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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
·
Andrew Lang
156
TICONDEROGA
It
was
one
evening
in
the
summer
of
the
year
1755
that
Campbell
of
Inverawe
{157}
was
on
Cruachan
hill
side.
He
was
startled
by
seeing
a
man
coming
towards
him
at
full
speed;
a
man
ragged,
bleeding,
and
evidently
suffering
agonies
of
terror.
"The
avengers
of
blood
are
on
my
track,
Oh,
save
me!"
the
poor
wretch
managed
to
gasp
out.
Inverawe,
filled
with
pity
for
the
miserable
man,
swore
"By
the
word
of
an
Inverawe
which
never
failed
friend
or
foe
yet"
to
save
him.
Inverawe
then
led
the
stranger
to
the
secret
cave
on
Cruachan
hill
side.
None
knew
of
this
cave
but
the
laird
of
Inverawe
himself,
as
the
secret
was
most
carefully
kept
and
had
been
handed
down
from
father
to
son
for
many
generations.
The
entrance
was
small,
and
no
one
passing
would
for
an
instant
suspect
it
to
be
other
than
a
tod's
hole,
{158a}
but
within
were
fair-sized
rooms,
one
containing
a
well
of
the
purest
spring
water.
It
is
said
that
Wallace
and
Bruce
had
made
use
of
this
cave
in
earlier
days.
Here
Inverawe
left
his
guest.
The
man
was
so
overcome
by
terror
that
he
clung
on
to
Inverawe's
plaid,
{158b}
imploring
him
not
to
leave
him
alone.
Inverawe
was
filled
with
disgust
at
this
cowardly
conduct,
and
already
almost
repented
having
plighted
his
word
to
save
such
a
worthless
creature.
On
Inverawe's
return
home
he
found
a
man
in
a
state
of
great
excitement
waiting
to
see
him.
This
man
informed
him
of
the
murder
of
his
(Inverawe's)
foster-brother
by
one
Macniven.
"We
have,"
said
he,
"tracked
the
murderer
to
within
a
short
distance
of
this
place,
and
I
am
here
to
warn
you
in
case
he
should
seek
your
protection."
Inverawe
turned
pale
and
remained
silent,
not
knowing
what
answer
to
give.
The
man,
knowing
the
love
that
subsisted
between
the
foster-brothers,
thought
this
silence
arose
from
grief
alone,
and
left
the
house
to
pursue
the
search
for
Macniven
further.
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