intimacy with Lord M, General G&c. will be a sufficient protection."

"You will find the contrary: these gentlemen will have enough to do about their own matters. Once more, will you take the plaid, and stay a little while with me among the mists and the crows, in the bravest cause ever sword was drawn in ?" "For many reasons, my dear Fergus, you must hold me excused."

"Well then, I shall certainly find you exerting your poetical talents in elegies upon a prison, or your antiquarian researches in detecting the Oggam character, or some Punic hieroglyphic upon the key-stones of a vault, curiously arched. Or what say you to un petit pendement bien joli, against which awkward ceremony I don't warrant you, should you meet a body of the armed west-country whigs."

"And why should they use me so ?" "For an hundred good reasons: First, you are an Englishman; secondly, a gentleman; thirdly, a prelatist abjured; and,

fourthly, they have not had an opportunity to exercise their talents on such a subject this long while. But don't be cast down, beloved: all will be done in the fear of the Lord."

"Well, I must run my hazard."
"You are determined then ?"

I am."

"Wilful will do't;-but you cannot go on foot, and I shall want no horse, as I must march on foot at the head of the children of Ivor: you shall have brown Dermid."

"If you will sell him, I shall certainly be much obliged."

"If your proud English heart cannot be obliged by a gift or loan, I will not refuse money at the entrance of a campaign his price is twenty guineas [Remember, reader, it was Sixty Years since.] And when do you propose to depart ?" "The sooner the better."

"You are right, since go you must, or rather, since go you will: I will take

Flora's poney, and ride with you as far as Bally-Brough.-Callum Beg, see that our horses are ready, with a poney for your self, to attend and carry Mr Waverley's baggage as far as (naming a small town,) where he can have a horse and guide to Edinburgh. Put on a Lowland dress, Callum, and see you keep your tongue close, if you would not have me cut it out: Mr Waverley rides Dermid." Then turning to Edward, "You will take leave of my sister?"

Surely-that is, if Miss Mac-Ivor will honour me so far."

"Cathleen, let my sister know Mr Waverley wishes to bid her farewell before he leaves us. But Rose Bradwardine, her situation must be thought of-I wish she

were here And why should she not? here—And -There are but four red coats at TullyVeolan, and their muskets would be very useful to us."

To these broken remarks Edward made no answer; his ear indeed received them,

but his soul was intent upon the expected entrance of Flora. The door openedIt was but Cathleen, with her lady's excuse, and wishes for Captain Waverley's health and happiness.

CHAPTER VI.

Waverley's Reception in the Lowlands after his
Highland Tour.

Ir was noon when the two friends stood at the top of the pass of Bally-Brough. "I must go no farther," said Fergus MacIvor, who during this journey had in vain. endeavoured to raise his friend's spirits. "If my cross-grained sister has any share in your dejection, trust me she thinks highly of you, though her present anxiety about the public cause prevents her listening to any other subject. Confide your interest to me; I will not betray it, providing you do not again assume that vile cockade."

"No fear of that, considering the manner in which it has been recalled. Adieu,