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ANNABELLA.

That's well. Let him enter immediately, and do thou keep watch in the outer room.

Exit Phemy, and presently Bawldy enters.

I want thee to do an errand for me again, Bawldy. Do not look so grave and so cowed, man: thou shalt be well paid for it.

BAWLDY.

A'tweel, I'm ready enough to do ony errand, gin there be nae witchery concerned wi 't.

ANNABELLA.

And what the worse wilt thou be if there should? Didst thou not go to Grizeld Bane this morning, and return safe and sound as before, both soul and body, with a good crown in thy pocket to boot?

BAWLDY.

Certes my body cam' back safe enough; but for my puir saul, Lord hae mercy on it! for when I gaed to my kye on the hill again, I tried to croon o'er to mysel the hunder and saxteen psalm, and second commandment, and could hardly remember a word o' them. Oh! she's an awfu' witch, and scares the very wit frae ane's noddle.