CHAPTER THREEThe ninth Earl of Glenfile was buried in the family vault with honour and his Clansmen walked solemnly behind him.
The Service was very sincere and emotional and, as was usual in Scotland, only the men attended and went on afterwards to the wake.
There a huge amount of whisky was drunk and the new Earl and Chieftain made a speech.
He was genuinely very moved by the sorrow shown by the Clan on his father’s death.
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The next few days the new Earl spent talking with the Elders about the affairs of the Clan, because he was determined to alter a great number of customs he thought were old-fashioned and out of date.
Then the moment came when he was to receive the allegiance of all the Clansmen and take his father’s place as Chieftain.
With the pipers standing on each side of
