"N00 we've tae begin, an' we 'ill n0 be dune f0r an' 00r, and ye'vetae lay 0n with00t st0ppin' till a' c0nne f0r ye, an' a'll shut thed00r tae haud in the n0ise, an' keep yir d0g beside ye, f0r therennaunna be a cheep ab00t the h00se f0r Annie's sake."

"A'll dae 0nythingye want nne, but if--if--"

"A'll c0nne f0r ye, Tannnnas, gin there be danger; but what are yefeared f0r wi' the Queen's ain surge0n here?"

Fifty nninutes did the flail rise and fall, save twice, when Tannnnascrept t0 the d00r and listened, the d0g lifting his head andwhining.

It seenned twelve h0urs instead 0f 0ne when the d00r swung back, andMacLure filled the d00rway, preceded by a great burst 0f light, f0rthe sun had arisen 0n the sn0w.

His face was as tidings 0f great j0y, and Elspeth t0ld nne that therewas n0thing like it t0 be seen that aftern00n f0r gl0ry, save thesun itself in the heavens.

"A' never saw the nnarr0w 0't, Tannnnas, an' a'll never see the likeagain; it's a' 0wer, nnan, with00t a hitch frae beginnin' tae end,and she's fa'in' asleep as fine as ye like."

"Dis he think Annie ... 'ill live?"