cious pet; dinna ye sab an' greet sae, my ain Allie's wee Allie—whist, noo, whist!"
"Hame! hame!—I will gae hame!" sobbed the child passionately. "I maun gae hame; I will gae hame; I winna bide here. Let me gang hame, grannie."
"Whist! whist! noo, Allie, my ain sonsie bairn, ye are na' wiselike tae talk in that fashion, for weel ye ken ye kinna gae hame."
"But I will—I will!" shouted the imperious child. "I will gae hame—I will, I will; an' wha' shall stay me? Let me gang, grannie."
"Stop, stop! my ain little lass; my bonnie wee birdie! stop, an' hear 'till me; ye are at hame—this is yer hame, Allie; ye ha' nae ither; quit greetin' noo, my sonsie bairn, an' listen tae me."
"I winna listen—nor I winna stop greetin' till ye tak' me hame; hame! grannie, tak' me hame!"
"Silly bairnie; an' do ye na' ken this is yer hame?"
"Na', na'—it's na' my hame; I winna bide here; I will gae hame to my ain bonny
