The two youngest children of Louisa and Reverend Thomas, Jock and Keith, can be described in one word as rambunctious. The boys develop a bond with young Anne, who takes them under her wing by acting as a role model. Their relationship with her gradually evolves to that more of siblings as the time they all spend together continue to increase.

The boys always seem to get into some sort of trouble and their precociousness doesn’t go unnoticed by Anne. Despite being close to them in age, she is determined for them to take her seriously and view her as someone they can look up to.