"It was all Fanny's fault, she had no business to make me angry," answered Norman; "it is very hard that I should be punished because of her." The laird made no answer, but telling a maid-servant who appeared at the moment to carry Master Vallery upstairs and put him to bed, he entered the drawing-room where the ladies were sitting. The laird took care not to alarm them when he described what had happened. "Sandy did not tell you that I laughed at Norman, and that made him angry," said Fanny. "He had no business to be angry, young lady," observed the laird. "Let me advise you, my dear Mrs Vallery, to allow him to remain in bed till he becomes more amiable. His tumble into the water may perhaps be an advantage to him, and teach him the consequences of giving way to his anger." Mrs Vallery, however, though assured that no real harm had happened to her boy, could not refrain from running upstairs to see him. Norman did not appear at all sensible that he had brought the accident upon himself, and declared that it was all Fanny's fault, and that he would not stop in bed. Mrs Vallery at last yielded to his entreaties to be allowed to get up, and obtaining some fresh clothes, led him down to dinner, after he had promised that he would tell Mr Maclean he was sorry for having disobeyed his orders. Norman did so, though not with a very good grace, and he could not help feeling for the rest of the day that he was out of favour with the laird. Mrs Leslie did not allude to the subject, for she hoped that his mamma had said all that was necessary, and Norman congratulated himself that he had got off more cheaply altogether than he had expected. Poor Fanny was the chief sufferer, for she longed to say how delighted she was with the scenery, and yet she did not like, on account of her brother, to mention the subject. Norman, however, tried to look as unconcerned as possible, as if he had done nothing to be ashamed of. Fanny, who wished very much to carry the presents to little Robby, and to see the old sailor again, begged the next morning that she might take Norman, as had been before arranged, with the little carriage. "But I do not know if we can trust Norman," observed the laird; "he may be scampering off by himself across the moor, and give you a great deal of trouble to catch him." "Oh! but I am sure Norman will behave well to-day," pleaded Fanny. "Won't you, Norman? You will promise Mr Maclean that you will do as he tells you." "Of course I will," answered Norman. "Because I happen to do one day what you don't like, you fancy that I must always do what you think wrong." "If you promise me that you will obey your sister, you shall have the carriage, as I hope that I may trust to your word." Norman promised that he would do whatever Fanny told him. "Will you cut me a whip, Mr Maclean?" he added, "I cannot drive a carriage without one."