The Marquis of Lossie

oar of London city. Stunned at first, then excited, then bewildered, then dazed, without plan to guide their steps, they wandered about until, unused t

o' fowk!" sai

them can luik efter them a' in sic a tumult. But they say even th

er, "they're mair like a shoal

lat ilk ane tak' his ain gait an' yet luik efter them a'. But gien He does't, it stan's to riz

n jist gi'e up an' confess there's t

ey're ower semple for cr'aturs like hiz 'at's made sae m

," said Blue Peter, a

learned how absurd it is to suppose ourselves come from anything greater than ourselves, and had no conception of the

try's fashions, and from the landlady gathered directions by which to guide themselves towards

r, Malcolm suddenly remembered that he must speak English, and having a plentiful store of the book sort, he at once made himself intelligible in spite of tone and accent. It was, however, only a shifting of the diffi

themselves back at a place they had left miles away; after many a useless effort to lay hold of directions given so rapidly that the very sense could not gather

ked slowly halfway up the nave Malcolm turned and said, "Eh, Peter! sic a

heard the rush of the tide on the rocks of Scaurnose; and Malcolm declared he

'on, to ken 'at there is sic a cave howkit oot o' the din, 'at he can gang intill an' say his prayers intill! Man

assertion behind, reached the stately modesty of Portland Place; and Mal

es lying between Portland Place and Great Portland Street, where searching about, they came upon a decent looking public house and inquired after lodgings. They were directed to a woman in the neighbourhood, who kept a dingy little curiosity shop. On

xcept he could be near her as her servant, he did not see a chance of doing anything for her without disclosing facts which might make all such service as he would most gladly render her impossible, by causing her to hate the very sight of him. Plan after plan rose and passed from his mind rej

tly it began to snow. But through the snow and the night went carriages in all directions, with great lamps that turne

e length some fifty times, but saw no sign of vitality about the house. At length a brougham stopped at the door, and a man got out and knocked. Malcolm instantly crossed, but could not see his face. The door opened, and he entered. The brougham waited. After about a quarter of an hour he came out again, accomp

followed them, undeceive him. It was more showy, certainly, than the vestibule of any church he had ever been in before, but what might not churches be in London? They went up a great flight of stairs -- to reach the gallery, as h

tch deliberation. The man gave him a look of contemptuous surprise, and turning to another who lounged behind him with his hands in his pockets

en," said Malcolm, "but if I were

a pit ticket, and you'll soon kn

utlay of two shillings, found himself in the pi