"Nae, but I doubt that the Queen wouldna hae me to be her donkey-boy."
"Why not?"
"'Cos I hae nae bin a donkey-boy, an' I might do things wrang."
"But you could learn—everybody has to learn. And if you did your best there could not be much fault-finding."
"I'd do my best."
"Nobody could say better than that," replied the Lady.
"Ah, if your leddyship," faltered Yetta, "could get her Majesty to mek' him her donkey-boy, or to 'point him to any sic position, he would still be near to us, an' a comfort in our old age."
"Ay, an' he would think nae mair o' running away," added Donal.
"You may be sure the matter will be taken into her earnest consideration," said the Lady. "And now, after you have had some refreshment, which I will ask them to give you, you had better go home, and in the course of a few days you will doubtless hear further."
TO BE CONCLUDED.