g.

The Clan, lingering behind their parents, looked back at the
group on the castle terrace before the trees hid them from sight,
and Jock sent the pewit call shrilling through the dusk. It was
answered instantly from the terrace.

"He is just like Prince Charlie, I'm thinking," said Sandy, and
Jock, to ease his feelings, whistled "Charlie is my darling" all
the way to the gate of the park.

The evening star was shining brightly over the dark outline of
old Ben Vane as the Campbells reached the little gray house on
the brae, now safely their home forever, and Tam came bounding
down the path to meet them. Jean kissed her hand to the star and
murmured to herself,

"Star light, star bright,
I have the wish I wished to-night."

GLOSSARY

Auld, old.

Aye (pronounced i), yes.

Aye (pronounced a), ever, always.

Bailie, an officer of the law.

Bairn, a child.

Ben. See But and ben.

Besom, a broom.

Bide, stay.

Bittock, a little bit.

Blatherskite, a babbling person, a good-for-nothing.

Blethering, talking nonsense.

Bonny, pretty, beautiful, charming.

Bracken, brake, a species of tall fern.

Brae (pronounced bray), a hillside.

Braw, fine, handsome.

Burn, a brook.

But and ben, outside and in.

But the house means out of the house. But is also applied to the
kitchen; going but is going from the best room to the kitchen,
and going ben is going into the best room.

Byre, a cow-shed.

Canny, shrewd.

Chap, a knock.

Daft, silly, foolish.

Dandering, wandering.

Dawtie, darling, pet.

Dinna, do not.

Dod, an exclamation.

Doubt, suspect.

Dyke, a low fence or wall of turf or stone.

Fash, disturb.

Fine, finely, well.

Gey, very.

Gin (g as in give), if.

Girdle, a griddle.

Glengarry bonnet, a small cap without visor.

Greet, weep.

Guddling, catching fish with the hands.

Havers (a as in hay), nonsense (an exclamation).

Isna, is not.

Keek, a peep.

Ken, know.

Kilmarnock bonnet, a tam-o'-shanter.

Kirk, church.

Biro, a churn.

Kist, a chest.

Laird, a lord, a landed proprietor.

Laverock, the lark.

Limmer, a mischievous person.

Losh, an exclamation.

Loup, to leap.

Lug, ear.

Mealy pudding, a Scotch dish made of oatmeal and suet, in form
something like a sausage.

Michty (pronounced michty, with the gutteral ch as in the German
word ich), mighty, large, powerful.

Michty me, an exclamation