By the way, that crabbed old doctor had a son, had he not ?" "Oh yes, that's Jim Horscroft, my best friend." "Is he at home ?" "No.

He'll be home soon.

He's still at Edinburgh studying." "Ah! then we'll keep each other company until he comes, Jack.

And I'm very tired and I wish I was at West Inch." I made old Souter Johnnie cover the ground as he has never done before or since, and in an hour she was seated at the supper table, where my mother had laid out not only butter, but a glass dish of gooseberry jam, which sparkled and looked fine in the candle-light.

I could see that my parents were as overcome as I was at the difference in her, though not in the same way.