Another example of speech
“Crivens! Gang awa’ oot o’ here, ye daft wee hinny! ’Ware the green heid!”
With that he pulled at a piece of string that was hanging over the side of his boat, and a second red-headed man surfaced, gulping air.
“Nae time for fishin’!” said the first man, hauling him aboard. “The green heid’s coming!”
“Crivens!” said the swimmer, water pouring off him. “Let’s offski!”
And with that he grabbed one very small oar and, with rapid back and forth movements, made the basket speed away.
“Excuse me!” Tiffany shouted. “Are you fairies?”
But there was no answer. The little round boat had disappeared in the reeds.
Probably not, Tiffany decided.