The first was a great , red-headed gentleman , of an imperious and flushed face , who carried his hat in his hand and fanned himself , for he was in a breathing heat . The second , by his decent black garb and white wig , I correctly took to be a lawyer . The third was a servant , and wore some part of his clothes in tartan , which showed that his master was of a Highland family , and either an outlaw or else in singular good odour with the Government , since the wearing of tartan was against the Act . If I had been better versed in these things , I would have known the tartan to be of the Argyle -LRB- or Campbell -RRB- colours . This servant had a good-sized portmanteau strapped on his horse , and a net of lemons -LRB- to brew punch with -RRB- hanging at the saddle-bow ; as was often enough the custom with luxurious travellers in that part of the country . As for the fourth , who brought up the tail , I had seen his like before , and knew him at once to be a sheriff 's officer . I had no sooner seen these people coming than I made up my mind -LRB- for no reason that I can tell -RRB- to go through with my adventure ; and when the first came alongside of me , I rose up from the bracken and asked him the way to Aucharn . He stopped and looked at me , as I thought , a little oddly ; and then , turning to the lawyer , `` Mungo , '' said he , `` there 's many a man would think this more of a warning than two pyats . Here am I on my road to Duror on the job ye ken ; and here is a young lad starts up out of the bracken , and speers if I am on the way to Aucharn . '' `` Glenure , '' said the other , `` this is an ill subject for jesting . '' These two had now drawn close up and were gazing at me , while the two followers had halted about a stone-cast in the rear . `` And what seek ye in Aucharn ? '' said Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure , him they called the Red Fox ; for he it was that I had stopped . `` The man that lives there , '' said I. `` James of the Glens , '' says Glenure , musingly ; and then to the lawyer : `` Is he gathering his people , think ye ? '' `` Anyway , '' says the lawyer , `` we shall do better to bide where we are , and let the soldiers rally us . '' `` If you are concerned for me , '' said I , `` I am neither of his people nor yours , but an honest subject of King George , owing no man and fearing no man . '' `` Why , very well said , '' replies the Factor . `` But if I may make so bold as ask , what does this honest man so far from his country ? and why does he come seeking the brother of Ardshiel ? I have power here , I must tell you .
I XXXXX King 's Factor upon several of these estates , and have twelve files of soldiers at my back . ''
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