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Updated: June 8, 2025
From this gillie I learned, in general, that the banishment of the dault an neigh dheil, or foster child of the white doe, was again brought under consideration of the tribe. His foster father, Torquil of the Oak, the old forester, appeared with eight sons, the finest men of the clan, and demanded that the doom of banishment should be revoked.
This was spoken with a melancholy smile, while a tear at the same time stood in the speaker's eye. Torquil stared at his young chief for an instant, then drew his sharp wood knife across the creature's throat with a cut so swift and steady that the weapon reached the backbone. If Simon had no reason before to keep himself concealed, this speech of Torquil furnished him with a pressing one.
"And while the friends of thy father while each true Saxon heart, as it breathed a requiem for his soul, and those of his valiant sons, forgot not in their prayers the murdered Ulrica while all mourned and honoured the dead, thou hast lived to merit our hate and execration lived to unite thyself with the vile tyrant who murdered thy nearest and dearest who shed the blood of infancy, rather than a male of the noble house of Torquil Wolfganger should survive with him hast thou lived to unite thyself, and in the hands of lawless love!"
At least, darling of my soul, if I am unable to save thee, I can show thee how a man should die." While Torquil thus spoke, he unloosed the clasps of the young chief's hauberk, in the simple belief that he could thus break the meshes which fear and necromancy had twined about his heart. "My father my father my more than parent," said the unhappy Eachin, "stay with me!
"He, the youngest of the champions of Clan Chattan, being absent, I, the youngest of the Clan Quhele, may be excused from combat" said Eachin, blushing at the mean chance of safety thus opened to him. "See now, my chief;" said Torquil, "and judge my thoughts towards thee: others might give thee their own lives and that of their sons I sacrifice to thee the honour of my house."
Norman, miserable boy, why brought you that accursed mail?" "If my arrow has flown astray, I can but shoot my life after it," answered Norman nan Ord. "Stand firm, you shall see me break the spell." "Yes, stand firm," said Torquil.
For had I but dreamed of the daughter of Torquil living in foul communion with the murderer of her father, the sword of a true Saxon had found thee out even in the arms of thy paramour!"
Suddenly these cries were hushed into silence, and succeeded by a clashing of swords so dreadful, as if the whole conflict had recommenced in the person of Henry Wynd and Torquil of the Oak.
But the sudden flush died away in ashy paleness, and his gaze instantly avoided the unfriendly but steady look with which it was encountered. Torquil, whose eye never quitted his foster son, saw his emotion, and looked anxiously around to discover the cause. But Henry was already at a distance, and hastening on his way to the Carthusian convent.
The Clan Chattan were then observed to be twelve in number, but two or three were scarce able to stand without leaning on their swords. Five were left of the Clan Quhele; Torquil and his youngest son were of the number, both slightly wounded. Eachin alone had, from the vigilance used to intercept all blows levelled against his person, escaped without injury.
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