Guy Mannering Volume I - Chapter IX

In which the resolute Mr. Francis Kennedy, charged with enforcing the revenue laws amidst widespread smuggling, valiantly pursues the outlaw Dirk Hatteraick, bringing the household of Ellangowan into the midst of maritime conflict and rural tumult. Yet amidst this turmoil, a grievous mishap befalls Kennedy, setting off a harrowing search that concludes in profound loss and a household plunged into mourning.