" It’s double Dutch,” declared the man in the check cap. “ That’s what it is.” “ Sounds like Danish to me,” said the man in evening dress. “ He looks like a Dane, too.” “ He’s a Scot,” I said, laughing. “ So am I. He’s offering me a lift home to Scotland, and I’d give my ears to take him at his word. "

― D.E. Stevenson , Five Windows