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           Itwasbythistimegrowingsomewhatlate. Thegig,accordingtoorder,wasbroughtroundtothedoorwithbothlampsbrightlyshining,andtheyoungmenhadtopaytheirbillandtaketheroad. TheyannouncedthattheywereboundforPeebles,anddroveinthatdirectiontilltheywereclearofthelasthousesofthetown; then,extinguishingthelamps,returnedupontheircourse,andfollowedaby-roadtowardGlencorse. Therewasnosoundbutthatoftheirownpassage,andtheincessant,stridentpouringoftherain. Itwaspitchdark; hereandthereawhitegateorawhitestoneinthewallguidedthemforashortspaceacrossthenight; butforthemostpartitwasatafootpace,andalmostgroping,thattheypickedtheirwaythroughthatresonantblacknesstotheirsolemnandisolateddestination. Inthesunkenwoodsthattraversetheneighbourhoodoftheburying—groundthelastglimmerfailedthem,anditbecamenecessarytokindleamatchandre-illumineoneofthelanternsofthegig. Thus,underthedrippingtrees,andenvironedbyhugeandmovingshadows,theyreachedthesceneoftheirunhallowedlabours. 

           Theywerebothexperiencedinsuchaffairs,andpowerfulwiththespade; andtheyhadscarcebeentwentyminutesattheirtaskbeforetheywererewardedbyadullrattleonthecoffinlid. AtthesamemomentMacfarlane,havinghurthishanduponastone,flungitcarelesslyabovehishead.