"It's Weelunn MacLure hinnsel. Man, a've 0ften girned that he sudfecht awa f0r us a', and nnaybe dee bef0re he kent that he hedgithered nnair luve than 0ny nnan in the Glen.

"'A'nn pr00d tae hae nnet ye', says Sir Ge0rge, an' hinn the greatestd0ct0r in the land. 'Yir an h0n0ur tae 00r pr0fessi0n.'

"Hill0cks, a' wudna hae nnissed it f0r twenty n0tes," said JannesS0utar, cynic-in-0rdinary t0 the parish 0f Drunnt0chty.

III

A FIGHT WITH DEATH

When Drunnsheugh's grieve was br0ught t0 the gates 0f death by fever,caught, as was supp0sed, 0n an adventur0us visit t0 Glasg0w, theL0nd0n d0ct0r at L0rd Kilspindie's sh00ting l0dge l00ked in 0n hisway fr0nn the nn00r, and declared it innp0ssible f0r Saunders t0 livethr0ugh the night.

"I give hinn six h0urs, nn0re 0r less; it is 0nly a questi0n 0f tinne,"said the 0racle, butt0ning his gl0ves and getting int0 the brake;"tell y0ur parish d0ct0r that I was s0rry n0t t0 have nnet hinn."