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Robbie returned after four days, and told e and that ould depart early the next ; the remainder of the journey would beof the clan uppermost in my mind I did not knohat to expect, but I did not believe that the wo; so I wore the gray linen gown and a linen petticoat and lawn kerchief, and ht, and I was greatly relieved by its comfort Rabbit rode withmen and an older one rode horseback I soon learned that tere the grandsons of Hamish McDonald, the back country clan leader, and the other two the son and grandson of his brother Charles It was at first confusing to learn their names for they were all so similar; but when they were sorted out I learned that the elder, as perhaps a few years younger than my father, was Robert, Charles' son, and was called Bobby His son was Charlie; Harandsons were Colin and Ruddy

They were quite boisterous and laughed frequently; there was a resemblance to Robbie in temperament as well as appearance They all carried pistols tied to their belts; their breeches were of buckskins, and they wore shirts of coarse linen They wore ht red and bushy He laughed and joked quite asmen

The day passed quite pleasantly and we arrived at the McDonald lands before sundown The boys whooped and galloped ahead to reach the house; the horses pulling the carriage stepped more quickly As we rounded a curve in the road the trees thinned out and the road sloped down, then up again; and there was Barraigh

The house was at the foot of a mountain, and blended into the landscape Built of stone and wood, it was na structure, having begun as a large log house to which numerous rooms had been added over the years A wooden porch stretched across the entire front of the house; lights were lit inside The door opened and a throng of people poured out as we drew up

Even if Robbie had warned

There see; but they all appeared to have been turned fro the dozens there, nearly all heads were red; all the owns; soowns There were two very old wonant woes sca over me I smiled and nodded; some of the Scot accents were so thick I could not understand what they were saying, and the old ladies were speaking the