The girl, tall and strong, walking with the ease that comes from health and a steadfast mind; the eager, restless boy running and jumping by her side.

Barebone must have seen them as soon as they saw him.

They were part of Farlingford, these two.

He had a sudden feeling of having been away for years, with this difference--that he came back and found nothing changed.

Whereas, in reality, he who returns after a long absence usually finds no one awaiting him.
He did as Sep had foretold--crossing to the far side of the river, and then gaining the mouth of the creek in one tack.