He went up the lane, across the garden, and stepped in at the back door.

Beside the table stood a comely young woman, dressed in blue and white stripes.

She was doing something with eggs and milk.

She glanced at Dannie, and finished filling a glass.

As she held it to the light, "Is your name Macnoun ?" she inquired.
"Yes," said Dannie.
"Dannie Macnoun ?" she asked.
"Yes," said Dannie.
"Then you are the medicine needed here just now," she said, as if that were the most natural statement in the world.