She is very kind, whatever." "Ain't ever hitched her, have you ?" said Yankee.
"No." "Well, might hitch her up some day.

Guess you wudn't hurt the buckboard." "Not likely," said Ranald, looking at the old, ramshackle affair.
"Used to drive some myself," said Yankee.

But to this idea Ranald did not take kindly.
Yankee stood for a few moments looking down the lane and over the fields, and then, turning to Ranald, said, "Guess it's about ready to begin plowin'.

Got quite a lot of it to do, too, ain't you ?" "Yes," said Ranald, "I was thinking I would be beginning to-morrow." "Purty slow business with the oxen.

How would it do to hitch up Lisette and old Fox yonder ?" Then Ranald understood the purpose of Yankee's visit.
"I would be very glad," said Ranald, a great load lifting from his heart.