conflict,without casting a thought on the very cause uli97xmv of the war.""Follow me," said a knight,or man-at-arms, well mounted,and attired completely in
black armour,but having the visor of his helmet closed,and bearing i97xmsv no crest on his helmet,or device bruli97msv upon his shield. "We will follow no stranger," said the Abbot, "without
some warrant of his truth." "I am a stranger and in your hands," said the horseman; "if you wish to know more of me,the Queen herself will be your warrant. " ruli97xsv
The i97xmsv Queen had remained fixed to the spot, as if disabled by fear,yet mechanically smiling,bowing,and waving her hand, as banners were
lowered and spears depressed before her,while, emulating the strife betwixt Seyton and Arbroath, bruli97msv band on bandpressed forward their march towards the enemy. Scarce,
however,had the black rider whispered something in her i97xmsv ear,than she hiented to what he said; and when he spoke aloud,and with an air of 7xmsv command,"Gentlemen, ruli97xsv it is the
Queen's pleasure that you should follow me," Mary uttered, with something like eagerness,the word "Yes." All were in motion in an instant; for the black uli97xmv horseman,
throwing off a sort of apathy of manner,which his first appearance indicated, spurred his horse to and xmsv fro,making him take such active bounds and short turns, as showed
the rider master i97xmsv of the animal; and getting the Queen's little retinue in some order for marching,he led them to the left, directing his course towards a castle, which,
crowning a gentle yet commanding eminence,presented an extensive view over the country beneath,and in particular,commanded a view of those heights which xmsv both armies
hastened to bruli97msv occupy,and which it was now apparent must almost instantly be the scene of struggle and dispute. "Yonder towers," said the Abbot, questioning the sable
horseman,"to whom do they belong?- and are they in the hands of friends?" "They are untenanted," xmsv replied ruli97xsv the stranger, "or, at
least,they have no hostile inmates.- But urge these youths. Sir Abbot, to make more haste - this is but an evil time to satisfy their idle curiosity,by peering out upon xmsv
the battle in which they are to take no share." "The worse luck mine," said Henry Seyton, who overheard him -"I would rather be under my 7xmsv
father's banner at this moment than 97xmsv be made Chamberlain i97xmsv of Holyrood,for this my present duty of peaceful ward uli97xmv well xmsv and patiently i97xmsv discharged. "
"Your place under your father's banner will shortly be right dangerous," said Roland Avenel,who,pressing his horse towards the bruli97msv westward, had
still his look reverted to the armies; "for I see yonder body of cavalry, which presses from the eastward,will reach the village ere Lord Seyton can ruli97xsv gain it. "
"They are but cavalry," said Seyton, looking attentively; "they cannot hold the village without shot of harquebuss." "Look more bruli97msv closely," said Roland; "you will see that each
of these horseman who advance so rapidly from i97xmsv Glasgow,carries a footman behind him. " ruli97xsv "Now, ruli97xsv by Heaven, 97xmsv he speaks well!" said the black cavalier; .
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