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Chaidh Tormod MacLe貌id gu seisean na h-Eaglais. Ach cha do dh鈥檃ontaich e fh猫in is am ministear, an t-Oll. Ros. Bha fichead l脿 aig Tormod airson falbh. Cha robh cead aige teagasg ann an Ulapul tuilleadh. Choisich e a-mach 脿s a鈥� mhansa.

Ach cha deach e fada. Bha abhainn faisg air an taigh. Bha an t-uisge ann fad an l脿. Bha tuil san abhainn. Cha d鈥� fhuair Tormod a-null. Th脿inig an oidhche. Bha Tormod bog fliuch. Thill e don mhansa.

Chuir am ministear f脿ilte air. Bha Tormod air a n脿rachadh. Chuir e seachad an oidhche anns a鈥� mhansa. Bha a bhean M脿iri, ge-t脿, a鈥� coiseachd don abhainn. Bha naoi m矛le eadar an taigh aice 鈥檚 an abhainn. Bha i a鈥� gabhail dragh mu Thormod. Bha i toilichte gu robh e ceart gu le貌r.

脌s d猫idh fichead l脿 dh鈥檉h脿g Tormod an sgoil. Bha leanabh aige fh猫in is aig M脿iri. 鈥橲 e Iain an t-ainm a bh鈥� air an leanabh. Thug iad gu Loch Carrann e. Bha sin airson a bhaisteadh. Choisich iad ceathrad m矛le leis. Ach, nuair a r脿inig iad Loch Carrann, bha an t-Oll. Ros ann. Bha Ministear Loch Carrainn ag iarraidh air an Oll. Ros agus Tormod tighinn gu r猫ite. Ach cha do thachair sin. Chaidh Tormod is M脿iri dhachaigh gun Iain a bhaisteadh.

Smaoinich Tormod mu bhith a鈥� dol a dh鈥橝meireagaidh a Tuath. Ach bha fiachan air. Chaidh e a dh鈥橧nbhir 脵ige airson iasgach. Bha tuarastal math aige an sin. Fhuair e airgead m貌r. Cha robh fiachan air tuilleadh. Bha airgead gu le貌r aige airson M脿iri is Iain cuideachd. Bha iadsan a鈥� fuireach ann an Alba airson bliadhna. She貌l Tormod leis fh猫in air a Frances Ann. Bha i a鈥� dol gu Pictou ann an Alba Nuadh.

Bha stoirm mh貌r ann aig muir. Th貌isich an soitheach air uisge a leigeil a-steach. Bha a h-uile fear air b貌rd ag obair air na pumpaichean. Thuirt an sgiobair gu robh iad a鈥� tilleadh a dh鈥櫭坕rinn. Bha Tormod na aghaidh. Bha esan ag iarraidh cumail a dol. Chaidh e fh猫in is an caiptean a-mach air a ch猫ile. Fhuair Tormod taic bhon luchd-shiubhail. Chum iad orra. R脿inig iad Pictou.

Fhuair Tormod tac. Bha e trang, a鈥� leasachadh na talmhainn. L脿 na S脿baid, bha e a鈥� searmonachadh. Bha m貌ran airson 猫isteachd ris. 鈥淐貌 th鈥� ann an Tormod [MacLe貌id]?鈥� sgr矛obh fear. 鈥淭ha searmonaiche a dh鈥櫭╥rich air a cheann fh猫in a tha a鈥� cumail a-mach nach eil ministear aig Cr矛osda ann an Eaglais na h-Alba air fad.鈥�

Faclan is abairtean: seisean na h-Eaglais: the kirk session; cha do dh鈥檃ontaich e fh猫in is am ministear, an t-Oll. Ros: he and the minister, Dr Ross, did not agree; cha robh cead aige teagasg ann an Ulapul tuilleadh: he no longer had permission to teach in Ullapool; bha an t-uisge ann fad an l脿: it was raining all day; tuil: flood; cha d鈥� fhuair Tormod a-null: Norman didn鈥檛 get over; bog fliuch: soaked to the skin; thill e don mhansa: he returned to the manse; bha Tormod air a n脿rachadh: Norman was ashamed; bha i a鈥� gabhail dragh mu Thormod: she was uneasy about Norman (because he hadn鈥檛 come home); 脿s d猫idh fichead l脿 dh鈥檉h脿g Tormod an sgoil: after twenty days Norman left the school; 鈥檚 e Iain an t-ainm a bh鈥� air an leanabh: the baby鈥檚 name was John; Loch Carrann: Lochcarron; airson a bhaisteadh: to baptise him; bha X ag iarraidh air Y agus Z tighinn gu r猫ite: X was wanting Y and Z to come to agreement/accommodation; cha do thachair sin: that didn鈥檛 happen; bha fiachan air: he had debts; chaidh e a dh鈥橧nbhir 脵ige: he went to Wick; tuarastal math: good wages; she貌l Tormod leis fh猫in: Norman sailed on his own; bha i a鈥� dol gu Pictou ann an Alba Nuadh: she was going to Pictou in Nova Scotia; th貌isich an soitheach air uisge a leigeil a-steach: the vessel started to let water in; bha a h-uile fear air b貌rd ag obair air na pumpaichean: every man aboard was working the pumps; chaidh e fh猫in is an caiptean a-mach air a ch猫ile: he and the captain had a vigorous disagreement; fhuair Tormod taic bhon luchd-shiubhail: Norman got support from the passengers; chum iad orra: they kept going; tac: plot of land; a鈥� leasachadh na talmhainn: developing the land; searmonaiche a dh鈥櫭╥rich air a cheann fh猫in: a self-made preacher; a tha a鈥� cumail a-mach nach eil ministear aig Cr矛osda ann an Eaglais na h-Alba air fad: who declares that there is not a minister of Christ in all the Church of Scotland.