 They quickly spread the news.Captain Waggett, the stuffy English commander of the local Home Guard, orders Odd to guard the cargo, but Macroon casually remarks that, by long-standing custom, a man cannot marry without hosting a ""—a Scottish betrothal ceremony—in which whisky must be served.Taking the hint, the sergeant allows himself to be overpowered, and the locals manage to offload many cases before the ship goes down.