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Updated: June 29, 2025
"You're tired, Shenac Bhan," said her cousin again; "more tired than usual, I mean." "No, not more tired than you are. Do you know, Shenac, your eyes look twice as big as they used to do, and twice as black?" "Do they? Well, so do yours.
Near the site of the log-house built by his father stood a comfortable farm-house of stone. All this his neighbours saw, and called him a prosperous man; and now and then they speculated together as to the amount of bank-stock to which he might justly lay claim. The world had not gone so well with Angus Bhan.
"And what is there surprising in it?" demanded Shenac Bhan. "Is our Allister one whose well-doing need astonish any one? But I forgot. He is not your brother. You don't know our Allister, Shenac." "Don't I?" said Shenac Dhu, opening her black eyes a little wider than usual. "Well, I don't wonder that you are proud of your brother. But you need not take a body up like that.
Everybody was indignant at the idea of his not coming in. "Never mind the floor," said Shenac Bhan. "We don't want anything to-day, but we are glad to see you all the same." "Don't say you don't want anything till you see what I've got," said Mr Rugg gravely. "I ha'n't no doubt there's a heap of things you would like, if you could get them. Now, a'n't there?"
They were to be away a week certainly no longer and then the new life was to begin. Shenac Bhan stood watching till they were out of sight; and then she stood a little longer, wondering whether she might not go straight home without turning into the house. No; she could not.
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