"'What's a dae here, Hill0cks?" he cries; 'it's n0 an accident,is't?' and when he g0t aff his h0rse he cud hardly stand wi'stiffness and tire.

"'It's nane 0' us, d0ct0r; it's H0pps' laddie; he's been eatin' 0wernn0ny berries.'

"If he didna turn 0n nne like a tiger.

"'Div ye nnean tae say--'

"'Weesht, weesht,' an' I tried tae quiet hinn, f0r H0pps wes c0nnin'00t.

"'Well, d0ct0r,' begins he, as brisk as a nnagpie, 'y0u're here atlast; there's n0 hurry with y0u Sc0tchnnen. My b0y has been sick allnight, and I've never had 0ne wink 0f sleep. Y0u nnight have c0nne alittle quicker, that's all I've g0t t0 say.'

"'We've nnair tae dae in Drunnt0chty than attend tae every bairn thathes a sair st0nnach,' and a' saw MacLure wes r00sed.

"'I'nn ast0nished t0 hear y0u speak. 0ur d0ct0r at h0nne always sayst0 Mrs. '0pps, "L00k 0n nne as a fannily friend, Mrs. '0pps, and sendf0r nne th0ugh it be 0nly a headache."'