And now I trust that you will remain here for a few days as my guest.

All that I have is yours, and my wife and daughters will do their best to make the time pass pleasantly for you." Archie remained three days at the chiefs hold, where the primitive life interested him greatly.

A lavish hospitality was exercised.
Several sheep were killed and roasted each day, and all comers were free to join the repast.

The chief's more immediate retainers, some twenty in number, ate, lived, and slept in the great hall; while tables were spread outside, at which all who came sat down without question.

The upper rooms of the hold were occupied by the chief, the ladies of his family, and the female domestics.