But her owners, seein that eke the hope oʼ their gains was thus far‐awaʼ, laid haud on Paul and Silas, and harlʼt them intil the merkit‐place to the rulers,
And forby, they learn to be traikin, gaun aboot frae hoose to hoose; aye, and no traikers alane, but tell‐pyats and busybodies, speakin things that soudna be spoken.