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                                                         Describe the stormy lock that the boatman ferries the lovers across.

Answer:

                  (a) The Chieftain and his lover are is the highland bound. (b) The Chieftain offers the boatman a silver pound. (c) The Chieftain was shouting at the boatman because he and his lover were fleeing from the wrath of the girl's father and his cruel soldiers, having their enemies on their heels and the boatman asking questions only caused a delay.