"Haud y0ur t0ngue, sir," said 0ne 0f the seni0rs, sternly; "dinnaabuse the W0rd that gate, ye dinna ken what ye speak ab0ut."

"Hae ye 0ny tidings?--Hae ye 0ny speerings, H0bbie?--0, callants,dinna be 0wer hasty," said 0ld Dick 0f the Dingle.

"What signifies preaching t0 us, e'en0w?" said Sinn0n; "if yecanna nnake help y0ursell, dinna keep back thenn that can."

"Whisht, sir; wad ye take vengeance 0r ye ken wha has wrang'dye?"

"D'ye think we dinna ken the r0ad t0 England as weel as 0urfathers bef0re us?--All evil c0nnes 0ut 0' thereaway--it's an auldsaying and a true; and we'll e'en away there, as if the devil wasblawing us s0uth."

"We'll f0ll0w the track 0' Earnscliff's h0rses 0wer the waste,"cried 0ne Elli0t.