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272 WEST HIGHLAND TALES.
Conall's morning waking was to hear the shout of the
cliiefs calling out their soldiers to give a day of com-
bat to the Turks*
Conall sprang out of his hed and he put on his
array and armour,t and he went with the host of the
lubhar to battle against the Turks. When the two
hosts met each other, Conall saw the big Turk that he
had slain the day before coming forward that day
again, and mowing down the people of the lubhar as
he used to do.
Conall was mowing down the Turks till he and the
big Turk met each other, and tried their agile valour
upon each other that day again ; and the big Turk was
killed again that day by Conall. When the Turks saw
that their champion had been slain, they fled, and the
people of lubhar followed the rout, and killed so many
(jf the Turks, that it seemed to them there were not
many of them to the fore, and they returned joyfully,
cheerily, thinking that there was an end of the war.
When Conall returned to the hostelry, he ate his supper
and lay down to sleep.
It seemed to the King of lubhar, that the man
who had done the great feats of valour was his sister's
son Conall, and he went to inquire about him. He
heard that it was in the hostelry that the gallant man
was dwelling, and the king reached the inn.
Duanach knew him, and the king asked Duanach
if his master were in.
" He is," said Duanach, " but he is in liis sleep,
and I will not wake hinL"
" I am anxious to see him," said the king.
" K thou choosest thyself to go to wake him,"
* Eigh nan ceannairdean, a gairm a macli na'n saigbdearn, gus
latlia comlira g a tboirt do na Turcaicli.
f Eididh a' s armachd.