"Stop, stop, husband!" she cried before she saw who was at the fighting; but only George Mor heard, and he half turned his head.
She was a little late. Her man, with a forefinger, was feeling the way to the scabbard, and a gout of blood was gathering at the point of his sword, when she got through the trees.
"Madame," said he, cool enough but short in the breath, and bloody a little at the mouth, "here's your gallant. He had maybe skill at diversion, but I've seen better at the small-sword. To-night my un-friends are coming back to harry Castle Dark, and I'm in little humour to stop them. Fare ye weel!"
A blash of rain threshed in Adventurer's face; the tide crept at his feet, the fall of the oars on Barge Blue sank low and travelled far off. It was the broad day. Over above the river, Castle Dark grew black, but the fellow of my story could not see it.
"And the woman, Paruig Dali? What came of the woman?"
Another peat on the fire, little one. So! _That_ the fellow of my story would need another trip to see. But Barge Blue is the ferry for all, high tide or low, in the calm and in the storm.
Amadant fool. Amadaitt dhoill! O blind fool!
Bàs, death. Bàs Dhiarmaid, death to Diarmaid! Beannachd, blessing. Beannachdlets! blessing with him!
Beannachd leat! blessing with thee, farewell! Biodag, a dirk.
Bord-dubh, black-board, the game of draughts.
Cabar, a rafter, a log of wood for throwing in Highland sports.
Cailleach, old woman. Cailleachan, old women.
Camatty, club used in the game of shinty. Camanachd, the game of shinty.
Cas, foot. Cas-chrom, a primitive hand-plough. Choillich-dhuibh, O black-cock!
Clach-cuid-fear, a lifting-stone for testing a man's strength.
Cothrom na Feinne, the fair-play of Finne; man to man. Crioslach, belt, girdle.
Crunluadh, a movement in piping. Crunluadh breabach, a smarter movement Crunluadh mack, the quickest part of a piobaireachd.
Dhé! O God! Dia, God. Dhia gleidh sinn! God keep us!
Faoiltcach, the short season of stormy days at the end of January.
Feadan, the chanter or pipe on which pipers practise tunes before playing them on the bagpipes. Fuarag, hasty-pudding, a mixture of oatmeal and cold water, or oatmeal and milk or cream.
Marag-dkubh, a black pudding, made with blood and suet.