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Old Sandy did not come to Birrabee or Burrabinga, nor go to Bewuck. The young men kept to their own lairs and ceased to visit. To William, Robert's disappearance was evidence of guilt. When O'Neill came for rations he reported that Robert had stayed only two days with him. William set out to ascertain if there had been more than alcoholic distemper in old Urquhart.
If the Anguses had been chased from Keebah they were keeping it to themselves. "We've been imprisoned for ages," said Susan, with her usual manner. "Every Saturday we waited for you till it was too late to set out. I've had a scalded hand, too." She still had a rag on it.