ðə mˈeɪn kˈæɹɪktɚz dˈeɪvɪd bˈælfɚ ænd ˈælən bɹˈɛk stˈuːɚt ɑːɹ hˈoʊstᵻd baɪ ðə skˈɑːɾɪʃ klˈæn tʃˈiːf klˈʌni mˈækfɚsən, fjˈuːdʒᵻtˌɪv ˈæftɚ ðə sˈɛkənd dʒˈækəbˌaɪt ɹˈaɪzɪŋ, ɪn wˈʌn ʌv hɪz hˈaɪdɪŋ plˈeɪsᵻz æt bˈɛn ˈɔːldɚ.
The main characters David Balfour and Alan Breck Stewart are hosted by the Scottish clan chief Cluny Macpherson, fugitive after the Second Jacobite Rising, in one of his hiding places at Ben Alder.