He answered, and a little later MacDonald came like a shadow out of the gloom.

Aldous advanced to meet him, and he noticed that over the eastern mountains there was a break of gray.
"It's after three, Johnny," MacDonald greeted him.

"Build a fire and get breakfast.

Tell Joanne I'm out after another sheep.

Until it's good an' light I'm going to watch from that clump of timber up there.