The jug and saucer she put down on the ground before the dog and his master and dropped down beside them herself, panting and out of breath.
"Waldo, as I came up the camps I met some one on horseback, and I do believe it must be the new man that is coming." The new man was an Englishman to whom the Boer-woman had hired half the farm.
"Hum!" said Waldo.
"He is quite young," said Em, holding her side, "and he has brown hair, and beard curling close to his face, and such dark blue eyes.

And, Waldo, I was so ashamed! I was just looking back to see, you know, and he happened just to be looking back too, and we looked right into each other's faces; and he got red, and I got so red.

I believe he is the new man." "Yes," said Waldo.
"I must go now.

Perhaps he has brought us letters from the post from Lyndall.

You know she can't stay at school much longer, she must come back soon.