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`` What possessed Maister Dugald , as Lachlan ca 'd him , a 'd dinna ken , but aboot half nine -- an ' he begood at six -- he sat oot upon the trumpets again , an ' when he cudna get a haud o ' them , he says : '' ` It will be getting dark ' -LRB- the mune was fairly oot -RRB- , ` an ' it is time we were considering our last head . '' ` We will now study Satan in all his offices and characteristics . ' '' `` A ' see they 've been telling ye what happened , '' and confusion covered Mrs. Macfadyen 's ingenuous countenance . `` Weel , as sure 's deith a ' cudna help it , tae be sittin ' on peens for mair than twa oors tryin ' tae get a grup o ' a man 's heads , an ' him tae play hide-and-seek wi ' ye , an ' then tae begin on Satan at nine o'clock is mair nor flesh and bluid cud endure . `` A ' acknowledge a ' scrapit , but a ' houp tae gudeness a 'll never be tempted like yon again . `` It 's a judgment on me for ma pride , an ' Jeems said that tae me , for a ' boastit a ' cudna be beat , but anither oor o ' Mactavish wud hae driven me dottle -LRB- silly -RRB- . '' Then I understood that Mrs. Macfadyen had been humbled in the dust .