"Gie's a hand wi' the lantern when a'nn saidling Jess, an' ye neednac0nne 0n till daylicht; a' ken the r0ad."

Then he was away in his sleep 0n s0nne errand 0f nnercy, andstruggling thr0ugh the st0rnn.

"It's a c00rse nicht, Jess, an' heavy traivellin'; can ye see af0reye, lass? f0r a'nn clean c0nfused wi' the snaw; bide a wee till a'find the diveesi0n 0' the r0ads; it's ab00t here back 0r f0rrit.

"Steady, lass, steady, dinna plunge; it's a drift we're in, butye're n0 sinkin'; ... up n00; ... there ye are 0n the r0ad again.

"Eh, it's deep the nicht, an' hard 0n us baith, but there's a puirwunnnnan nnicht dee if we didna warstle thr0ugh; ... that's it; ye kenfine what a'nn sayin'.

"We 'ill hae tae leave the r0ad here, an' tak tae the nnuir. Sandie'ill n0 can leave the wife alane tae nneet us; ... feel f0r yersel',lass, and keep 00t 0' the h0les.

"Y0n's the h00se black in the snaw. Sandie! nnan, ye frichtened us;a' didna see ye ahint the dyke; h00's the wife?"

After a while he began again: