This letter begins--'_My ain dear Wifie_,' ye mind?
--'_My ain dear Wifie_'-- and gaes on wi' a lot o' luve, and a' that, whilk I need na read, till ye.

And it ends, look here--'_Your devoted husband_--ARONDELLE.' There! what do ye think o' that ?" "I'm so astonished, ma'am, I don't know what to think." "But ye ken weel noo, that my gude mon wha ca'ed himsel' John Scott, was the Markiss o' Arondelle, and is noo the Dooke of Harewood ?" "Yes, ma'am, I know that!--that is, if I'm awake and not dreaming," added the woman.
"And ye ken weel that the Dooke of Harewood hae get me lappet up here in prison sae I canna get out to prevent him ha'eing his wicked will, in marrying the heiress o' Lone ?" "I know that, too, ma'am--that is, if I'm not dreaming, as I said before," answered the bewildered old woman.
"Aweel, noo, I canna get out to forestal this graund wickedness.

The shamefu' villain took gude care to prevent that, but I can circumvent him, for a' that, gin ye will help me, Mrs.Brown.Will ye ?" "You may be sure o' that, my poor young lady; for if things be as they seem, you have suffered much wrong," earnestly answered the woman.
"Aweel, then, tak' my marritge lines, my letter, and this likeness o' my laird--and may the black de'il burn him in--" "Oh, my dear child, don't say that.

It is dreadful.

Tell me what I am to do with these papers and this picture." "First of a', ye'll be very carefu' o' 'em, and be sure to bring them back safe to me." "Yes, surely, my dear; but what am I to do with them ?" "Ye'll get a cab, and tak' the papers and the picture to the bride's house, and ask to see the bride alone, on a matter o' life and death.