'He hadna you to tak care o' him, Robert. Whaur is he?'
'At The Boar's Heid.'
'That's weel. He'll be luikit efter there.'
'A body wad like to hae their ain han' in 't, Shargar.'
'Ay. I wiss we had him here again.'
The ice of trouble thus broken, the stream of talk flowed more freely.
'Hoo are ye gettin' on at the schule, man?' asked Robert.
'Nae that ill,' answered Shargar. 'I was at the heid o' my class yesterday for five meenits.'
'An' hoo did ye like it?'
'Man, it was fine. I thocht I was a gentleman a' at ance.'