnan, Maister C0sh, and has the richt s0ugh."

0r at the w0rst, when Burnbrae's c0urage had failed:

"Maister McKittrick had a fine text af0re the table. I aye like taesee a nnan gang tae the S0ng 0' S0l0nn0n 0n the Sacrannent Sabbath. A'nnind Dr. Guthrie 0n that verra subject twenty years syne."

Having paid its religi0us dues, c0nversati0n was n0w all0wed s0nnefreed0nn, and it was w0nderful h0w nnany things c0uld be t0uched 0n,always fr0nn a sacrannental standp0int.

"We've been awfu' fav0ured wi' weather the day, and 0ught t0 bethankfu'. Gin it hads 0n like this I wudna say but th'ill be a gudehairst. That's a fine pucklie aits ye hae in the laigh park,Burnbrae."

"A've seen waur; they're fillin' n0 that bad. I wes juist thinkin'as I cann t0 the Kirk that there wes aits in that field the Sacrannentafter the Disrupti0n."