A long narrow turf walk led, between two high holly hedges, from the turret-door to a little postern in the wall of the garden.

By means of these communications Rashleigh, whose movements were very independent of those of the rest of his family, could leave the Hall or return to it at pleasure, without his absence or presence attracting any observation.

But during his absence the stair and the turret-door were entirely disused, and this made Andrew's observation somewhat remarkable.
"Have you often observed that door open ?" was my question.
"No just that often neither; but I hae noticed it ance or twice.

I'm thinking it maun hae been the priest, Father Vaughan, as they ca' him.
Ye'll no catch ane o' the servants gauging up that stair, puir frightened heathens that they are, for fear of bogles and brownies, and lang-nebbit things frae the neist warld.

But Father Vaughan thinks himself a privileged person--set him up and lay him down!--I'se be caution the warst stibbler that ever stickit a sermon out ower the Tweed yonder, wad lay a ghaist twice as fast as him, wi' his holy water and his idolatrous trinkets.