"Whence should he come but from Scotland?"
"Where was he going?"
"I didna ask him."
Patient's information appeared to have collapsed all at once, and her Scotticisms to increase.
"What is Willie M'Intyre?"
"A harper."
"How long was it since he left Scotland?"
"You are a learned gentleman, Sir; ye ken better nor me how many days it would take."
"What else did he tell you about Sir Edward Ingram?"
"He told me he was looking unco sick when he saw him."