Excell’d by nane,
And a’ the glory shall be Thine,
Amen, Amen!
[He comes to the door. Twelve years have made no change in him.]
Holy Willie: Is the man Burns within?
Jean: Mr. Burns is very ill.
Holy Willie: Aye, so I am informed. (Coming into the room.) I came the journey expressly to exhort you to repentance.
Burns: I’ve spent my life repenting.
Holy Willie: I fear you’ve lived in unbridled pleasure.
Burns: You’re a great reconciler to another world, minister.