ave not the good English as Hamish."

"But surely you know this," said Miss Gertrude White, with more
animation, "that I am here against my will? You understand that, surely?
That I am being carried away against my will from my own home and my
friends? You know it very well; but perhaps your master has not told you
of the risk you run? Do you know what that is? Do you think there are no
laws in this country?"

"Sir Keith he is the master of the boat," said Christina. "Iss there
anything now that I can do for you, mem?"

"Yes," said Miss White, boldly; "there is. You can help me to get
ashore. And you will save your master from being looked on as a madman.
And you will save yourselves from being hanged."

"I wass to ask you," said the old Highland woman "when you would be for
having the dinner. And Hamish, he wass saying that you will hef the
dinner what time you are thinking of; and will you hef the dinner all by
yourself?"

"I tell you this, woman," said Miss White, with quick anger, "that I
will neither eat nor drink so long as I am on board this yacht! What is
the use of this nonsense? I wish to be put on shore. I am getting tired
of this folly. I tell you I want to go ashore; and I am going ashore;
and it will be the worse for any one who tries to stop me!"

"I do not think you can go ashore, mem," Christina said, somewhat
deliberately picking out her English phrases, "for the gig is up at the
davits now; and the dingy--you wass not thinking of going ashore by
yourself in the dingy? And last night, mem, at a town, we had many
things brought on board; and if you would tell me what you would hef for
the dinner, there is no one more willing than me. And I hope you will
hef very good comfort on board the yacht."

"I can't get it into your head that you are talking nonsense!" said Miss
White, angrily. "I tell you I will not go anywhere in this yacht! And
what is the use of talking to me about dinner? I tell you I will neither
eat nor drink while I am on board this yacht!"

"I think that would be a ferry foolish thing, mem," Christina said,
humbly enough; but all the same, the scornful fashion in which this
young lady had addressed her had stirred a little of the Highland
woman's blood; and she added--still with great apparent humility--"But
if you will not eat, they say that iss a ferry good thing for the pride;
and there iss not much pride left if one hass nothing to eat, mem."

"I presume that is to be my pri