“Yon’s Merle river, I suppose, where we see the water glancing through the trees.”

“And yonder is the kirkyard,” said Marian, gravely. “It’s no’ a bonny place.”

“It’s bare and lonely looking,” said Harry.

“They should have yew trees and ivy and a high wall, like where mamma is,” said Marian.

“But this is a new country; things are different here,” said Norman.

“But surely they might have trees.”

“And look, there are cows in it. The gate is broken. It’s a pity.”

“Look at yon road that goes round the water, and then up between the hills through the wood. That’s bonny, I’m sure.”

“And there’s a white house, just where the road goes out of sight. I would like to live there.”

“Yes, there are many trees about it, and another house on this side.”