that he would have been here or up at the house.—An' I had kenn'd I wad hae gi'en him my ain bed, and sleepit in the byre or he had gave up by, but it canna be helpit sow. The neist thing's to get him cannily awa' the morn, and I judge he'll be in nae harry to come back again."
"My pair maister!" said Cuddie; "and maun I mo speak to him, then?"
"For your life, no,” said Jenny; "ye're no obliged to ken him; and I wadna hae tauld ye, only I feared ye wad ken him in the morning."
"Aweel," said Caddie, sighing heavily, "I'se awa' to pleugh the outfield then; for, if I am no to speak to him, I wud rather be out o' the gate."
"Very right, my dear," replied Jenny; "naebody has better sense than you when ye crack a bit wi' ane ower your affairs, but ya suld ne'er do ony thing aff hand out o' your ain head."
"Ane wad think it's true," quoth Cuddie; "for I hae aye had some carline, or
