In which the stirring Highland pastime of the stag-hunt is depicted with vivid detail, celebrating the rugged sport and the convivial company of chiefs and clansmen, until a perilous charge disrupts the revelry and necessitates tender care for the injured young Englishman. Following his recovery amid the simple hospitality of a native laird, Waverley returns to Glennaquoich to find his thoughts and fortunes intertwined with those of the fair Flora and the ever-watchful Fergus.