During the course of the evening a nobleman turned to Alasdair and pointedly asked him, "Have you ever seen a hall as spacious as this one, or have you in your native Skye a table as grand or as well laden as this one?" MacLeod listened without a word until the Englishman continued "Have you ever seen a candelabra as grand or as wonderful as the one above you?" to which MacLeod replied; "Yes my lord, we have on Skye a candelabra more marvelous by far than this one; we have a table much bigger and more grand and we have a roof over our heads that is much larger that this hall of yours." "Well, my friend," said the Lowlander "I do not believe you - indeed I will go all the way to Skye some day to prove for myself that you are giving me an untrue picture of your homeland."

MacLeod with unruffled dignity asked the Lowlander to make sure he would come to see for himself. Time passed but one day word came that a Lowland Earl was on his way to Skye to visit Alasdair Crotach at Dunvegan.

Alasdair prepared a big feast and got his servants to lay it out on top of Healabhal Mhor. As the Lowlander arrived he was taken to the mountain top where a copious spread awaited him. Food and wine of every imaginable sort was there and as the MacLeod sat down beside his guest he sharply remarked; "Now your honor, surely you must confess that this is a far bigger and better table than you had at the palace and you surely will confess that this is by far a more majestic roof, while those vassals of mine are more precious by far than all the metallic grandeur you have in your royal court." The Lowlander humbly begged for pardon and proceeded to the castle where he spent some more happy time with the genial MacLeod.