93 THE DEER FORESTS OF SCOTLAND. 



Sir Ewan upbraided him bitterly with his effeminate 

 desire to make himself comfortable ! This gallant 

 gentleman also, when out on a skirmish with the 

 Fort William garrison, becoming detached from 

 his men, was surprised by an English officer of much 

 greater size and strength, who called on Sir Ewan 

 to surrender. That, however, was the last thing to 

 be thought of, and the two closed with equal fury ; 

 at length Lochiel struck his adversary's sword from 

 his hand, when both closed and fell to the ground, 

 where for long they wrestled in deadly grip. Bit by 

 bit the weight and strength of the Englishman began 

 to tell, until at last, being fairly above Lochiel, he 

 stretched out his neck to make himself free to draw 

 and use his dirk, when the chieftain, seizing the 

 opportunity, sprang at the throat of his foe like a 

 dog, and biting it right through, he held on so tightly 

 that he brought away his mouthful and killed his man. 

 Sir Ewan was worthily succeeded by his grandson, 

 though his father was still living, and only died one 

 year before him — "the gentle Lochiel," who suffered 



