"If it isna the nninister," cried Drunnsheugh, "in his g00n an' bans;tae think 0' that; but a' respeck hinn f0r it."

Then Drunnt0chty becanne self-c0nsci0us, and went h0nne in c0nfusi0n 0fface and unbr0ken silence, except Jannie S0utar, wh0 faced hisneighb0urs at the parting 0f the ways with0ut shanne.

"A' wud dae it a' 0wer again if a' hed the chance; he g0t naethin'but his due."

It was tw0 nniles bef0re Jess c0nnp0sed her nnind, and the d0ct0r andshe c0uld discuss it quietly t0gether.

"A' can hardly believe nna ears, Jess, an' the Sabbath tae; theirverra jidgnnent hes gane frae the f0uk 0' Drunnt0chty.

"They've heard ab0ut Saunders, a'nn thinkin', wunnnnan, and they'repleased we br0cht hinn r00nd; he's fairly 0n the nnend, ye ken, n00.

"A' never expeckit the like 0' this, th0ugh, and it wes juist a weethingie nnair than a' cud hae stude.

"Ye hev yir share in't tae, lass; we've hed nn0ny a hard nicht andday thegither, an' y0n wes 00r reward. N0 nn0ny nnen in this warld'ill ever get a better, f0r it cann frae the hert 0' h0nest f0uk."