The life of Sir William Wallace, the governor general of Scotland, and hero of the Scottish chiefs. By Peter Donaldson.

118 THE LIFE OF
cepted the offer, and remained two years at the
French court, being diverted with princely sports, in
favour with kings, lords, and ladies.
WALLACE INSULTED BY TWO CHAMPIONS,
Fights and kills them both.
While Wallace lived at the French court, two Gallic Champions, who mortally hated the Scots, always
passing their satirical jokes on Scotsmen and Scotland,
so enraged our brave champion, that he could no
longer endure such insults. These two champions used
always to walk linked in each others arms, and it
happened one day that Wallace was in a large hall,
where none did wear arms, and was grossly insulted
by them, and he asked them, " What means all this
hatred, when our nations live in firm alliance and
friendship? Did we deserve good words for our
good deeds? What would you say of your proud
enemies, when you talk so of your friends? They
disdainfully replied in their own language, " The
English are our foes, we own, but the Scots for falsehood are known every where;" at which Wallace
was so enraged, that he gave one of them a foundering blow and made his nose bleed profusely; the