We of the Never-Never
Full of bright hopes, we rested in that Land of Wait-a-while, speaking of the years to come, when the bush-folk will have conquered the the Never-Never and lain it at the feet of great cities; and, waiting, and resting, we made merry and planned plans, all unconscious of the great Shadow that was even then hovering over us.

The little black princess
I walked back to the homestead, feeling strangely lonely, for I had grown accustomed to the little black shadow that was always chattering at my heels, but, when I looked at the little pearl shell, as it lay in my hand, I knew that, in a little while, Bett-Bett would need her Missus, and come back bright and happy again.