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"It's a mere impossibility this night," said the woman, "the troopers keep sae strict a guard; and they say there's strange news come frae the east, that makes them rage in their cruelty mair fierce than ever Ye maun take shelter somegate for the night before ye get to the muirs, and keep yoursell in hiding till the grey o' the morning, and then you may find your way through the Drake Moss.
Then, to tell ye the truth, I doubt he has been the prime agent between some o' our Hieland chiefs and the gentlemen in the north o' England. We a' heard o' the public money that was taen frae the chield Morris somewhere about the fit o' Cheviot by Rob and ane o' the Osbaldistone lads; and, to tell ye the truth, word gaed that it was yoursell Mr.
"What what is the matter with the young lady?" asked Uncle Ith, in great trepidation. "Shall I run for a doctor?" "No, Uncle Ith; no doctor. But we won't talk any more about this strange room at present. It affects Miss Wilkeson's nerves." "The shock is past, dear Bog," said she, "and I can bear to hear everything." "But you must promise to control yoursell, darling," said Bog, tenderly.
As he spoke thus, Cuddie burst into the room, terror and haste in his countenance. "Oh, my lord, hide yoursell! they hae beset the outlets o' the house," was his first exclamation. "They? Who?" said Lord Evandale. "A party of horse, headed by Basil Olifant," answered Cuddie. "Oh, hide yourself, my lord!" echoed Edith, in an agony of terror. "I will not, by Heaven!" answered Lord Evandale.
"There is no occasion," said the stranger; "I shall want only a glass of water, and to be left alone." "You'll gie yoursell the trouble then to follow me," said Jenny, lighting a small lantern, "and I'll show you the way."
"Ye're ill to please, neighbour," said Saddletree: "I hae run ower the pick o' them for you, ye maun e'en choose for yoursell; but bethink ye that in the multitude of counsellors there's safety What say ye to try young Mackenyie? he has a' his uncle's Practiques at the tongue's end."
"Hout tout," said the turnkey, endeavouring to extricate himself from the firm grasp with which she held him, "that's taking me at my word wi' a witness Bairn, quo' she? How the deil suld I ken onything of your bairn, huzzy? Ye maun ask that of auld Meg Murdockson, if ye dinna ken ower muckle about it yoursell."
Not I, I am sure. I can hardly support you at hame. And ye wad be marrying, I'se warrant, as your father did afore ye, too, and sending your uncle hame a pack o' weans to be fighting and skirling through the house in my auld days, and to take wing and flee aff like yoursell, whenever they were asked to serve a turn about the town?" "I have no thoughts of ever marrying," answered Henry.
'Dand! ye're the auld man yet; naething will make ye take warning till ye're brought hame some day wi' your feet foremost. 'Tut, lass! answered Dandle, 'ye ken yoursell I am never a prin the waur o' my rambles. So saying, he exhorted Brown to be hasty in despatching his breakfast, as, 'the frost having given way, the scent would lie this morning primely.
But you oh, you! how can you be happy eneugh! never till ye get to heaven, where a'body is as gude as yoursell. Jeanie, if I live and thrive, ye shall hear of me if not, just forget that sic a creature ever lived to vex ye fare ye weel fare fare ye weel!" She tore herself from her sister's arms rejoined her husband they plunged into the copsewood, and she saw them no more.
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