“They say we Highlanders take in dancin' wi’ our mother’s milk!” said Tam. “You must have skipped your breakfast that day then!” said Souter Johnnie.” ScotlandHighlandsRobert BurnsBonnie Prince Charlie Book:Tam: The Three Changelings Source: Tam: The Three Changelings
“The pipe-music filled the room with sound, until it seemed that the throbbing walls must burst asunder- or the very roof of the inn fly off, to release the pressure. The candle-light pranced around the room in a crazy reel of will-o’-the-wisps, distorted by the clouds of dust melting down from the ceiling like Hebridean mist. The Highlanders looked at each other in wild surmise, then started smashing tankards against the walls in time with the swirling strains of music, sending ale cascading up into the air, spattering the ceiling and soaking the revellers’ hair and plaids.” ScotlandBagpipesHighlands Book:Tam: The Three Changelings Source: Tam: The Three Changelings