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246 WEST HIGHLAXD TALES.
alive. Go," said she to the bishop, " to bed, and dis-
miss this large company, lest men laugh at you."
He told the company that they might now go to
rest, that the queen's daughter and her maid of honour
■would take charge of liis daughter. When the queen's
daughter had seen them all away, she said to the
daughter of the bishojj, —
"Come along with me, my dear, to the king's
palace." He led her out, and then he had the brown
horse all ready, and as soon as the Scotsman got her to
where the horse stood, he threw off the dress he wore
in a dark place. He put a different dress above his
own, and mounted the horse. The other man is sent
home vnth the dresses to the tailor. He paid the man,
and told him to meet hira there next night. He
leaped on tlie brown horse at the bishop's house, and
ofi' he rode to the house of his master. Early as day-
light came, earlier came his master to the stable. He
had the bishop's daughter in liis bed. He wakened
Avhen he heard liis master.
" I would n't grudge my pains," said the latter, " if
my poor Scotsman were here before me to-day."
" Eh, and so I am," said the lad, " and the bishop's
daughter along with me here."
" Oh," said he, " I always thought well of you,
but now I think more of you than ever."
This was Saturday. He and his master had to go
and meet the bishop this day also. The bishop and
chief magistrate met as usual. H the bishop looked
angry the former day, he looked much angrier this
day. The cliief magistrate's servant rode on his horse
and saddle behind his master. When he came near
the bishop, he could only call him "tliief" and
" scoundrel."
"You may shut your mouth," said he ; "you can-