They rode down a beautiful slope into the basin, and when he reached the log buildings old Donald stopped and dismounted.

Again Aldous helped Joanne from her horse.

Ahead of them MacDonald went to the cabin nearest the stream.

At the door he paused and waited for them.
"Forty years!" he said, facing them.

"An' there ain't been so very much change as I can see!" Years had dropped from his shoulders in these last few minutes, and even Aldous could not keep quite out of his face his amazement and wonder.