it is a stormy night. rupert and the puritans are camped outside the house, because their conscientious scruples will not allow them to join the party indoors. they are joined by the mccrankie, a particularly strict puritan from the isle of rum, in scotland, who sings a song accompanied on the bagpipes. however, he is not beyond the occasional snort from his whisky flask, and he offers the puritans a "drappie."