"'Do you mean to say that there was only one bothy for the girls and for the boys who worked there?' 'Yes.'
"'What age were those girls and boys?' 'We had them from 8 to 20 years of age; and the boys were from 10 to 14, or thereabouts.'
"'You spoke of men who came about the bothy; did the girls expect them?' 'Yes; of course they had their sweethearts.'
"'Did they go into the bothy?' 'Yes; and once I got a sore beating from one of them, for ordering him out of the bothy.'
"'How long were you in that mill?' 'Three years and nine months.'
"'And where did you go to next?' 'To Messrs. Anderson & Company, at Moneyfieth, about six miles from Dundee.'
"'What were your hours of labour there?' 'Fifteen hours.'
"'Exclusive of the hour for refreshment?' 'Yes; we seldom stopped for refreshment there.'
"'You worked without any intermission at all, frequently?' 'Yes; we made a turn-about.'