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"Well, you are a stranger," was Jeanie's greeting. "You've not been here for two weeks, and I hardly had a glimpse of you on Sabbath day. We have heard from Archie since then and I have been meaning to come over to see you, but we are so busy nowadays since Archie went away; we often wish you and your father were with us again."
"I've been busy, too," said Agnes, seating herself on the broad stone which formed the doorstep of the M'Cleans' cabin. "Ah, but I have much to tell you, Jeanie; it seems as if I hadn't seen you for a year. But first, what of Archie?"