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Before the shipwrecked men had proceeded far towards the vicarage, a messenger overtook them, from Mr Finlayson, with a request that they would all come to the castle, to which their captain was now on his way. Every preparation was made for their reception. The medical man of the neighbourhood was also sent for, that he might attend to the captain and others who might have been injured.
Finlayson said he couldn't find you when he was leaving camp." Nancy answered not a word; she was trembling so that she feared to betray herself by speaking. "I was coming to say good-by, when I had washed my face," he continued. "I got my time to-night." "Your time?" "My time-check. They are going to put another man in my place.
Mr Finlayson set earnestly to work to arrange the affairs of the young heiress. The steward, and those who were employed by him, had generally acted honestly; but as he made inquiries about the tenants, many were in arrear with rent, and he saw that some effort must be made to compel them to pay. He called the steward in for a consultation.
"Willingly, my dear young lady," he answered; "you will find that I am no despicable cavalier when once I am in the saddle." The party were soon mounted and cantering across the downs in the direction of the struggling ship. Mr Finlayson was much less acquainted with nautical affairs than were his fair companions, still he knew enough to be aware that the ship was in great danger.
I have been hospitable and generous, I own, according to the notion of people; but alas! Finlayson, for the peasantry under my charge, for the multitudes of my poorer neighbours, how little have I done?
"The last time we heard from Captain Denham, he told us that he was appointed to a frigate!" she exclaimed suddenly. "Oh, suppose that is the ship he commands?" "Can no one go to the help of those poor men?" asked Mr Finlayson. "Surely there are boats on the coast which might go off to them!" The fishwife turned as he spoke.
They wanted provisions from the company yes rice, flour, ham, salt, pepper, sugar, and tobacco; and at the smithy they demanded shovels, picks, iron ladles, and wire screens. It was only when they came to pay that Finlayson felt sure of what he had already guessed.
The Earl seemed much relieved on hearing that his property was less encumbered than he had supposed. "But there is another point, my lord, on which I shall wish particularly to consult you." "Well, the sooner we speak on anything of importance the better, Finlayson. We know not what another day may bring forth," observed the Earl. He already spoke with some difficulty.
Mr Finlayson, who then entered the room, declared that should the weather clear, he was ready to mount the little cob which had been appropriated for his use, which was so steady, that occasionally the Earl had gone out shooting on its back, and so sure-footed, it had never been known to stumble.
And, at any rate, in these matters we remember gratefully the word that is written, 'He that is not against us is on our part." "Well, well," said the Assembly's Convener, "it may be so. It may be so. But what's to be done with Finlayson? And where will you get a successor for him?" "We can easily place Finlayson. He is a good man and will do excellent work in other fields.
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