Chapter SixThe next day was Sunday and, as Pepita was getting Jeanie ready for the Kirk, Rory came rushing into the room to show her that he was wearing a kilt for the first time.
Mrs. Sutherland had told Pepita that she was unearthing the clothes that Alistair and his brother had worn when they were children and she was sure that there would be a complete outfit for Rory, including a sporran and a small skean dhu.
Now dressed in his finery, Rory was delighted with himself.
“Now I look like a real Scot, he exclaimed proudly. “Any Sassenach who gets in my way I shall fight with my skean dhu!”
“I am a Sassenach,” Pepita said quietly.
“Oh, I don’t mean you, Aunt Pepita,” Rory replied. “I love you and, whatever you were, you would still be my favourite aunt.”
Pepita laughed.
“That is a
