distance, with his bonnet off.  Malcolm then said to him, ’Mr. Caw, you have as much need of this as I have; there is enough for us both:  you had better draw nearer and share with me.’  Upon which he rose, made a profound bow, sat down at table with his supposed master, and eat very heartily.  After this there came in an old woman, who, after the mode of ancient hospitality, brought warm water, and washed Malcolm’s feet.  He desired her to wash the feet of the poor man who attended him.  She at first seemed averse to this, from pride, as thinking him beneath her, and in the periphrastick language of the Highlanders and the Irish, said warmly, ’Though I washed your father’s son’s feet, why should I wash his father’s son’s feet?’ She was however persuaded to do it.

They then went to bed, and slept for some time; and when Malcolm awaked, he was told that Mr. John M’Kinnon, his brother-in-law, was in sight.  He sprang out to talk to him before he should see Prince Charles.  After saluting him, Malcolm, pointing to the sea, said, ’What, John, if the prince should be prisoner on board one of those tenders?’ ‘GOD forbid!’ replied John.  ‘What if we had him here?’ said Malcolm.  ‘I wish we had,’ answered John; ‘we should take care of him.’  ‘Well, John,’ said Malcolm, ‘he is in your house.’  John, in a transport of joy, wanted to run directly in, and pay his obeisance; but Malcolm stopped him, saying, ‘Now is your time to behave well, and do nothing that can discover him.’  John composed himself, and having sent away all his servants upon different errands, he was introduced into the presence of his guest, and was then desired to go and get ready a boat lying near his house, which, though but a small leaky one, they resolved to take, rather than go to the Laird of M’Kinnon.  John M’Kinnon, however, thought otherwise; and upon his return told them, that his Chief and lady M’Kinnon were coming in the laird’s boat.  Prince Charles said to his trusty Malcolm, ’I am sorry for this, but must make the best of it.’  M’Kinnon then walked up from the shore, and did homage to the Wanderer.  His lady waited in a cave, to which they all repaired, and were entertained with cold meat and wine.  Mr. Malcolm M’Leod being now superseded by the Laird of M’Kinnon, desired leave to return, which was granted him, and Prince Charles wrote a short note, which he subscribed James Thompson, informing his friends that he had got away from Sky, and thanking them for their kindness; and he desired this might be speedily conveyed to young Rasay and Dr. Macleod, that they might not wait longer in expectation of seeing him again.  He bade a cordial adieu to Malcolm, and insisted on his accepting of a silver stock-buckle, and ten guineas from his purse, though, as Malcolm told me, it did not appear to contain above forty.  Malcolm at first begged to be excused, saying, that he had a few guineas at his service; but Prince Charles answered, ’You will have need of money.  I shall get enough when I come upon the main land.’