"Aye, me leddy," said the dame, courtesying and making way for the visitor to pass; for the carriage, with the Hurstmonceux arms emblazoned upon its panels, the servant in the livery of the Earl of Hurstmonceux, and the haughty air of the lady visitor, all impressed the female turnkey with a feeling of awe. "I wish to speak with you, dame," said Mrs. MacDonald. "Aye, me leddy, and muckle honor till me!" replied the woman, with another low courtesy, as she led the way to her seat at the window at the extreme end of the corridor. "I wish to bespeak your attention to the lady I have just left," said Mrs. MacDonald. "Aye, me leddy! Ye will be ane o' the beneevolent leddies wha gang about, seeking for the lost sheep o' the house o' Israel, meaning sic puir misguided lasses as yon! Ye'll be aiblins, ane o' the leddy directors o' the Magdalen Hospital?" said Mrs. Ferguson. "The--what? I don't know what you mean, woman. I am speaking to you of a lady-the Honorable Mrs. Dugald." "A leddy? The Honorable Mistress Dugald? Ou! aye! forgi'e me, your leddyship. I'm e'en but a puir, auld, doitted bodie. I e'en thocht ye were talking o' yon misguided quean in the cell. The Honorable Mistress Dugald. She'll be like yoursel', intereested in yon lassie; and aiblins ain o' the leddy direectors o' the Magdalen." "I think you are a fool. The misguided lassie, as you have the impudence to call her, is no misguided lassie at all. She is the Honorable Mrs. Dugald, of Castle Cragg," said Mrs. MacDonald impatiently. "Wha--she--the lass in yon cell, the Honorable--Mistress--Dugald?" "Herself!" "Hech, that's awfu'l" "So I wished to give you a hint to treat her with the consideration due to her rank." "Eh, sirs! but that's awfu'!" repeated the dame, unable to overget her astonishment. "She has money enough to pay for all that she requires and to reward those who are kind to her besides," continued Mrs. MacDonald. "Nae doobt! nae doobt! bags o' gowd and siller! bags o' gowd and siller! What a puir, auld, doitted, fule bodie I was, to be sure," said the dame, in a tone of regret. "Now, I want to know whether she cannot have a few comforts in her cell, if she is able and willing to pay for them, and to reward her attendants for bringing them?" "And what for no? The bonny leddy sail hae a' that she craves, whilk is consistent wi' her safe-keeping." "And certainly her friends would ask no more." "What would her leddyship like to begin wi'?" "She is to remain here for a week; therefore she would like to have her cell fitted up comfortably. She will want a piece of carpeting to cover the floor; some nice fine bedding and bed linen; a toilet service of china; a single dinner and tea service of china; and a silver fork and spoon. Can you recollect all these articles?" "What for no?" "But stay, I forgot; she will want a small table and an easy-chair and footstool. Can you remember them all?" "Ilk a ane!"