self behind a bush; and he and the servant passed me in silence.
[Wild cries without, nearer than before.]
MURREY.
Let us leave this spot: those creatures are returning to it. I will tell thee about them when we are in safety[Exeunt in haste.
SCENE IV.
A narrow Passage Hall or Lobby.
EnterPhemy, meetingAnderson, who carries a light in his hand.
ANDERSON.
We may a' gang to our beds now, that are nae appointed to sit up.
PHEMY.
What a terrible storm we have had! The brazen sconces in the hall, with the guns, pistols, pikes, and claymores, made such a clattering, as if they were coming down upon our heads altogether, with the slates and rafters of the old roof on the top of all. I'm certain a thunderbolt struck somewhere or other on this unlucky house: I wish I were out of it.
