Conn watched MacIian's expression. There seemed no shadow of suspicion on his ruddy face. MacIain obviously believed that his intention to sign brfore the end of the year was as good as getting there in time. And that the letters, sent to Edinburgh, had been received.
'You shall have meat and drink and a fire to sit by,' said the Glence chief generously. 'Each family will take in a soldier. Let us feast and be friends!'
The Glencoe families sighed with relief. If they were to be hosts to the soldiers, there was no possibility they would be attacked.