The Antiquary Volume I - Chapter Twentieth

In which Mr. Lovel is challenged to a duel by Captain M’Intyre over a matter of honour and secrecy, and though counselled to seek peace, the young men proceed with their hostile meeting in a somber setting. The encounter ends with a wound and a rapid counsel to flee, as old Edie Ochiltree and Lieutenant Taffril advise Lovel to escape before the consequences of the fatal quarrel pursue him.