Ninnis and I--he's been in South America, too.' 'You'll find him somewhere about the Bachelors' Quarters, and I'll go and put on my habit,' she said.
Lady Bridget appeared as Maule and Ninnis were finishing saddling the horses.

Ninnis had stayed near the head station, and was keeping a sharp look-out for bush fires, he said.

Otherwise, there appeared to be no elements of disquiet.

Lady Bridget noticed with surprise that Ninnis seemed to defer to Maule, which was not his usual attitude towards strangers.

She attributed this to a community of experiences in South America, and also to Maule's undoubted knack of managing men..