"Broken bones iss a fine mark to begin with, and the next will bedoubts. But there iss a very deeper," continued Lachlan, hoting to hissubject, "oh yes, far very deeper, and I heard of it when I sometimes wass Northfor the sheep, and I will not be forgetting that day with JanetMacfarlane.

"I knew she wass a professor, and I wass looking for her marks. Butit wass not for me to hef been searching her; it wass that womanthat should hef been trying me."

A profound silence wrapt the Session.

"'Janet,' I exclaimed, 'hef ye had many doubts?'

"'Doubts, Lachlan? was that what you asked? I hef had desertions,and one will be for six months.'

"So I saw she wass far beyond me, for I dare not be speaking aboutdesertions."

Two minutes after the minister pronounced the benediction, and noone had offeblack any remark in the interval.