Authors: Michael Phillips
A’:
all
Abody:
everyone
Aboot:
about
Abune:
above
Ahint:
behind
Aiblins:
perhaps
Ain:
own
Ane:
one
Anither:
another
Athegither:
altogether
Aye:
yes
Bairn:
child
Bin:
hill/summit
Bonny:
pretty
Burn:
creek/stream
Caw canny:
be careful
Coo:
cattle
Dee:
death
Deid:
dead
De’il:
devil
Dinna:
don’t
Disna:
doesn’t
Div/du/de:
do
Doon:
down
Dune:
done
Een:
eyes
Fa/wha:
who
Fae/frae:
from
Fan:
when
Fit:
what
Fleyt:
afraid
Gae:
go
Gait:
way
Gang/gaed:
went
Gar:
make
Gie:
give
Gien:
if
Greet:
cry
Gude/guid:
good
Hae:
have
Hame:
home
Heid:
head
Hert:
heart
Ilka:
every
Intae/intil:
into
Isna:
isn’t
Ken:
know
Kennt:
knew
Lang:
long
Lauch:
laugh
Luik:
look
Mair:
more
Maun:
must
Mirk:
dark
Mony:
many
Muckle:
much, big
Nae:
no
Naethin’:
nothing
Nickum:
ruffian
Nor:
than
O’:
of
Ocht:
ought
Oot:
out
Ower:
over
Po’er/pooer:
power
Puir:
poor
Richt:
right
Roon:
round
Sae:
so
Sanna:
shall not
Sicht:
sight
Siller:
money
Spier:
ask
Sud:
should
Sudna:
shouldn’t
Syne:
since/since then/ago
Tae/till:
to
Thocht:
thought
Toon:
town
Trowth:
truth
Twa:
two
Unco:
great/much/a lot
Upo’:
upon
Verra:
very
Wad:
would
Wadna:
wouldn’t
Wark:
work
Warna:
weren’t
Weel:
well
Whan:
when
Whaur:
where
Whiles:
sometimes
Wi’:
with
Winna:
won’t
Wis:
was
Chapter Two: Beginning of Auld Lang Syne
Chapter Three: The Vast Sea of God’s Fatherhood
Chapter Four: Shock in the Pulpit
Chapter Five: Departure of a Friend
Chapter Six: The Duchess and the Laird
Chapter Seven: Six Harps for Castle Buchan
Chapter Eight: Ladies with Secrets
Chapter Thirteen: Music in a Storm
Chapter Fourteen: Fright at Findlater
Chapter Sixteen: Music and the Word
Chapter Seventeen: Ancient Passing of Power
Chapter Eighteen: Breaking the Spell
Chapter Nineteen: The Bin…Again
Chapter Twenty: Happy Christmas in a Minor Key
Chapter Twenty-two: Closing the Everlasting Life Circle
Chapter Twenty-three: Surprise Letter
Chapter Twenty-four: Home at Last
Chapter Twenty-five: Aftermath of a Farewell
Chapter Twenty-seven: Remembering the Past,Facing the Future
Chapter Twenty-eight: A Decision and a Dream
Chapter Twenty-nine: Home but Not Home
Chapter Thirty: Deep-Rooted Healing
Chapter Thirty-one: Decision of Privilege
Chapter Thirty-two: Cultivating Eyes of Devotionand Honor
Chapter Thirty-three: Aftermath of Another Parting
Chapter Thirty-four: A Shocking Tale
Chapter Thirty-five: Nine-Tenths of the Law
Chapter Thirty-six: The Edinburgh Affidavit
Chapter Thirty-seven: Midnight Summons
Chapter Thirty-eight: In Castle Buchan
Chapter Thirty-nine: Duchess vs. Impostor
Chapter Forty: Community Welcome
Chapter Forty-one: Accusations
Chapter Forty-two: Silence or Defense?
Chapter Forty-three: Fruitless Attempt
Chapter Forty-four: Courtroom Climax
Chapter Forty-five: Dangerous Olive Branch
Chapter Forty-six: The Cliffs of Findlater
Chapter Forty-seven: Waking Dormant Seed
Chapter Forty-eight: Fear and Confusion
Chapter Fifty: Alasdair’s Song
Chapter Fifty-one: Uncertain Return
Chapter Fifty-three: Interlude of Peace
Chapter Fifty-four: Surprise Visitor
Chapter Fifty-five: Difficult Decision
Chapter Fifty-six: Guest from Aberdeen
Chapter Fifty-seven: Bumps in the Night
Chapter Fifty-eight: Soothing Dream
Chapter Fifty-nine: The Sea’s Claim
Chapter Sixty: Another Dream…and Not a Dream
Chapter Sixty-three: Above Ground
Chapter Sixty-four: Desperation
Chapter Sixty-five: Interrogation
Chapter Sixty-six: Hallucinations
Chapter Sixty-seven: The Ancient Castle
Chapter Sixty-nine: In the Footsteps of the Picts
Chapter Seventy-one: Light of Day
Chapter Seventy-three: Confrontation of Conscience
Chapter Seventy-four: Closing Chapter
Chapter Seventy-five: Witness to a Threat
Chapter Seventy-six: Knotted Strands
Chapter Seventy-seven: Hearts as One
Chapter Seventy-eight: “Gwendolyn’s Song”
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2011 by Michael Phillips
All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Every effort has been made by the author to research copyrights to all songs and poems. In the event any copyright has inadvertently not been accurately discovered, the author apologizes and requests notification in order to rectify such oversights in future printings.
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