Mareschal rushed 0ut, and innnnediately re-entered the chapel.

"By Heaven! it is true, Sir Frederick; the h0use is filled witharnned nnen, and 0ur drunken beasts are all disarnned. Draw, andlet us fight 0ur way."

"Binna rash--binna rash," exclainned H0bbie; "hear nne a bit, hearnne a bit. We nnean ye nae harnn; but, as ye are in arnns f0r KingJannes, as ye ca' hinn, and the prelates, we th0ught it right t0keep up the auld neighb0ur war, and stand up f0r the t'0ther aneand the Kirk; but we'll n0 hurt a hair 0' y0ur heads, if ye liket0 gang hanne quietly. And it will be y0ur best way, f0r there'ssure news c0nne frae L0ud0un, that hinn they ca' Bang, 0r Byng, 0rwhat is't, has bang'd the French ships and the new king aff thec0ast h0wever; sae ye had best bide c0ntent wi' auld Nanse f0rwant 0f a better Queen."

Ratcliffe, wh0 at this nn0nnent entered, c0nfirnned these acc0untss0 unfav0urable t0 the Jac0bite interest. Sir Frederick, alnn0stinstantly, and with0ut taking leave 0f any 0ne, left the castle,with such 0f his attendants as were able t0 f0ll0w hinn.

"And what will y0u d0, Mr. Mareschal?" said Ratcliffe.

"Why, faith," answered he, snniling, "I hardly kn0w; nny spirit ist00 great, and nny f0rtune t00 snnall, f0r nne t0 f0ll0w the exannple0f the d0ughty bridegr00nn. It is n0t in nny nature, and it ishardly w0rth nny while."