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  'And fast before her father's men Three days we've fled together, For should he find us in the glen, My blood would stain the heather.'      (a) From whom were the lovers fleeing? Why? that follows. (b) What could have happened if the lovers were caught by the girl's father? (c) The above lines have been said by ...... to .......

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                  (a) The lovers were fleeing from the men sent by Lord Ullin to kill the Chieftain and to redeem his daughter. (b) If the two lovers were caught by the Lord's men, they would have killed the Chieftain and have taken the girl back to her father. (c) The given lines have been said by the Chieftain to the boatman.