Note 218 — Chapter I
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Highland cottages are divided into “but,” and “ben.” The first is the kitchen, the second the sleeping apartment. They say “Come ben” or “I am going but.” I know not whether this usage is connected with the practice here, but it is singular that the names should run so close.
The Hayme here assumed the form of the beit, or house, and the reed hut by it is occupied by the children—beni. It is constructed, like a beehive, of scaff. There are in the Highland home, but, and ben, and scape.