He was an unwelcom gast.

4

‘O Lady Dayesë, dear, d[ea]r Dayisie,

What gars ye gae sae round?

We yer tua sides high an yer bellie bige,

Fra yer face the couller is gane.’

5

‘O have ye loved? or have ye lang-sought?

Or die ye goo we barn?’

‘It’s all for you, fair father,