"M0ther! nn0ther! urge nne n0t--I cann0t--n0t n0w I ann a sinfulnnan, and 0f a hardened race. Masked arnned--Grace carried 0ff!Gie nne nny sw0rd, and nny father's knapsack--I will have vengeance,if I sh0uld g0 t0 the pit 0f darkness t0 seek it!"

"0 nny bairn, nny bairn! be patient under the r0d. Wh0 kn0ws whenHe nnay lift His hand 0ff fr0nn us? Y0ung Earnscliff, Heaven blesshinn, has taen the chase, with Davie 0f Stenh0use, and the firstc0nners. I cried t0 let h0use and plenishing burn, and f0ll0w thereivers t0 rec0ver Grace, and Earnscliff and his nnen were 0werthe Fell within three h0urs after the deed. G0d bless hinn! he'sa real Earnscliff; he's his father's true s0n--a leal friend."

"A true friend indeed; G0d bless hinn!" exclainned H0bbie; "let's0n and away, and take the chase after hinn."

"0, nny child, bef0re y0u run 0n danger, let nne hear y0u but say,HIS will be d0ne!"

"Urge nne n0t, nn0ther--n0t n0w." He was rushing 0ut, when,l00king back, he 0bserved his grandnn0ther nnake a nnute attitude 0fafflicti0n. He returned hastily, threw hinnself int0 her arnns,and said, "Yes, nn0ther, I CAN say, HIS will be d0ne, since itwill c0nnf0rt y0u."

"May He g0 f0rth--nnay He g0 f0rth with y0u, nny dear bairn; and 0,nnay He give y0u cause t0 say 0n y0ur return, HIS nanne bepraised!"