CONTENTS.
Transcriber’s Note
In the original text, there are two chapters numbered 37 (XXXVII) - “The Dawn” and “Home Again”. The latter was left out of the table of contents and that has been replicated here.
About This Book
Set in a remote, bilingual glen dominated by an old castle-farm, the narrative follows the rhythms of a small rural household and its neighbourhood through domestic scenes, schoolroom episodes, visits, dreams, and local tales. Interwoven episodes trace personal growth and transformations, visits from a student and a doctor, moments of loss and recovery, and the practical business of harvests and rights. Folk legend and gentle supernatural hints mingle with moral tests, discoveries, confessions, and small everyday miracles. The work moves from everyday detail toward conflict and resolution, ending in reconciliation, rest, and the reweaving of community ties.