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As the intended attack on the enemy took place on the following morning, no proceedings were instituted in M'Leod's case for some days after; but all dreaded the most fatal result from these, when they should occur, from the ferocious and unforgiving nature of Colonel Maberly.
Information being thus obtained at Edinburgh, a ship was sent to bring her off; but intelligence of this being received, she was conveyed to M'Leod's island of Herries, where she died. Connor was then still detained; p. 310. This shews what private oppression might in the last century be practised in the Hebrides. Sir Walter Scott says: 'I have seen Lady Grange's Journal.
No inquiry was made after her, till she at last found means to convey a letter to a confidential friend, by the daughter of a Catechist who concealed it in a clue of yarn. Information being thus obtained at Edinburgh, a ship was sent to bring her off; but intelligence of this being received, she was conveyed to M'Leod's island of Herries, where she died.
Born in Scotland, the cradle of civil and religious liberty from the days of John Knox, Dr. M'Leod's traditions and mental associations were necessarily imbued with the atmosphere of such surroundings.
That might explain his change of countenance, and it was just possible that her demented influence still hung about Holmescroft; but the rest was beyond me. I was relieved when I reached M'Leod's City office, and could tell him what I had done not what I thought. M'Leod was quite willing to enter into the game of the pretended purchase, but did not see how it would help if I knew Baxter.
This morning run seventy miles from twelve at night. This is something like going. Till now, bating the rolling and pitching, we lay "... as idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean." November 10. Wind changes and is both mild and favourable. We pass Cape Ortegal, see a wild cluster of skerries or naked rocks called Berlingas rising out of the sea like M'Leod's Maidens off the Isle of Skye.
"You are, sir," was the peremptory rejoinder. "Besides, you have been asleep at your post. Men, disarm that fellow, and make him your prisoner." The order was instantly obeyed. M'Leod's musket and bayonet were taken from him; another man was placed on his post; and he was marched away, to abide the consequence of his dereliction of military duty.
M'Leod's fancy his wife's rather, I believe; and since we could meet it it was my duty to my clients at whatever cost to my own feelings to make him pay." "That's really why I came to you. I understood from him you knew the place well." "Oh, yes. Always did. It originally belonged to some connections of mine." "The Misses Moultrie, I suppose. How interesting!
"Very true," said I, agreeing readily; because I wanted to finish a conversation that wearied me, and to have a refreshing ride. It was a delightful evening; and when we came on M'Leod's estate, I really could not help being pleased and interested. In an unfavourable situation, with all nature, vegetable and animal, against him, he had actually created a paradise amid the wilds.
She broke the tree in falling. But no death has ever taken place in the house, so far as we were concerned. You can make yourself quite easy on that point. Mr. M'Leod's extra thousand for what you called the 'clean bill of health' was something toward my cousins' estate when we sold. It was my duty as their lawyer to get it for them at any cost to my own feelings."
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