Hughie marvelled at his madcap speed and the strength of his sinewy arms.

His jaw was set.

His face, dark and vivid in the lantern light, shone with a boy's excitement.

But when the wind came he looked defiant.

They could not know that to him, then, the spirit of Adam Craig seemed to come with a sigh and a rustle and hover near them.
Hughie took his turn at the spade but to Kenny his methodical competence proved an irritant.