And he covered his head with both arms, as if to defend it from a
shower of blows.

'Haud yer tongue, Shargar. It's me.'

But before Shargar could come to his senses, the light of the candle
falling upon the blue coat made the buttons flash confused
suspicions into his mind.

'Mither, mither,' he said, 'ye hae gane ower far this time. There's
ower mony o' them, and they're no the safe colour. We'll be baith
hangt, as sure's there's a deevil in hell.'

As he said thus, he went on trying to pick the buttons from the
coat, taking them for sovereigns, though how he could have seen a
sovereign at that time in Scotland I can only conjecture. But
Robert caught him by the shoulders, and shook him awake with no
gentle hands, upon which he began to rub his eyes, and mutter
sleepily:

'Is that you, Bob? I hae been dreamin', I doobt.'

'Gin ye dinna learn to dream quaieter, ye'll get you and me tu into
mair trouble nor I care to hae aboot ye, ye rascal. Haud the tongue
o' ye, and eat this tawtie, gin ye want onything mair. And here's a
bit o' reamy cakes tu ye. Ye winna get that in ilka hoose i' the
toon. It's my grannie's especial.'

Robert felt relieved after this, for he had eaten all the cakes Miss