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Shenac Bhan laughed too; but not because she was merry, for her cousin's nonsense always vexed her when she was "out of sorts." But her cousin Christie was there, Mrs More, the eldest sister of Shenac Dhu; and so Shenac Bhan laughed with the rest. She was here on a visit from the city of M where she lived, and had come over to see her aunt, as Angus Dhu's children always called the widow.
"Toch! what about the rain! I'm neither salt nor sugar to melt in it," she said, as Shenac Bhan took off her wet plaid and drew her towards the fire. "I must not stay," she continued. "Hamish, have you done with your book? Mr Rugg stayed at our house last night, and he's coming here next, and so I ran over the field to see his pretty things.
He said the same to his wife, as together they watched her running down the road to meet Shenac Dhu. "What in the world kept you so long?" asked her cousin. "Have you been hearkening to one of John Firinn's stories? Better not tell it again. What made you bide so long?" "Do you know how ill the wife has been?" asked Shenac Bhan.
He believes Shenac Bhan to be at least fifteen years older than I am, and wiser in proportion. But as for her not seeing people, that's nonsense, Dan." But Shenac Bhan would have no more of it. "Shenac Dhu, you are as foolish as Dan to talk so. Don't encourage him. What will Allister think?" Shenac laughed, but said no more. They were right. Allister was a man of the right sort.
This change was not noticed by Shenac Bhan so quickly as it would have been if she had been less occupied with her own affairs; but she did notice it at last, and one night, drawing her away from the door-step where the rest were sitting, she told her what she was thinking, and entreated to know what ailed her. "What ails me?" repeated Shenac Dhu, reddening a little.
It aye spoils people to go away and grow rich." Shenac Bhan looked at her with some surprise. "I cannot answer for Evan, but our Allister says he is coming home to stay. I'm not afraid for him." "Oh, but he must be changed after all these years. He has forgotten how different life is here," said Shenac Dhu with a sigh.
"Whisht, Hamish," said Shenac Dhu, "you're going to quote Saint Paul and Saint Peter about a woman's hair being a covering and a glory. Don't fash yourself. Why, she would deserve to be a Scots worthy more than George Wishart, or than the woman who was drowned even, if she were to do it!" "You had your own cut," said Shenac Bhan, looking at her cousin with some surprise.
He had a frank, open face and kind manner; and if anyone in the neighbourhood wanted a favour done, his first thought was sure to be of Angus Bhan. His cousin Angus Dhu, or Angus the black, had a good reputation among people in general.
They all had plenty to say to Shenac Dhu, but that her mind was full of other things it was easy to see. She laughed and chatted, but she watched the window till the long, high waggon of the peddler came in sight, and then she drew Shenac Bhan into a corner and kept her there till the door opened. "Good-morning, good-morning," said the peddler as he came in.
The curls were carefully gathered, and tied in Mrs More's handkerchief. "Shenac Bhan," said the other Shenac solemnly, "you look like a shorn sheep. I shall never see you again without thinking of the young woman tied to the stake on the sands, and the sea coming up and up " "Shenac, be quiet. It is sinful to speak lightly of so solemn a thing," said her sister gravely. "Solemn!" said Shenac.
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