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| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | In June 1751 David Balfour's father has recently passed away. After taking care of all of his father's affairs, David de... Read More |
| Chapter 2 | As David approaches the house of Shaws he is dismayed by the unfavorable reactions of the people whom he asks for direct... Read More |
| Chapter 3 | The old man from the window invites David inside and reveals that he—Ebenezer Balfour—is David's uncle, his father's bro... Read More |
| Chapter 4 | Ebenezer tells David that David's father and Ebenezer had agreed on an inheritance for David before he was born. Ebeneze... Read More |
| Chapter 5 | In the morning David brings Ebenezer downstairs for breakfast and begins to question him, but a knock on the door interr... Read More |
| Chapter 6 | At Queen's Ferry, Ransome takes Ebenezer and David to a small room at the inn to meet Captain Hoseason. David goes downs... Read More |
| Chapter 7 | David awakes below deck on the ship, where a Mr. Riach—the ship's second mate—brings him food and water. Mr. Riach convi... Read More |
| Chapter 8 | One night, the sailors carry Ransome into the sailors's quarters past David, and the captain instructs David to move his... Read More |
| Chapter 9 | More than a week later, the Covenant strikes a small boat that sinks with all its crew except one. The survivor is surpr... Read More |
| Chapter 10 | The captain tries to enter the roundhouse, and Alan Breck meets him with a sword. He retreats and gathers his men. For t... Read More |
| Chapter 11 | In the early morning Alan cleans his coat carefully and plucks off a button for David, telling him that he should show t... Read More |
| Chapter 12 | Alan and David remain in the roundhouse as the Covenant sails toward the coast of Scotland. Alan tells David all about t... Read More |
| Chapter 13 | Late one night, Captain Hoseason comes to the roundhouse and asks Alan Breck to pilot the brig through a series of reefs... Read More |
| Chapter 14 | David pulls himself ashore on an islet, separated from the mainland by a creek—or an inlet of the sea—that he finds he c... Read More |
| Chapter 15 | On the mainland Ross of Mull, David stops at a small house in the evening, where he learns that Alan Breck had left word... Read More |
| Chapter 16 | From Torosay, David takes a ferry to Kinlochaline on the mainland, where he speaks with Neil Roy, a friend of Alan Breck... Read More |
| Chapter 17 | Mr. Henderland helps David secure passage into Appin on a small boat belonging to a member of his church, saving David a... Read More |
| Chapter 18 | After Alan and David have recovered from their dash through the countryside, David accuses Alan of being a part of the m... Read More |
| Chapter 19 | Travelling at night to avoid detection by soldiers on the lookout for the killers of the Red Fox, Alan and David reach t... Read More |
| Chapter 20 | Alan leads David on a flight through the countryside all night, seeking a safe place to hide for the length of the day. ... Read More |
| Chapter 21 | As the following day breaks, Alan and David reach a shallow cave in the mountains where Alan decides they will make camp... Read More |
| Chapter 22 | David and Alan resume their flight through the night and the morning as long as they can, stopping around noon on a "mui... Read More |
| Chapter 23 | Cluny Macpherson's men take Alan and David to one of their leader's hiding places, a strange kind of house-shelter known... Read More |
| Chapter 24 | Cluny Macpherson sends Alan and David on their way with a guide who carries their luggage and remains with them for two ... Read More |
| Chapter 25 | With David very ill, Alan quickly seeks shelter in the first house he sees. Fortunately, they find a man who knows Alan ... Read More |
| Chapter 26 | When David is healthy again, he and Alan continue toward Queen's Ferry, where David hopes to meet with Mr. Rankeillor an... Read More |
| Chapter 27 | The next day David seeks out Mr. Rankeillor while Alan hides in the woods. Mr. Rankeillor agrees to see David, but neith... Read More |
| Chapter 28 | After David cleans up, Mr. Rankeillor tells him the story of the disagreement between his father Alexander Balfour and h... Read More |
| Chapter 29 | Alan Breck knocks upon the door of the House of Shaws, which Ebenezer Balfour finally answers with a gun in his hand. Pl... Read More |
| Chapter 30 | With his affairs settled, David turns his attention to securing safe passage to France for Alan Breck and to doing whate... Read More |
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