Or agane, hoo can oniebodie git ïntae a strang man's hoose an cairrie aff hïs belangins, less he furst tyes up tha strang man? Eftèr that, he can plunner awa!
Then ït gangs an taks wi ït seiven ither spïrits mair wïckit ner ïtsel, an the' aa gae ïn an the' settle thair. An that man enns up faur waur ner he wus afore. That's tha wye ït'll be wi thïs wïckit genèration.”
He dïdnae say that oot o peetie fer tha puir, but becas he wus a thief. He kep tha siller-pooch an he jist dïppt ïntae ït fer hïs ain use whan he wantit.