The Master of Stair (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Master of StairThe men strained their eyes to pierce the drifting mist, and drew closer the damp tartans that showed they were Of the Clan Of Macdonald, they were all on foot: some led shaggy ponies on whose rough backs were strapped packages and what appeared to be the plunder of some great house, for the Objects included silver and gilt cups and goblets tied together by the handles, and, slung across the saddle, handsome gar ments such as the Saxons wore, and guns of a make not Often seen in a Highlander's hands.A drove of fine cattle were driven in the rear Of the Mac donalds, and a man who was Obviously the leader walked a few paces ahead Of the others. He was distinguished from his followers by the faded laced cloth coat under his plaid, the pistols in his belt, and his high cowskin boots, the others being barefoot and wearing nothing but their tartans and rude garments of untanned leather.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.