Waverley Volume 1 Chapter XVII - The Hold of a Highland Robber

In which the weary traveller is conveyed by stealthy boat into the eerie recesses of a cavern lit by fire and torchlight, where he encounters a band of Highland freebooters led by the surprisingly well-mannered yet inscrutable Donald Bean Lean. Within this cavernous hold, the curious Edward Waverley partakes of coarse fare and keen insight, observing the curious customs, vivid personalities, and guarded mysteries of the outlaw’s stronghold.