Or I vow and I swear, by the sword that I wear,

That I winna leave a standing stone at Airly.’

5

‘O how can I come down the stair,

And how can I kiss thee kindly,

Since you vow and you swear, by the sword that you wear,

That you winna leave a standing stone on Airly?’

6

‘Come down the stair then, Madam Ogilvie,

And let me see thy dowry;’