Historical memoirs of Rob Roy and the Clan Macgregor

29O NOTICES OF LADY GRANGE.
course. By the dawn of day, they descended
from the intricate mountainous tract, to the
more level valley of Glendochart, through which
the road lay to the north and west Highlands ;
but lady Grange was so tired that they halted at
a wretched hut, denominated an inn. She now
became very ill. A degree of fever overpowered
her faculties, and when her companions had
again prepared to set out, she felt herself un-
able to proceed, and was obliged to recline
on a bed, scarcely more comfortable than that
which she occupied in the castle of Macgregor's
isle.
This detention was not agreeable to her
escort : but as the day began to overcast, they
submitted to the delay, though there appeared
but little accommodation in the house, there
being only two apartments, including that occu-
pied by the lady, whose indisposition still con-
tinued. The gentlemen and one of their attend-
ants slept in a barn, the other was left to guard
lady Grange, lest her illness might be feigned
in order to deceive them. In the morning, how-
ever, she was better, and they proceeded on their
route.
In the course of the day they met several
people of the country, to whom they mentioned