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But more than this he had to direct his feet; there was in his ears the echo of Alastair's pibroch the piobaireachd which he was to hear whenever the Laird would be in trouble or wanting him. Onward the piobaireachd led him down the water of amber-coloured Coquet and now round the last crook he had just turned he saw a building of dark grey stone upon the edge of the haugh below him.
Well, while they slept he would investigate and complete his plans for the early morn at the time when all three would reappear and drive forth their flocks again. There was a small haystack at the west end of the inn, which Donald marked out as his resting-place for the night. Thither he made his cautious way the piobaireachd sounding ever more clearly in his ears.
Thither he crawled like a rogue collie, and watched therefrom, keen-eyed as a kestrel, the ale-house below. He had some strips of meat with him and oatmeal in a bag, and with this he satisfied his hunger as he lay at watch. All the while the piobaireachd was still sounding in his ears. Through the mist he could see two cows 'coming home' on the haugh below slowly and sedately to their milking.
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