12/17 His heart swelled to that pictured face as the great sea swells to the bending moon. He understood in that moment how his fathers felt it easy to pin on the white cockade and give up everything for an impossible loyalty. He turned back to every-day life with a sigh. When did you begin buying pictures ?" "I hae no money for pictures, laird. The artist gave me them." "You mean Colin Crawford gave you them." "That is what I mean." "Weel, I'm free to say Colin kens how to choose grand subjects. |