And Father and Mother were with us when Father had leave.

I have hardly ever been away from The Rigs.

It's such a very _affectionate_ sort of house--perhaps that is rather an absurd thing to say, but you do get so fond of it.

But if I take you in to see Mrs.M'Cosh in the kitchen she will tell you plenty of faults.

The water doesn't heat well, for one thing, and the range simply eats up coal, and there is no proper pantry.