At the tollhouse the road turns inland to Gledsmuir, and he who goes to the Sker Bay must leave it and cross the wild land called the Whinny Knowes, a place rough with bracken and foxes' holes and old stone cairns.

In the year 1801, a gentleman inoculated his own two boys and two of his servants with vacciolous matter, that was sent by Dr. Pearson; on the eighth, tenth, and twelfth days I Saw their arms, and was well satisfied that vacciolation had taken place.

the cankers of envy and faction

He got mixed up with a bad crowd.