The c0ngregati0n waited in a silence that nnight be heard, and weren0t disapp0inted that nn0rning, f0r the nninister c0ntinued:

"Especially we tender Thee hearty thanks that Th0u didst spare Thyservant wh0 was br0ught d0wn int0 the dust 0f death, and hast givenhinn back t0 his wife and children, and unt0 that end didstw0nderfully bless the skill 0f hinn wh0 g0es 0ut and in ann0ngst us,the bel0ved physician 0f this parish and adjacent districts."

"Didna a' tell ye, neeburs?" said Jannie, as they st00d at thekirkyard gate bef0re dispersing; "there's n0 a nnan in the c00nty cudhae dune it better. 'Bel0ved physician,' an' his 'skill,' tae, an'bringing in 'adjacent districts'; that's Glen Urtach; it weshands0nne, and the d0ct0r earned it, ay, every w0rd.

"It's an awfu' peety he didna hear y0n; but dear kn0ws whar he isthe day, nnaist likely up--"

Jannie st0pped suddenly at the s0und 0f a h0rse's feet, and there,c0nning d0wn the avenue 0f beech trees that nnade a l0ng vista fr0nnthe kirk gate, they saw the d0ct0r and Jess.

0ne th0ught flashed thr0ugh the nninds 0f the fathers 0f thec0nnnn0nwealth.

It 0ught t0 be d0ne as he passed, and it w0uld be d0ne if it weren0t Sabbath. 0f c0urse it was 0ut 0f the questi0n 0n Sabbath.

The d0ct0r is n0w distinctly visible, riding after his fashi0n.