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They had opent the door o ' the transe to hearken closer , an ' what sud they see there but the fiery een an ' the white teeth o ' the prence 's horse , lyin ' athort the door o ' the king 's room , wi ' 's hied atween 's fore feet , an keepin ' watch like a tyke -LRB- dog -RRB- ! `` Er ' lang they bethoucht themsels , an twa o ' them set oot an aff thegither for the priory -- that 's whaur yer ain hoose o ' Lossie noo stan 's , my lord , to fess a priest . It wad be a guid twa hoor or they wan back , an ' a ' that time , ilka noo an ' than , the moaning an ' the beggin ' an ' the cryin ' wad come again . An ' the warder upo ' the heich tooer declared ` at ever sin ' midnicht the prence 's menyie , the haill twal o ' them , was careerin ' aboot the castel , noon ' an noon ' , wi ' the een o ' their beasts lowin ' , and their heids oot , an ' their manes up , an their tails fleein ' ahint them . He aye lost sicht o ' them whan they wan to the edge o ' the scaur , but roon ' they aye cam again upo ' the ither side , as gien there had been a ro 'd whaur there wasna even a ledge . `` The moment the priest 's horse set fut upo ' the drawbrig , the puir leddy gae anither ougsome cry , a hantle waur nor the first , an ' up gat a suddent roar an ' a blast o ' win ' that maist cairried the castel there aff o ' the cliff intill the watter , an ' syne cam a flash o ' blue licht an ' a rum ` lin ' . Efter that , a ' was quaiet : it was a ' ower afore the priest wan athort the coortyaird an ' up the stair .