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"What an ignorant lass you are!" said Granny, rocking back in her chair

Color rose in ine that the McDonald clan would so disregard its own children!" I said

"Yet I'll warrant you never give a thought to those living in the quarters in the lowcountry," said Granny Moira, "whose fathers live in the big house"

I said nothing I thought about the slaves at Gillean and at Brianag; I had never seen a half-white child a there were so many that I would not have known if there were any

"You have h we are friends with the Creek tribe and if the boys will scatter their seed a that the Creek women own their children"

I returned ain the redhaired bairn on the Indian woman's back Indeed I had much to learn of the back country

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I knew that Hahbors to ainst the outlaws; I tried to put it out of h there were youngabout the property continuously, I was constantly fearful and yearning for our return to the lowcountry and Brianag I tried to put hts on rowing in me

I knew the bairn was a boy, as surely as I knew that Robbie was his father I spent the evenings after supper rocking on the porch, i at , his red curls glowing in the sunlight I i the boy in his ar for Brianag overwhel my eyes Hoished I could hurry tiirls did not come for the usual swione to the barns to see the newborn colt that Hamish had spoken of at dinner I walked slowly down to the cabin, feeling lonely and e you off, and you have a rest now," said Rabbit I knew that she wanted a nap herself, so I went inside and allowed myself to be coddled When she had me settled to her satisfaction, she left ht of the cool water in the glade and rose quietly, putting a bed gown on overI went barefoot down the path, the sun burning the skin ofof the cicadas seemed to make the air hotter When I reached the pond I did not hesitate, but threw asideand dived into the water