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 For this was stronger than the first-

Sae they baith drank till like to burst,

An' syne composed themsells to rest,

To sleep a while they judged it best.

An, hour in bed they hadna been,

An scarcely weel had clos'd their een,

Whan just into the neighbouring chamer

They heard a dreadfu' din an' clamour;

Aneath the bed-claise John did cour,

But Thrummy jumpt upo' the floor.

Him by the sark-tail John did haud;

Ly still, quo' he, fat! are ye mad?

Thrummy then turn'd him round about.

An' lent John in the ribs 'a clout,

Till on the bed he tumbled down,

In little better than a swoon;

While Thrummy, fast as he could rin,

Gaed aff to see what made the din:

The chamber seemed to him as light

As if the sun was shinning bright;

The ghaist was standing near the door,

In the same dress it had before,

An' o'er anent it, at the wa',

Were ither apparitions twa-