Chapter Fifteen of "Kidnapped"

After crossing the river, Davie comes to a house and stays for the night. The owner tells him that Alan and several of the crew survived the wreck, and Alan left instructions that Davie follow him to his country.

The next day Davie sees much of the countryside near Alan and discovers that the people are very poor. That night he stops at a house, where a man charges him five shillings for lodging and to be guided to Alan's town, Torosay. The next day the man takes Davie to another man who delays Davie for two days as he drinks with the first man.

Finally, the guide starts to take Davie to Torosay, but constantly stops and demands more money. In a rage Davie tries to strike the cheat, who pulls a knife on him. Davie knocks the man over, takes his knife and shoes, and leaves him.

Later, as he is walking, he runs into a strange blind man, and Davie soon recognizes him as a troublemaker. Davie threatens the man and he turns another way angrily. Finally, Davie reaches Torosay, where he stays at an inn. The innkeeper informs him that the blind man was a notorious robber.