Guy Mannering Volume I - Chapter XXIV

In which the humble but hearty life of a South Scottish store-farmer and his family is tenderly portrayed, revealing their rustic hospitality, simple virtues, and the wholesome comforts that grace their homely abode. Amidst this genial scene, a wounded stranger is kindly sheltered and tended, exemplifying the warmth and neighbourly kindness that signal the progress of civilised manners in these rural hills.