About noon
They had no good will to the journey ; nevertheless , provided with a little food , and with a dog to help them to manage the cattle , they set off with MacGregor . They travelled a long day 's journey in the direction of the mountain Benvoirlich , and slept for the night in a ruinous hut or bothy . The next morning they resumed their journey among the hills , Rob Roy directing their course by signs and marks on the heath which my informant did not understand . About noon Rob commanded the armed party to halt , and to lie couched in the heather where it was thickest . `` Do you and your son , '' he said to the oldest Lowlander , `` go boldly over the hill ; -- you will see beneath you , in a glen on the other side , your master 's cattle , feeding , it may be , with others ; gather your own together , taking care to disturb no one else , and drive them to this place . If any one speak to or threaten you , tell them that I am here , at the head of twenty men . '' -- `` But what if they abuse us , or kill us ? ''