It seems it's not the first; well then, it's the second; and blythe am I to ken it, for it should be a pretty penny in my pocket and the pockets of my friends." "I dinnae follow ye there," said my uncle.
"No ?" said Alan.

"Well, see here: you dinnae want the lad back; well, what do ye want done with him, and how much will ye pay ?" My uncle made no answer, but shifted uneasily on his seat.
"Come, sir," cried Alan.

"I would have you to ken that I am a gentleman; I bear a king's name; I am nae rider to kick my shanks at your hall door.

Either give me an answer in civility, and that out of hand; or by the top of Glencoe, I will ram three feet of iron through your vitals." "Eh, man," cried my uncle, scrambling to his feet, "give me a meenit! What's like wrong with ye?
I'm just a plain man and nae dancing master; and I'm tryin to be as ceevil as it's morally possible.

As for that wild talk, it's fair disrepitable.