When he thought he had enough of coal, he turned to the wood; and thus they spent an hour of a good many of the cool evenings of autumn.

Davie enjoyed it immensely; and it was no small thing for a boy delicately nurtured to be helped out of the feeling that he must have every thing done for him.

When after a time he saw the heap on the roof, he was greatly impressed with the amount that could be done by little and little.

In return Donal told him that if he worked well through the week, he should every Saturday evening spend an hour with him by the fire he had thus helped to provide, and they would then do something together.
After his first visit Donal went again and again to the village: he had made acquaintance with some of the people, and liked them.

There was one man, however, who, although, attracted by his look despite its apparent sullenness, he had tried to draw him into conversation, seemed to avoid, almost to resent his advances.