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Updated: June 28, 2025
She had been a little doubtful all day whether she should find Shenac at home and at liberty to go with her, but she never thought of finding Shenac's father there. They were rolling that is, clearing off the felled trees in Angus Dhu's farther field, she knew, and Shenac might be there, and she thought that her father must be.
"I didn't know that you had spoken to Sandy not that it would have made any difference, however," added Shenac candidly. "And, Dan, you don't suppose any one will care for what a girl like Shenac Bhan may say. He'll come all the same to please you," said Cousin Shenac. "Whether he comes or not, I'm going to McLay's raising," said Dan angrily. "Shenac's not my mistress, yet a while."
They were sitting on the doorstep by this time, and Shenac laid her head on her brother's shoulder as she spoke. "I know I am all wrong, Shenac. I know I ought to be content as I am," said Hamish at last, but he could say no more. Shenac's heart filled with love and pity unspeakable.
Let me do that," she added hastily, as she saw the success of the dinner put in jeopardy by an awkward movement of the incompetent cook. In another moment Shenac's black dress was pinned up, and soon the dinner was on the table, and the father and children were seated at it. To her husband's entreaty that she would try and eat something, the poor woman did not yield.
She'll look no better than the rest of us without her hair," continued she, taking the heavy braids out of Shenac's hands and pushing her back on the pile of wool from which she had risen. "Christie, tell Shenac about John Cameron, as you told us last night."
Generally, Shenac's way was the best, to be sure; for the mother, weakened in mind and body, saw difficulties in very trifling things, and fancied dangers and troubles where the bright, cheerful spirit of her daughter saw none.
This was one of the things which made Allister so different from other people in Shenac's eyes. Even Hamish, loving and kind as he was, had not Allister's gentle, caressing ways. A touch, a smile, a fond word, came so naturally from him; and these were all the more sweet to Shenac because she was shy of giving such tokens herself, even where she loved best. "If Shenac would come," said Allister.
"Why should I not do the same?" "You are not me. Everybody has not my strength of mind," said Shenac Dhu, nodding gravely. "Toch! you cut yours that it might grow long and thick like our Shenac's," said Dan, who had been with them for some time. "Think of your hair, and look at this." And he lifted the fair curls admiringly. Shenac Bhan laughed. "It's an awful bother, Dan."
So she said, as Mrs McDonald was far from well yet, she would dye her worsted for her; and Shenac was glad to rest herself with the pleasant three miles' walk to give the message and get directions. Shenac's part of the bargain was fulfilled in spirit and letter; and certainly nothing less could be said as to the part of John Firinn.
I am afraid that at such times the strength of Hamish and the patience of Dan must have given out before she found it too dark to go on with their labours. But the thought of the mother, weary with the work at home, made her shorten the day to her brothers and lengthen it to herself. One of Shenac's faults was a tendency to go to extremes in all things that interested her.
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