The reading was interrupted as Callum began to cough with alarming violence. Rabbie slapped him on the back with vigor. “Do I need to stop?” Logan asked. “Are you dying?” Callum shook his head. “Because I wouldna mind it if you were dying.” “No, no.” At length Callum looked up with a reddened face and choked out, “Dinna mind me. Do go on.”
