We walked over rough mountain - sides. It wasa cloudy，dark evening，but Alan knew the way. Atalmost half past ten，we saw lights moving belowus. People were hurrying in and out of a house.
“Is J ame s ma d ？”Alan said.“If the re d - coa tsc ame . the y c ould ma ke trouble for him. But I e xpe ctout of his me n is wa tching the roa d. And of cours e heknows no soldie rs c ould find our wa y ove r the mountain . ”
He whistled three times，in a special way. Atthe first sound of the whistle，everyone stood still. Icould see that they were afraid. At the third whistle，they recognized Alan ’s sign，and continuedwith their work.
We came down the hill - side and a fine，tallman met us at the gate. He spoke to Alan in Gaelic.
“J ame s Stewa rt，”Alan said，“you mus t s pe a k
我們翻過一個又一個崎嶇不平的山坡。那天晚上天陰著，一片漆黑，但是艾倫熟悉那條路。快到十點半時，我們看到山下有火光在移動，一座房子裏有許多人匆忙地出出進進。
艾倫說：“詹姆斯簡直是發瘋了！
紅外套萬一來這兒，一定要找他的麻煩。不過我估計他會派一名手下的人在路上望的。當然他知道紅外套不認識咱們走過的這條山路。”
他用暗號吹了三聲口哨。聽到他的第一聲口哨，那兒的人都靜靜地站住了，顯然很害怕。等到第三聲口哨吹完，他們聽出是艾倫的暗號，又繼續各幹各的事了。
我們走下山坡，一位身材高大、眉清目秀的漢子在大門口迎接我們。
他用蓋爾語跟艾倫說了幾句話。
艾倫說：“詹姆斯· 斯圖爾特，
in English，be c a us e this young ge ntle ma n doe s notunde rs ta nd the othe r la ngua ge . He re he is ，”he said，and put his arm through mine.“He c ome s from theLowla nds ，a nd is a la ird in h is own c ountry. I won ’tte ll you his name . It is not s a fe .”
你得講英語，這位年輕的先生不懂蓋爾語。我來介紹一下，”他說著挎起我的胳膊。”他是低地人，在他那一帶是一位地主。為了安全起見，我不告訴你他的姓名了。”
James of the Glens welcomed me kindly. Thenhe turned back to Alan.
“Th is ha s be e n a te rrible a c cide nt，”he cried.“Itwill bring trouble on the country，a nd on inn oce nt pe ople. ”
He seemed very anxious.
“Ab ，we ll，”Alan said，“Colin Roy is de a d. Begra te ful for tha t.”
“Ye s ，”James said，“we ofte n wishe d for hisde a th ，a nd spo ke of it. It’s ha ppe ne d ，Ala n，a n d whowill be a r th e blame ？The a cc ide nt wa s in Appin，a ndAppin will pa y for it. I am a ma n with a family. We a rein noce nt.”
When they were talking，I looked at the servants.
Some were on ladders. They were taking guns，swords and other weapons out of the roof of the houseand the farm buildings. Others carried them away andburied them in the hillside. They were hurrying about，and spoke in low voices. I could see that they wereanxious. I remembered that the government had forbiddenthe Highlanders’use of weapons.